Jekyll Theme Chirpy
Jekyll Theme Chirpy is a free, open-source static site theme built with HTML, Bootstrap and Jekyll. A minimal, responsive, and feature-rich Jekyll theme for technical writing. It has 10,282 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.
github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy (opens in a new tab)
Get started
Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.
npx degit cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy my-site
cd my-site
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll servegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Jekyll Theme Chirpy
A minimal, responsive, and feature-rich Jekyll theme for technical writing. To learn how to use, develop, and upgrade the project, please refer to the [Wiki][wiki].
Built with
- HTML
- Bootstrap
- Jekyll
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What is Jekyll Theme Chirpy?
Jekyll Theme Chirpy is a free, open-source static site theme built with HTML, Bootstrap and Jekyll. A minimal, responsive, and feature-rich Jekyll theme for technical writing. It has 10,282 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.
How do I use Jekyll Theme Chirpy?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit cotes2020/jekyll-theme-chirpy my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Jekyll Theme Chirpy for commercial projects?
Yes. Jekyll Theme Chirpy is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows commercial use as long as you keep the copyright and license notice. Third-party assets bundled with it (images, fonts, icons) may have their own terms.
Is Jekyll Theme Chirpy maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Sep 6, 2026. Its latest release is v7.6.0. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.