Risotto
Risotto is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A minimalist, responsive hugo theme inspired by terminal ricing aesthetics. It has 622 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.
Get started
Copy the files into a new folder with degit (no git history), or clone the repository with git.
git submodule add https://github.com/joeroe/risotto.git themes/risottonpx degit joeroe/risotto my-site
cd my-sitegit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/joeroe/risotto.git my-siteSources: GitHub docs on template repositories, degit.
About Risotto
risotto is a minimalist, responsive hugo theme inspired by terminal ricing aesthetics. The easiest way to install the theme is to download the latest release and extract it to your project's themes/ directory. You can also clone this repository into your site's themes directory and checkout the latest release:
Built with
- Hugo
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What is Risotto?
Risotto is a free, open-source static site theme built with Hugo. A minimalist, responsive hugo theme inspired by terminal ricing aesthetics. It has 622 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license. A live demo is linked from this page.
How do I use Risotto?
Copy the files into a new folder with npx degit joeroe/risotto my-site (no git history), or fork the repository on GitHub. Then follow the README for the install and dev commands.
Can I use Risotto for commercial projects?
Yes. Risotto 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 Risotto maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Aug 12, 2026. Its latest release is v0.5.1. appsgit only lists templates from repositories with a commit in the last six months.