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24 alternatives to Hugo Paper

A simple, clean, flexible Hugo theme

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hugo Paper launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hugo PaperMod▲62

   A fast, clean, responsive Hugo theme

   2021 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hugo Paper 6▲8

   A simple, clean, flexible Hugo theme

   2022 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Startup Hugo Theme▲82

   Blazing fast Hugo theme for business

   2023 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hugo▲116

   Tool for freelancers, produce brilliant work without hassle

   2022 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Knowledge Hugo Theme▲3

   Blazing fast Hugo theme for documentation

   2023 · its alternatives →

6. 6GM
   Gutenberg – Modern CSS framework to print the web correctly▲305

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Simple Grid▲229

   Responsive & lightweight CSS grid for your website.

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8SA
   Sakura - a minimal classless css theme. Just drop it in and done.▲62

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Milligram▲281

   A minimalist CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Wing▲247

    A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11AS
    A simple lightweight CSS grid, not a bloated framework▲134

    2012 · thisisdallas.github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Hugo Paradigm▲3

    A premium Hugo theme with dynamic front matter sections

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13PP
    Paper Programs – Run JavaScript on pieces of paper▲235

    2018 · paperprograms.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16AM
    A minimalist blog based on Tufte CSS▲260

    2019 · lawler.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Forestry▲187

    A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    EnjoyCSS▲138

    CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

    2014 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Subtle Patterns▲118

    Free textures for your next web project.

    2014 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Paper.coffee▲169

    Discover the pure joy of writing

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hugo Themes Free▲5

    A Nice Collection Of Awesome Hugo Themes

    2019 · its alternatives →

22. 22RA
    Raditian – a free modern theme for Hugo▲6

    2019 · raditian.onrender.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Hugo: Open-Source Static Site Generator▲10

    The world's fastest framework for building websites

    2019 · its alternatives →

24. 24FH
    Free Hugo Theme – Hugo Hero▲15

    2019 · hugo-hero.netlify.com · its alternatives →

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