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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 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hugo Paper 6▲8

   A simple, clean, flexible Hugo theme

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Startup Hugo Theme▲82

   Blazing fast Hugo theme for business

   2023 · suheto.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hugo▲116

   Tool for freelancers, produce brilliant work without hassle

   2022 · freehugo.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Hugo - A fast and modern static website engine▲18

   Built a website in under 2 minutes!

   2015 · gohugo.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Knowledge Hugo Theme▲3

   Blazing fast Hugo theme for documentation

   2023 · suheto.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Simple Grid▲229

   Responsive & lightweight CSS grid for your website.

   2016 · simplegrid.io · its alternatives →

8. 8
   A clean and minimalist theme for Jekyll▲220

   A clean and minimalist theme for Jekyll. Contribute to huangyz0918/moving development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Wing▲247

   A dead-simple, responsive, CSS framework

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Hugo Paradigm▲3

    A premium Hugo theme with dynamic front matter sections

    2021 · zerostatic.io · its alternatives →

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    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · datazar.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    A Single Div▲177

    A CSS drawing project

    2016 · a.singlediv.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Forestry▲187

    A lightweight CMS for Jekyll and Hugo sites

    2016 · tina.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    EnjoyCSS▲138

    CSS generator for rich graphical styles without coding

    2014 · enjoycss.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Subtle Patterns▲118

    Free textures for your next web project.

    2014 · toptal.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Paper.coffee▲169

    Discover the pure joy of writing

    2019 · paper.coffee · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Hugo Themes Free▲5

    A Nice Collection Of Awesome Hugo Themes

    2019 · hugothemesfree.com · its alternatives →

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    Raditian – a free modern theme for Hugo▲6

    2019 · raditian.onrender.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Hugo: Open-Source Static Site Generator▲10

    The world's fastest framework for building websites

    2019 · gohugo.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    hack.css▲174

    The CSS framework for hackers

    2016 · hackcss.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PaperCSS▲13

    The less formal CSS framework

    2017 · getpapercss.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Less 2.0▲96

    CSS pre-processor makes CSS more maintainable & extendable

    2014 · lesscss.org · its alternatives →

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    PageLines▲161

    Real time editing and design system for ANY WordPress theme

    2016 · pagelines.com · its alternatives →

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    Pure▲164

    Set of small, responsive CSS modules

    2014 · pure-css.github.io · its alternatives →

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