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24 alternatives to Hydejack 8

"Best Jekyll Theme by a Mile"

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Hydejack 8 launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Hydejack▲4

   A Jekyll theme with JavaScript powers.

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hydejack 9▲2

   A boutique Jekyll theme for hackers, nerds, and academics.

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Jekyll Themes▲101

   A curated directory of the best Jekyll themes around

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Hemingway▲109

   An elegant blog theme built with Astro, Tailwind CSS & MDX

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5AN
   A no-nonsense Jekyll theme for sensible blogging▲57

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Jekyll-Markdown▲75

   An elegant markdown blog generator using Jekyll

   2018 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Simplexity Blog▲109

   An elegant blog theme built with Astro, Tailwind CSS & MDX

   2023 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Classy Blogger▲85

   WordPress theme for bloggers

   2023 · its alternatives →

9. 9AC
   A clean and minimalist theme for Jekyll▲220

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    OneFlow Jekyll Theme▲7

    Effortlessly craft stunning OnePager Websites

    2024 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Jekyll 2.0▲126

    Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs.

    2014 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The US Government official Jekyll theme▲5

    Showcases the U.S. Web Design System. Links to github & demo

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Bulma-Clean-Theme▲3

    A clean and simple Jekyll theme built with Bulma

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reverie▲7

    A ridiculously elegant Jekyll theme.

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Curated Theme▲165

    A WordPress theme to easily make your own curated directory.

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16CN
    Code Notes – A Gatsby theme for publishing code-related notes▲151

    2020 · zander.wtf · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Jekyll Curate▲2

    A premium portfolio theme for Jekyll

    2022 · its alternatives →

18. 18AS
    A simple, beautiful, and powerful Jekyll theme for blogs▲9

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Tailpages (Tailwind + Github Pages)▲12

    A Minimalist Jekyll Template for Personal Websites

    2022 · its alternatives →

20. 20AM
    A Modern Jekyll Blog Theme for Companies▲42

    2013 · incorporated.sendtoinc.com · its alternatives →

21. 21JH
    JamTemplates – High-quality free themes for Gatsby▲14

    2020 · jamtemplates.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Pamphlet▲106

    Ghost theme for building personal websites & portfolios

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23MA
    MyJekyllBlog - an open source CMS and web host for Jekyll blogs▲66

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Bloggist WordPress Theme▲82

    A simple & elegant blog theme for WordPress

    2023 · its alternatives →

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