# Hugo

> Very fast static site generator

Build websites from Markdown in milliseconds, with themes, taxonomies, image processing and multilingual support.

- Source: https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo
- Homepage: https://gohugo.io
- License: Apache-2.0
- Language: Go
- Stars: 90029
- Forks: 8387
- Contributors: 855
- Last commit: 2026-10-01
- Latest release: v0.167.0 (2026-09-28)
- Purpose: Developer tools, Self-hosted apps, Web frameworks, Notes & docs
- Runs on: CLI
- For: Personal, Enterprise

## Worth score: 90/100

How much DigGitHub recommends it, from activity, adoption, docs, license and security signals.

- Popularity: 25/25
- Momentum: 10/20
- Maintenance: 25/25
- Community: 15/15
- Readiness: 15/15

## Alternatives

- [Zola](https://diggithub.com/getzola/zola.md): Static site generator in one binary
- [Jekyll](https://diggithub.com/jekyll/jekyll.md): Blog-aware static site generator
- [Eleventy](https://diggithub.com/11ty/buildawesome.md): A simpler static site generator
- [Vite](https://diggithub.com/vitejs/vite.md): Fast frontend build tool and dev server
- [Typst](https://diggithub.com/typst/typst.md): Modern markup-based typesetting
- [Pandoc](https://diggithub.com/jgm/pandoc.md): Universal document converter
- [jrnl](https://diggithub.com/jrnl-org/jrnl.md): Journal from the command line

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Source page: https://diggithub.com/gohugoio/hugo
Updated: 2026-10-04