About Hugo
Hugo is a static site generator written in Go. It builds websites from Markdown content and templates, and it is known for quick builds on large sites.
What it does
You write content files, choose a theme or write your own templates, and Hugo generates the full site. It supports multilingual sites and taxonomies such as tags and categories. Its asset pipeline handles image processing, JavaScript bundling and Sass, and an embedded server reloads the site as you edit content or templates.
Key features
- Fast builds written in Go
- Multilingual sites and taxonomies
- Image processing and asset bundling
- Development server that reloads on change
Who it's for
Writers, developers and organisations that publish documentation, blogs, landing pages and news sites with many pages. It suits projects where build speed matters and the content lives in files under version control.
Pricing and good to know
Hugo is open source under the Apache 2.0 licence and free to use. The project has a large community, and help is available through its forums and issue tracker. Hugo needs its own binary installed, and themes vary a lot in quality, so review a theme before you rely on it.
Highlights
- Fast builds for large sites
- Multilingual sites and taxonomies
- Image processing and asset bundling
- Development server that reloads on change
