---
title: 'Academic: the website builder for Hugo'
subtitle: 'Create a beautifully simple website in under 10 minutes :rocket:'
summary: Create a beautifully simple website in under 10 minutes.
authors:
- admin
tags:
- Academic
categories: []
date: "2016-04-20T00:00:00Z"
lastmod: "2019-04-17T00:00:00Z"
featured: false
draft: false

# Featured image
# To use, add an image named `featured.jpg/png` to your page's folder.
# Placement options: 1 = Full column width, 2 = Out-set, 3 = Screen-width
# Focal point options: Smart, Center, TopLeft, Top, TopRight, Left, Right, BottomLeft, Bottom, BottomRight
image:
  placement: 2
  caption: 'Image credit: [**Unsplash**](https://unsplash.com/photos/CpkOjOcXdUY)'
  focal_point: ""
  preview_only: false

# Projects (optional).
#   Associate this post with one or more of your projects.
#   Simply enter your project's folder or file name without extension.
#   E.g. `projects = ["internal-project"]` references `content/project/deep-learning/index.md`.
#   Otherwise, set `projects = []`.
projects: []

# Set captions for image gallery.
gallery_item:
- album: gallery
  caption: Default
  image: theme-default.png
- album: gallery
  caption: Ocean
  image: theme-ocean.png
- album: gallery
  caption: Forest
  image: theme-forest.png
- album: gallery
  caption: Dark
  image: theme-dark.png
- album: gallery
  caption: Apogee
  image: theme-apogee.png
- album: gallery
  caption: 1950s
  image: theme-1950s.png
- album: gallery
  caption: Coffee theme with Playfair font
  image: theme-coffee-playfair.png
- album: gallery
  caption: Strawberry
  image: theme-strawberry.png
---

**Create a free website with Academic using Markdown, Jupyter, or RStudio. Choose a beautiful color theme and build anything with the Page Builder - over 40 _widgets_, _themes_, and _language packs_ included!**

[Check out the latest **demo**](https://academic-demo.netlify.com/) of what you'll get in less than 10 minutes, or [view the **showcase**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/#expo) of personal, project, and business sites.

- [**Setup Academic**](#install)
- [**Get Started**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/get-started/)
- [View the documentation](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/)
- [Ask a question](http://discuss.gohugo.io/)
- [Request a feature or report a bug](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/issues)
- Updating? View the [Update Guide](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/update/) and [Release Notes](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates/)
- Support development of Academic:
  - [Donate a coffee](https://paypal.me/cushen)
  - [Become a backer on Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/cushen)
  - [Decorate your laptop or journal with an Academic sticker](https://www.redbubble.com/people/neutreno/works/34387919-academic)
  - [Wear the T-shirt](https://academic.threadless.com/)

{{< figure src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/master/academic.png" lightbox="true" >}}

**Key features:**

- **Page builder** - Create *anything* with [**widgets**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/page-builder/) and [**elements**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/writing-markdown-latex/)
- **Edit any type of content** - Blog posts, publications, talks, slides, projects, and more!
- **Create content** in [**Markdown**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/writing-markdown-latex/), [**Jupyter**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/jupyter/), or [**RStudio**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-rstudio)
- **Plugin System** - Fully customizable [**color** and **font themes**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/themes/)
- **Display Code and Math** - Code highlighting and [LaTeX math](https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Mathematics) supported
- **Integrations** - [Google Analytics](https://analytics.google.com), [Disqus commenting](https://disqus.com), Maps, Contact Forms, and more!
- **Beautiful Site** - Simple and refreshing one page design
- **Industry-Leading SEO** - Help get your website found on search engines and social media
- **Media Galleries** - Display your images and videos with captions in a customizable gallery
- **Mobile Friendly** - Look amazing on every screen with a mobile friendly version of your site
- **Multi-language** - 15+ language packs including English, 中文, and Português
- **Multi-user** - Each author gets their own profile page
- **Privacy Pack** - Assists with GDPR
- **Stand Out** - Bring your site to life with animation, parallax backgrounds, and scroll effects
- **One-Click Deployment** - No servers. No databases. Only files.

## Color Themes

Academic comes with **day (light) and night (dark) mode** built-in. Click the sun/moon icon in the top right of the [Demo](https://academic-demo.netlify.com/) to see it in action!

Choose a stunning color and font theme for your site. Themes are fully customizable and include:

{{< gallery >}}

## Ecosystem

* **[Academic Admin](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-admin):** An admin tool to import publications from BibTeX or import assets for an offline site
* **[Academic Scripts](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-scripts):** Scripts to help migrate content to new versions of Academic

## Install

You can choose from one of the following four methods to install:

* [**one-click install using your web browser (recommended)**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-web-browser)
* [install on your computer using **Git** with the Command Prompt/Terminal app](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-git)
* [install on your computer by downloading the **ZIP files**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-zip)
* [install on your computer with **RStudio**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-rstudio)

Then [personalize and deploy your new site](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/get-started/).

## Updating

[View the Update Guide](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/update/).

Feel free to *star* the project on [Github](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/) to help keep track of [updates](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates).

## License

Copyright 2016-present [George Cushen](https://georgecushen.com).

Released under the [MIT](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/blob/master/LICENSE.md) license.
