A minimalist blog theme designed for Jekyll, with code released under the MIT license
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flake — Jekyll Blog Template
By astreuw
Flake is a minimalist blog theme for Jekyll, offering posts, project showcase pages, custom elements, light and dark themes, and Rouge code highlighting.
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Supports writing, customizing, and organizing posts, and provides project showcase pages
Includes custom elements for inserting richer typographic content into posts
Offers both light and dark display modes
Code highlighting is provided by Rouge
Can be included via Gemfile as a Git dependency, or forked or cloned as a site base
Template Details
Flake is a minimalist blog theme built on Jekyll. Both the repository and the demo site are maintained by astreuw and released under the MIT license. The theme aims to keep a personal blog visually simple while providing common writing and presentation capabilities.
Functionally, it organizes content around blog writing: it supports writing, customizing, and organizing posts; provides standalone pages for showcasing projects one by one; includes a set of custom elements for inserting richer typographic content into posts; supports both light and dark display modes; and code block highlighting is handled by Rouge.
There are two installation approaches: first, include the theme as a gem by declaring flake in the Gemfile with its Git URL and adding jekyll-feed, jekyll-paginate, and jekyll-sitemap to the jekyll_plugins group, then set theme: flake in _config.yml and run bundle install and bundle exec jekyll serve; second, fork or clone the repository directly and use it as the site base.
Regarding limitations, the repository materials do not specify the theme's requirements for Jekyll or Ruby versions, nor do they list dependencies beyond the plugins mentioned above. The licensing of third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately and cannot be determined solely from the code's MIT license.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal blog centered on articles
- Creating individual showcase pages for personal works or open-source projects
- Blog sites that need light and dark mode switching
- Writing scenarios where custom typographic elements are desired in posts
Suitable For
- Individual developers building static blogs with Jekyll
- Blog authors who prefer a minimalist look and text-focused content
- Site maintainers who need to display both posts and project pages
- Users willing to set up the site themselves via Gemfile or by cloning the repository
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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Add gem "flake", git: "https://github.com/astreuw/flake" to the Gemfile, and include jekyll-feed, jekyll-paginate, and jekyll-sitemap in the jekyll_plugins group
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Set theme: flake in _config.yml
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Run bundle install to install dependencies, then start the local server with bundle exec jekyll serve
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Alternatively, fork or clone the repository directly and use it as the site base
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The licensing of third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately; the code's MIT license does not cover these assets
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version in the public repository under the MIT license; the free scope applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
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- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version's code are permitted.
- When distributing copies or substantial portions of the code, retain the original author's copyright notice and the full MIT license notice.
- The code is provided as is; warranties and limitations of liability are governed by the original license and applicable law.
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- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 80 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Blog
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- 2026-10-08
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- 2026-10-09
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2026-10-09T12:15:26.774Z
Source file / repository# Flake  Flake is a minimalist blog theme for [Jekyll](https://jekyllrb.com), made for those who want a pretty yet simple blog — fast and featureful. ## Features - **Blog** — write, customize and organize your posts. - **Projects** — showcase your work with a dedicated page for each project. - **Custom elements** — enrich your posts with Flake's custom elements. - **Themes** — light and dark mode. - **Syntax highlighting** — powered by Rouge. # Screenshots Here are a couple of Flake's screenshots:    ## Installation Add Flake to your site's `Gemfile`: ```ruby gem "flake", git: "https://github.com/astreuw/flake" group :jekyll_plugins do gem "jekyll-feed" gem "jekyll-paginate" gem "jekyll-sitemap" end ``` Set it as the theme in `_config.yml`: ```yaml theme: flake ``` Then install the dependencies and start the server: ```bash bundle install bundle exec jekyll serve ``` Alternatively, you can fork or clone this repository and use it as the base for your site. ## License © 2026 Ricardo Costa. Distributed under the [MIT License](LICENSE.txt).
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