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theme-start — Hugo Starter Template
By hbstack
A Hugo-based start page theme for building a minimalist start page similar to a browser new tab page.
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For building a personal start page/new tab-style navigation page
Design references Google Chrome's new tab page
Provides an online demo and official documentation
Uses the MIT License; code can be used and modified for free
Template Details
theme-start is a Hugo theme under the hbstack organization, positioned as a "launcher" type for building your own start page. Its design is inspired by Google Chrome's new tab page, with the goal of providing a consistent start page experience across platforms and browsers.
The theme is distributed as a Hugo module, and the repository provides an online demo (start.hbstack.dev) and official documentation (hbstack.dev/en/themes/start/). The README describes the features as fast, responsive, modern, and minimalist, but does not list specific functional modules, dependencies, or configuration details, so the actual available capabilities such as search, bookmarks, and shortcuts should be based on the official documentation and repository content.
Regarding licensing, the repository uses the MIT License, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code, provided that the copyright notice and the full MIT license notice are retained when distributing. Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons need to be checked separately for licensing, and external services such as domains and hosting may incur additional charges.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal browser start page or new tab replacement page
- Creating a unified entry navigation page for a team or organization
- Integrating a start page as part of a Hugo site project
Suitable For
- Developers using Hugo
- Individual users who need a custom start page
- Teams looking to self-host a navigation entry page
Getting started & customization
Use these recorded setup notes alongside the repository instructions for your chosen version.
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A Hugo environment is required first, and the theme should be introduced as a Hugo module according to the official documentation
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For specific configuration items, parameters, and content organization, refer to the theme documentation on hbstack.dev
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons need to be checked separately for licensing
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External services such as domains and hosting may incur additional costs
License & source material
Usage conditions & limitations
Free to use · keep license noticeThis entry covers the free version under the MIT License in the public repository; the free scope is the code of this version and does not mean that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- Free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the 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.
Additional costs & items to verify
- Demo images, fonts, icons, and other third-party assets must be checked under their respective licenses and cannot be judged solely by the code's MIT License.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur additional charges.
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Template Information
- Source platforms
- Hugo Themes
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- More documented · 87 / 100
- Technologies
- Hugo
- Website type
- Starter
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- Repository update recorded
- 2026-10-01
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-03
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Source file / repository# HB Start Theme [](https://start.hbstack.dev/) [](https://hbstack.dev/en/themes/start/) [](https://github.com/hbstack/theme-start/network/dependents)  [](https://github.com/hbstack/theme-start/blob/main/LICENSE) [](https://github.com/hbstack/theme-start/tags) Building your own fast, responsive, modern and minimalist start page. Inspired by Google Chrome new tab, and port it for all platforms and browsers. [Docs](https://hbstack.dev/en/themes/start/) [Preview](https://start.hbstack.dev/) 
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