Jekyll theme targeting both portfolio and blog sites
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simple-material — Jekyll Portfolio Template
By saifkhichi96
A Jekyll-based portfolio and blog theme with a Material Design style, ready to use directly on GitHub Pages.
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What stands out
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Interface follows Material Design guidelines with a clean style
Mobile-first responsive layout
Distributed as a gem; README states it can be used directly on GitHub Pages without a local environment
Forked from the reverie theme with additional features and personal adjustments
Template Details
simple-material is a Jekyll theme for building a personal portfolio and blog. Its interface follows Google Material Design guidelines, has a clean design, and uses a mobile-first responsive layout. The theme was forked by the author from the reverie theme, with additional features and personal adjustments to suit the needs of their personal portfolio site.
The theme is distributed as a gem (gem name simple-material). The README states that it is suitable for direct use on GitHub Pages without setting up a local environment. The repository provides a getting-started documentation page, and the demo site is the author's personal website saifkhichi.com. Screenshots cover the desktop homepage, mobile homepage, and project inner pages.
There are two usage notes: first, the author defines it as emailware, meaning that if you find the theme useful, they hope you will send an email with feedback. This is a request from the author, not a functional restriction. Second, the theme code is under the MIT license, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses.
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Is it right for your project?
Use Cases
- Building a personal portfolio site on GitHub Pages
- Building an article-focused personal blog
- Personal sites that need a Material Design visual style
- Projects using Jekyll as the static site generator
Suitable For
- Individual developers using Jekyll who want a quick start
- Authors who need to showcase both projects and articles
- Users who prefer a clean Material Design interface
- Sites planned for direct deployment to GitHub Pages
Getting started & customization
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The theme is distributed as a gem, with the gem name simple-material
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The README states it can be used directly on GitHub Pages without configuring a local environment
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The repository provides a getting-started documentation page to begin configuration
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The author considers it emailware; after use, you can provide feedback by email
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The code is MIT-licensed, but third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons require separate license checks
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 applies to that version's code and does not imply that external services or third-party assets are free.
Must comply with when using
- 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 liability limitations 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; the code's MIT license alone is not sufficient to determine this.
- External services such as domains, hosting, databases, payments, or AI may incur separate charges.
- The author defines the theme as emailware: if you find it useful, they hope you will send an email with feedback. This is the author's request, not a mandatory functional restriction, and it does not affect free use under the MIT license.
- The author provides GitHub Sponsors and PayPal sponsorship channels; these are voluntary donations, not a payment requirement for using the theme, and do not constitute a functional restriction.
- The theme is forked from reverie and adds extra features and personal adjustments to suit the author's personal portfolio; when using it, note its upstream source and derivative relationship.
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge
Original License Text
Simple Material is an [emailware](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emailware). Meaning, if you liked using this theme or it has helped you in any way, I'd like you to send me an email at [[email protected]](mailto://[email protected]) about anything you'd want to say about this software.
Original README
If you like, you can also support my work via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/saifkhichi96) or [PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/saifkhichi06).
Original README
https://github.com/saifkhichi96/simple-material/blob/master/LICENSEhttps://github.com/saifkhichi96/simple-material/blob/master/README.mdThis is actually a fork of [reverie](https://github.com/amitmerchant1990/reverie) by [amitmerchant1990](https://github.com/amitmerchant1990/) with some additional features and personal touches which I've implemented to suit the needs for [my portfolio](https://www.saifkhichi.com/).
Original README
Compiled by DeepSeek based on repository license and README ·2026-10-13. Results only cover the materials read; dependencies, images, fonts, and subsequent term changes are subject to their respective original texts.
Project checks & description sources
Template Information
- Source platforms
- GitHub
- Documentation and maintenance reference score
- Partly documented · 70 / 100
- Technologies
- Jekyll
- Website type
- Portfolio · Blog
How this score is calculated
Our heuristic uses license records (up to 30), a demo link (12), a preview (10), stars (15), recorded maintenance (15), description completeness (8), feature records (5) and classification data (5). It is not a code, security or performance test, or a Google score. A link does not establish tested functionality.
What to verify for this project
- Repository update recorded
- 2022-06-23
- Screenshot last checked
- 2026-10-13
A demo link is listed. Check it with your own content and viewport sizes; its presence does not confirm that forms, authentication or payments work.
The catalog identifies Jekyll as the primary stack. Check the actual dependency manifest and lockfile for versions and hosting requirements. These notes use recorded metadata, not a code audit or a deployment test.
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Review declaration: [email protected] · 2026-10-13
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Source file / repository---
layout: project
permalink: /
title: Simple Material Jekyll Theme
icon: /assets/images/icons/192.png
description: Simple Material is a Jekyll-powered theme with a clean design following Google's Material Design guidelines.
categories: [blog-theme, portfolio-theme, material-design, github-pages]
device: Jekyll Theme
code: saifkhichi96/simple-material
drawer: true
download:
gem: simple-material
---
It provides a a beautiful, clean and mobile-first fully-responsive interface for building your next website with minimal code. This is a plug-and-play Jekyll theme best suited to use on [GitHub Pages](https://pages.github.com) without even setting up a local environment.
[Learn More]({{ '/getting-started/' | relative_url }}){: .mdc-button .mdc-button--unelevated .with-ripple-effect} [See Demo](https://www.saifkhichi.com/){: .mdc-button .mdc-button--outlined .with-ripple-effect target='_blank'}
## <i id='emailware'></i>Emailware
Simple Material is an [emailware](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/emailware). Meaning, if you liked using this theme or it has helped you in any way, I'd like you to send me an email at [[email protected]](mailto://[email protected]) about anything you'd want to say about this software. I'd really appreciate it!
If you like, you can also support my work via [GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/saifkhichi96) or [PayPal](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/saifkhichi06).
## <i id='acknowledge'></i>Acknowledgements
This is actually a fork of [reverie](https://github.com/amitmerchant1990/reverie) by [amitmerchant1990](https://github.com/amitmerchant1990/) with some additional features and personal touches which I've implemented to suit the needs for [my portfolio](https://www.saifkhichi.com/).
## <i id='license'></i>License
Simple Material is released under the MIT License. See our [LICENSE](https://github.com/saifkhichi96/simple-material/blob/master/LICENSE) file for details.
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