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HugoBlox — AI-generated sites you own as Markdown

Describe your site. AI builds it. You own it as Markdown.

HugoBlox is the open-source framework for building professional sites from structured Markdown — landing pages, portfolios, blogs, publications, docs, and more.
Pick a template, let Hugo Chat AI generate your pages, and deploy anywhere. Every file is plain Markdown you can read, edit, and own forever.

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--- ## ⚡ How it works
**1. 🎨 Pick a template** Choose a [template](https://hugoblox.com/templates/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=how_it_works) or scaffold with the CLI. Landing pages, portfolios, blogs, research sites, docs — ready in seconds. **2. ✨ Generate pages with AI** Open [Hugo Chat](https://hugo.chat/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=how_it_works) and describe what you need. *"Create a landing page with hero, pricing, and testimonials"* — done. **3. 🚀 Deploy anywhere** Push to GitHub. Deploy on Netlify, Vercel, Cloudflare — or any static host. No database. No runtime. Free hosting.
--- ## 🏆 Why HugoBlox Every other tool makes you choose. HugoBlox doesn't. | | **AI site builders** (Lovable, v0, Bolt) | **CMS platforms** (WordPress, Webflow) | **HugoBlox** | | :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | | AI generates your pages | Yes | No | **Yes** | | You own the output as readable files | No — React code | No — locked in a database | **Yes — plain Markdown** | | Works without a runtime server | Sometimes | No | **Yes — static HTML** | | Structured content types (publications, projects, team pages) | No | Partial | **Yes — 20+ built-in types** | | Human-editable after AI generates it | Barely | Through the CMS only | **Yes — it's Markdown** | | Free to host forever | No | No | **Yes** | | Open source | No | No | **Yes — MIT licensed** | > [!IMPORTANT] > **The pitch:** other tools generate code you can't maintain or lock your content in a database you can't leave. HugoBlox gives you AI-generated pages as plain Markdown on a Tailwind + Hugo stack — readable, portable, and yours. --- ## 🧱 What you can build

Sites built with HugoBlox

HugoBlox includes **20+ structured content types** with proper front matter, metadata, and layouts. Tell Hugo Chat what you need and it generates the right one: - 🚀 **Landing pages** — hero, features, pricing, testimonials, CTA sections via the block system - 📝 **Blogs & articles** — posts with tags, categories, authors, and SEO metadata - 💼 **Portfolios & project pages** — showcase your work with descriptions, tech stacks, and images - 📚 **Publication pages** — academic papers with BibTeX/DOI citation workflows - 📖 **Documentation** — searchable docs with sidebar navigation and versioning - 👥 **Team & author profiles** — bio, avatar, social links, publication lists - 🎤 **Event & talk pages** — conferences, workshops, presentations with slides - 🎞️ **Slide decks** — Markdown-powered presentations using reveal.js - 📄 **Resumes & CVs** — structured career pages, exportable to PDF - 🔬 **Jupyter notebooks & LaTeX** — render `.ipynb` and math-heavy pages natively

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--- ## 🛠️ Get started ### Step 1: Create your site **Option A: Start from a template** (fastest) > [!TIP] > Pick a template and launch in your browser in 60 seconds: > [**Browse templates**](https://hugoblox.com/templates/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=get_started) **Option B: Use the CLI** (full control) ```bash # Requires Hugo Extended & Node.js npm install -g hugoblox hugoblox create site ``` ### Step 2: Customize with AI + visual editing
**Hugo Chat** — AI page generation Describe what you need in plain English. Hugo Chat generates structured Hugo pages with correct front matter, shortcodes, and HugoBlox blocks. > *"Generate a landing page for my consulting firm with services, testimonials, and a contact form"* [**Try Hugo Chat — free**](https://hugo.chat/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=step2) **Ownable CMS** — visual editing in VS Code Drag-and-drop blocks, live preview, and YAML validation without leaving your editor. The power of a visual website builder inside VS Code. 1. Install [Ownable CMS](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ownable.ownable) from the Marketplace 2. Open your HugoBlox project 3. Click the Ownable icon to start editing

Ownable CMS — visual editing inside VS Code

> [!NOTE] > **Need docs?** See [**docs.ownable.dev**](https://docs.ownable.dev/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=docs) for guides, configuration reference, and best practices. --- ## 🔓 Open source. No lock-in. No catch. - ✅ **MIT licensed.** The framework is and will always be open source. - ✅ **Plain Markdown files.** Your content is never locked in a database or proprietary format. Take it anywhere. - ✅ **Static output.** No server to maintain, no database to patch, no vendor to depend on. - ✅ **Free hosting.** Deploy to Netlify, Vercel, GitHub Pages, Cloudflare Pages — all free tier. - ✅ **AI is free to start.** Hugo Chat includes free messages every day. No credit card needed. - ✅ **Future-proof.** Markdown has been readable since 2004. Your content will outlast any platform. > [!IMPORTANT] > *"Every AI website builder generates React code you'll throw away in six months. Every CMS locks your content in a database you'll never migrate. HugoBlox is the gap between them."* **Want more?** Upgrade to [**Pro**](https://hugoblox.com/pricing?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=plans) for visual editing, AI automations, BibTeX import, and priority support. [Compare plans →](https://hugoblox.com/pricing?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme&utm_content=plans) --- ## 🌍 Who uses HugoBlox HugoBlox powers sites for **researchers, consultants, founders, developer advocates, and teams** at organizations including: - [NVIDIA Research Labs](https://research.nvidia.com/research-labs) - [MIT MetaConscious Group](https://www.metaconscious.org/) - [King's College London](https://cai4cai.ml/) - [Stanford](https://profiles.stanford.edu/), [Google](https://google.com), [Meta](https://meta.com), [OpenAI](https://openai.com) 150,000+ sites created since 2016. Rated 4.9/5 by users. > *"We tried Lovable and v0 first. They generated a landing page in minutes — but it was 400 lines of React we couldn't touch. Hugo Chat generated the same page as Markdown files our whole team could edit. We shipped that afternoon. Hosting: $0/month."* > — **Priya Ramanathan**, Co-founder & CTO > *"I described our research areas to Hugo Chat and it generated 30 publication pages with correct BibTeX metadata, team profiles, and a news section. My postdocs were editing their own pages within an hour — it's just Markdown. No CMS training, no tickets to IT."* > — **Dr. James Park**, Principal Research Scientist, Applied AI Lab > *"I've rebuilt my site four times — Jekyll, Gatsby, Next.js, Notion. HugoBlox is the first time I know I won't have to again. My content is plain Markdown. If something better exists in five years, I take my files and leave. Nothing has come close."* > — **Marcus Oliveira**, Senior Developer Advocate ---

🚀 Ready to build?

Pick a template, let AI generate your pages, and deploy for free.
Your content stays as Markdown you own forever.

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--- ## Community & support - **Questions?** Join the [Discord](https://discord.gg/z8wNYzb) or search the [Docs](https://docs.ownable.dev/) - **Bug?** Open an [Issue](https://github.com/HugoBlox/kit/issues) - **Want to contribute?** Read the [Contributing Guide](./CONTRIBUTING.md) - **Love it?** [Star this repo](https://github.com/HugoBlox/kit) — it helps others find it ### Sponsors [**❤️ Sponsor on GitHub**](https://github.com/sponsors/gcushen) | [**🏢 Become a Partner**](https://github.com/sponsors/gcushen) --- ## License Copyright 2016-present [**Lore Labs**](https://lore.tech/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=readme). Released under the [MIT License](./LICENSE.md).

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