# jekyll/minima

Minima is a one-size-fits-all Jekyll theme for writers.

Repository: https://github.com/jekyll/minima
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/minima
Homepage: https://jekyll.github.io/minima/
Language: SCSS
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: jekyll, jekyll-themes, jekyll-theme
Last push: 2026-04-07T19:28:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 57/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 76, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3757, "days_push": 148, "days_rel": 726, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3837, forks 3808 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:23.861344+00:00)

## What it is
Minima is the default, one-size-fits-all Jekyll theme designed for writers, providing ready-made layouts for home pages, posts, and static pages. It ships as a Ruby gem and works with zero configuration out of the box with any new Jekyll site.

## Use cases
- start a personal blog with Jekyll quickly
- find a clean minimal theme for a static site
- customize a simple Jekyll theme for writing
- set up a zero-configuration Jekyll site
- style a documentation or writing site with SCSS
- use the default theme that ships with jekyll new

## When to choose
- you want a simple, minimal blog or writing site with minimal setup
- you are new to Jekyll and want the default, well-documented theme
- you prefer a lightweight theme you can override and customize via SCSS

## When to avoid
- you need a complex, feature-rich theme with heavy JavaScript or app-like UI
- you need a guaranteed stable master branch - it is mid-development toward a breaking major release
- you are not using Jekyll or a Ruby-based static site generator

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: templating, static-site-generator, css-framework
- domain: web-development, web-design, documentation, cms
- platform: ruby, self-hosted
- tags: jekyll-theme, scss, blogging, static-site, minimalist-design, web-server

## Member repositories
- jekyll/minima (main) score 57

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.861344+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:15.878795+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jekyll/minima (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:23.861344+00:00, sha eb1fe1d46092)
  - homepage: https://jekyll.github.io/minima/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:20:51.693501+00:00, sha 2626c191b668)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.