# readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme

Sphinx theme from Read the Docs

Repository: https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sphinx_rtd_theme
Homepage: https://sphinx-rtd-theme.readthedocs.io/
Language: Sass
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: sphinx-doc, sphinx-theme
Last push: 2026-01-12T16:02:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 60/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 62, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4703, "days_push": 233, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5076, forks 1839 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:09.438241+00:00)

## What it is
The official Read the Docs Sphinx theme, a Python package providing a responsive HTML theme for Sphinx documentation projects. It is highly customizable at page and global levels and works with any Sphinx project.

## Use cases
- style my sphinx docs with the read the docs look
- responsive documentation theme for python project
- make sphinx docs mobile-friendly
- customize sphinx html theme colors and layout
- theme for hosting docs on read the docs

## When to choose
- you use Sphinx and want a familiar, well-maintained responsive theme
- your docs are hosted on Read the Docs
- you need mobile-friendly documentation out of the box

## When to avoid
- you use MkDocs or another non-Sphinx generator
- you need a highly custom non-sidebar design
- you want a minimal single-page docs layout

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: documentation, templating, css-framework
- domain: documentation, web-development, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: sphinx, sphinx-theme, read-the-docs, sass, docs-theme

## Member repositories
- readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme (main) score 60

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.438241+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 2026-08-29T18:02:37.111417+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/readthedocs/sphinx_rtd_theme (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:09.438241+00:00, sha a09d8431c392)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.