Write.
Publish.
Done.

Kite turns your Markdown files into beautiful, themed websites. No config hell, no dependencies—just write and build.

View on GitHub → Quick Start
bash
# Install
$ go install github.com/HimanshuSardana/kite@latest

# Build your site
$ kite build
→ Scanning content/
→ Building with theme: modern-light
→ Processing: content/1.md
→ Processing: content/2.md
→ All files processed!
→ Build completed successfully

# Preview locally
$ kite serve
✓ Serving on http://localhost:8000
Why Kite

Everything you need,
nothing you don't

✦

Markdown First

Write in plain Markdown with optional frontmatter. Kite handles the rest—TOC, HTML, and theming.

◈

9 Built-in Themes

Swap themes with a single flag. Or roll your own with a simple HTML template and CSS.

⬡

Zero Dependencies

Single Go binary. No Node.js, no npm, no runtime. Install once and forget.

⚡

Millisecond Builds

Written in Go. Your entire site, regardless of size, renders in a blink.

Getting Started

Up and running
in 60 seconds

1 · Install 

go install github.com/HimanshuSardana/kite@latest

2 · Create a page

Drop a .md file into content/: 

---
title: My First Post
date: 2026-01-15
tags: [getting-started, tutorial]
---

# Hello World

This is my first post written in Markdown.

3 · Build & preview 

kite build && kite serve
Reference

Commands

kite build Build the static site using the default theme
kite build <theme> Build with a specific theme name
kite serve Start a local development server with live preview
kite serve --port 8080 Serve on a custom port
kite list-themes List all available built-in themes
Appearance

9 Themes included

Switch themes instantly. All themes are hand-crafted and work without any additional setup.

modern-light modern-dark modern-dark-2 modern-dark-catppuccin everforest gruvbox rose-pine terminal-gruvbox tufte 
$ kite build rose-pine
Configuration

Simple config,
sensible defaults

Drop a config.yaml at the root to personalize your site. Everything has a default—configure only what you need. 

siteTitle:    "My Blog"
authorName:  "Your Name"
authorRole:  "Writer & Developer"
authorBio:   "I write about technology and code."
defaultTheme: "modern-light"