# Academic Kickstart: The Template for [Academic Website Builder](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/) [**Academic**](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic) makes it easy to create a beautiful website for free using Markdown, Jupyter, or RStudio. Customize anything on your site with widgets, themes, and language packs. [Check out the latest demo](https://academic-demo.netlify.app/) of what you'll get in less than 10 minutes, or [view the showcase](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/#expo). **Academic Kickstart** provides a minimal template to kickstart your new website. - 👉 [**Get Started**](#install) - 📚 [View the **documentation**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/) - 💬 [Chat with the **Academic community**](https://spectrum.chat/academic) or [**Hugo community**](https://discourse.gohugo.io) - 🐦 Twitter: [@source_themes](https://twitter.com/source_themes) [@GeorgeCushen](https://twitter.com/GeorgeCushen) [#MadeWithAcademic](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23MadeWithAcademic&src=typd) - 💡 [Request a **feature** or report a **bug**](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/issues) - ⬆️ **Updating?** View the [Update Guide](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/update/) and [Release Notes](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/updates/) - :heart: **Support development** of Academic: - ☕️ [**Donate a coffee**](https://paypal.me/cushen) - 💵 [Become a backer on **Patreon** and **unlock rewards**](https://www.patreon.com/cushen) - 🖼️ [Decorate your laptop or journal with an Academic **sticker**](https://www.redbubble.com/people/neutreno/works/34387919-academic) - 👕 [Wear the **T-shirt**](https://academic.threadless.com/) - :woman_technologist: [**Contribute**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/contribute/) [](https://github.com/gcushen/hugo-academic/) ## Install You can choose from one of the following four methods to install: * [**one-click install using your web browser (recommended)**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-web-browser) * [install on your computer using **Git** with the Command Prompt/Terminal app](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-git) * [install on your computer by downloading the **ZIP files**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-zip) * [install on your computer with **RStudio**](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/install/#install-with-rstudio) Then [personalize your new site](https://sourcethemes.com/academic/docs/get-started/). ## Ecosystem * **[Academic Admin](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-admin):** An admin tool to import publications from BibTeX or import assets for an offline site * **[Academic Scripts](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-scripts):** Scripts to help migrate content to new versions of Academic ## License Copyright 2017-present [George Cushen](https://georgecushen.com). Released under the [MIT](https://github.com/sourcethemes/academic-kickstart/blob/master/LICENSE.md) license. [](https://github.com/igrigorik/ga-beacon)