# hexo > A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by Node.js. Latest version **8.1.2** (published 2026-05-06) · MIT license · 0 weekly downloads ## Install ```sh npm install hexo pnpm add hexo yarn add hexo bun add hexo ``` Provides the command `hexo`. ## Health **Score 70/100 (B)** — status: active. Positive: has types; no vulnerabilities; has provenance; high maintenance score; high quality score; popular repo. Warnings: low downloads; no esm support. ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Version | 8.1.2 | | Published | 2026-05-06 | | First published | 2012-10-07 | | Weekly downloads | 0 | | License | MIT | | TypeScript types | bundled | | Module format | CommonJS | | Node | >=20.19.0 | | Dependencies | 23 | | Unpacked size | 667.5 KB | | Known vulnerabilities | 0 | | Install scripts | no | | Provenance | attested (GitHub Actions) | | GitHub stars | 41778 | | Author | Tommy Chen | | Maintainers | ertrzyiks, abnerchou, tommy351, hexobot, jlhwung, tomap, curben, yoshinorin | | Keywords | website, blog, cms, framework, hexo | ## Links - npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/hexo - Repository: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo - Homepage: https://hexo.io/ - Issues: https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/issues - Funding: https://opencollective.com/hexo - npm.io page: https://npm.io/package/hexo ## Dependencies (23) - [moize](https://npm.io/package/moize.md) ^6.1.6 - [abbrev](https://npm.io/package/abbrev.md) ^3.0.0 - [moment](https://npm.io/package/moment.md) ^2.30.1 - [hexo-fs](https://npm.io/package/hexo-fs.md) ^5.0.0 - [js-yaml](https://npm.io/package/js-yaml.md) ^4.1.0 - [tildify](https://npm.io/package/tildify.md) ^2.0.0 - [bluebird](https://npm.io/package/bluebird.md) ^3.7.2 - [hexo-cli](https://npm.io/package/hexo-cli.md) ^4.3.2 - [hexo-log](https://npm.io/package/hexo-log.md) ^4.1.0 - [nunjucks](https://npm.io/package/nunjucks.md) ^3.2.4 - [hexo-i18n](https://npm.io/package/hexo-i18n.md) ^2.0.0 - [hexo-util](https://npm.io/package/hexo-util.md) ^4.0.0 - [titlecase](https://npm.io/package/titlecase.md) ^1.1.3 - [warehouse](https://npm.io/package/warehouse.md) ^6.0.0 - [fast-archy](https://npm.io/package/fast-archy.md) ^1.0.0 - [micromatch](https://npm.io/package/micromatch.md) ^4.0.8 - [picocolors](https://npm.io/package/picocolors.md) ^1.1.1 - [strip-ansi](https://npm.io/package/strip-ansi.md) ^7.1.0 - [pretty-hrtime](https://npm.io/package/pretty-hrtime.md) ^1.0.3 - [fast-text-table](https://npm.io/package/fast-text-table.md) ^1.0.1 - [moment-timezone](https://npm.io/package/moment-timezone.md) ^0.5.46 - [js-yaml-js-types](https://npm.io/package/js-yaml-js-types.md) ^1.0.1 - [hexo-front-matter](https://npm.io/package/hexo-front-matter.md) ^4.2.1 ## Alternatives - [@sveltejs/kit](https://npm.io/package/@sveltejs/kit.md) — 2.2M weekly downloads - [@atlaskit/theme](https://npm.io/package/@atlaskit/theme.md) — 402.0K weekly downloads - [@tangle-network/brand](https://npm.io/package/@tangle-network/brand.md) — 10.0K weekly downloads - [seneca](https://npm.io/package/seneca.md) — 7.4K weekly downloads - [@bsb/base](https://npm.io/package/@bsb/base.md) — 7.2K weekly downloads ## Recent versions - 8.1.2 (latest) — 2026-05-06 - 5.4.1 (legacy) — 2022-01-22 - 8.1.1 — 2025-10-31 - 8.1.0 — 2025-10-26 - 8.0.0 — 2025-09-15 - 7.3.0 — 2024-07-01 - 7.2.0 — 2024-04-17 - 7.1.1 — 2024-01-22 - 7.1.0 — 2024-01-19 - 7.0.0 — 2023-10-31 - 7.0.0-rc2 — 2023-07-11 - 7.0.0-rc1 — 2023-03-18 - 6.3.0 — 2022-09-08 - 6.2.0 — 2022-05-10 - 5.4.2 — 2022-04-07 - … 152 more at https://npm.io/package/hexo/versions ## README Hexo logo # Hexo > A fast, simple & powerful blog framework, powered by [Node.js](https://nodejs.org). [Website](https://hexo.io) | [Documentation](https://hexo.io/docs/) | [Installation Guide](https://hexo.io/docs/#Installation) | [Contribution Guide](https://hexo.io/docs/contributing) | [Code of Conduct](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) | [API](https://hexo.io/api/) | [Twitter](https://twitter.com/hexojs) [![NPM version](https://badge.fury.io/js/hexo.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/hexo) ![Required Node version](https://img.shields.io/node/v/hexo) [![Build Status](https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/workflows/Tester/badge.svg)](https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/actions?query=workflow%3ATester) [![dependencies Status](https://img.shields.io/librariesio/release/npm/hexo)](https://libraries.io/npm/hexo) [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/hexojs/hexo/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/r/hexojs/hexo?branch=master) [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/hexojs/hexo.svg)](https://gitter.im/hexojs/hexo) [![Discord Chat](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-on%20discord-7289da.svg)](https://discord.gg/teM2Anj) [![Telegram Chat](https://img.shields.io/badge/chat-on%20telegram-32afed.svg)](https://t.me/hexojs) [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.com/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fhexojs%2Fhexo.svg?type=shield)](https://app.fossa.com/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fhexojs%2Fhexo?ref=badge_shield) [![Contributor Covenant](https://img.shields.io/badge/Contributor%20Covenant-v2.0%20adopted-ff69b4.svg)](CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) ## Features - Blazing fast generating - Support for GitHub Flavored Markdown and most Octopress plugins - One-command deploy to GitHub Pages, Heroku, etc. - Powerful API for limitless extensibility - Hundreds of [themes](https://hexo.io/themes/) & [plugins](https://hexo.io/plugins/) ## Quick Start **Install Hexo** ``` bash $ npm install hexo-cli -g ``` Install with [brew](https://brew.sh/) on macOS and Linux: ```bash $ brew install hexo ``` **Setup your blog** ``` bash $ hexo init blog $ cd blog ``` **Start the server** ``` bash $ hexo server ``` **Create a new post** ``` bash $ hexo new "Hello Hexo" ``` **Generate static files** ``` bash $ hexo generate ``` ## More Information - Read the [documentation](https://hexo.io/) - Visit the [Awesome Hexo](https://github.com/hexojs/awesome-hexo) list - Find solutions in [troubleshooting](https://hexo.io/docs/troubleshooting.html) - Join discussion on [Google Group](https://groups.google.com/group/hexo), [Discord](https://discord.gg/teM2Anj), [Gitter](https://gitter.im/hexojs/hexo) or [Telegram](https://t.me/hexojs) - See the [plugin list](https://hexo.io/plugins/) and the [theme list](https://hexo.io/themes/) on wiki - Follow [@hexojs](https://twitter.com/hexojs) for latest news ## Contributing We welcome you to join the development of Hexo. Please see [contributing document](https://hexo.io/docs/contributing). 🤗 Also, we welcome PR or issue to [official-plugins](https://github.com/hexojs). ## Contributors [![](https://opencollective.com/Hexo/contributors.svg?width=890)](https://github.com/hexojs/hexo/graphs/contributors) ## Backers [![Backers](https://opencollective.com/hexo/tiers/backers.svg?avatarHeight=36&width=600)](https://opencollective.com/hexo) ## Sponsors [![Sponsors](https://opencollective.com/hexo/tiers/sponsors.svg?width=600)](https://opencollective.com/hexo) ## License [![FOSSA Status](https://app.fossa.com/api/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fhexojs%2Fhexo.svg?type=large)](https://app.fossa.com/projects/git%2Bgithub.com%2Fhexojs%2Fhexo?ref=badge_large) --- _Source: https://npm.io/package/hexo · Machine-readable twin of the npm.io package page. Health data is recomputed on every publish._