Features

Feature List

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  • Simple Configuration Files.

    Alkaline features several simple yet powerful configuration files. Easily customize your theme, typography, colors, and much more.

  • Your website, your way.

    Alkaline is built with Astro, MDX, Tailwind, and vanilla JavaScript. That means you're free to use any JS framework you want, or none at all.

  • Near-zero Dependencies.

    Alkaline is built with minimal dependencies, so you can focus on building your website without worrying about maintaining numerous libraries.

  • Design System Included.

    It's easy to have consistent typography, spacing, and colors throughout your site, thanks to Alkaline's simple design system built on top of Tailwind.

  • Animations and View Transitions.

    Alkaline includes a simple but functional custom animation library, Tailwind's animations, and Astro's built-in view transitions.

  • Supports dark, light, and custom color themes.

    Fourteen different color themes are included, along with a system to easily add your own. Just add a handful of new colors to the theme file, and Alkaline will do the rest.

  • SEO Friendly.

    Alkaline is packed with SEO features, including Open Graph image support, structured data, and more. All are easily configurable and customizable.

  • Syntax Highlighting.

    Alkaline includes a simple yet fully functional syntax highlighting system, thanks to Shiki.

  • Google Fonts Galore.

    Alkaline makes it easy to add Google Fonts to your project.

  • Infinite Blogging Possibilities.

    Get creative, get serious, or get personal using Astro's built-in MDX support. Blog like it's 2999.

  • Advanced Features.

    Alkaline includes nearly every feature that I wish I had when I first started building websites, and it also includes functionalities that advanced users will appreciate.

  • It's Free.

    Alkaline is fully open source under the MIT license and will remain free for everyone.