Amethyst is a powerful and customizable Hugo theme designed for hosting Obsidian-compatible notes and documentation. Built upon the foundations of hugo-book and quartz, it offers a seamless experience for users looking for an open-source alternative to Obsidian Publish. The theme prioritizes ease of use and deep integration with Obsidian's unique features, allowing users to publish their knowledge base without extensive reformatting.
Key features of Amethyst include:
- Comprehensive Navigation: Provides intuitive navigation sidebars on both the left and right of the content, enhancing user experience for large knowledge bases.
- Obsidian Integration: Supports Obsidian-style callouts, back/forward links, and page previews, making the transition from Obsidian to a published site smooth and consistent.
- Interactive Visualizations: Includes support for interactive graph views and MermaidJS charts, allowing for dynamic representation of relationships within your notes.
- Customization & Styling: Offers user-togglable dark mode, easy customization of theme colors and fonts, and custom formatting for Q&A-style interactions (tabs, sections, expands).
- Technical Capabilities: LaTeX is enabled out of the box for scientific and mathematical notation, and it supports both absolute and relative links, mirroring Obsidian's linking flexibility.
- Accessibility & Performance: Features a search bar for quick content discovery, multi-language support, and robust mobile responsiveness, ensuring a broad reach and optimal viewing experience across devices.
Amethyst is ideal for individuals and teams seeking a robust, self-hostable solution for personal notes, technical documentation, or any knowledge management system that benefits from Obsidian's powerful linking and organization capabilities. It aims to reduce the friction of publishing content created in Obsidian, providing a polished and functional web presence.
