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Whisper

A beautifully minimal, accessible blog theme for Astro, featuring the elegant Catppuccin color palette. This theme comes pre-configured with example content featuring "Max Bytefield" - a fun developer character perfect for showcasing what a developer portfolio could look like.


Cost

Free


Whisper is a clean, fast Astro theme focused on readability and accessibility, using the Catppuccin Latte/Mocha palettes with WCAG AA contrast and native dark mode. It ships responsive layouts, SEO‑ready meta/Open Graph, and a blog with reading time and table of contents. The repo includes a playful example persona, “Max Bytefield,” with home, about, now, uses, projects, and a quirky 404—ideal for showcasing a developer portfolio before you replace it.


Project structure is intentionally simple: public assets, core components/layouts, and pages, with content in ‎`src/content/blog/`. Getting started is straightforward via ‎`pnpm install`, ‎`pnpm dev` (localhost:4321), ‎`pnpm build`, and ‎`pnpm preview`. Customization centers on updating site/page config, swapping example pages, adding projects, and writing Markdown posts; colors live in ‎`src/styles/main.css`.


In short: a polished, minimal Astro starter that’s accessible, fast, and opinionated enough to feel cohesive, but easy to tailor to your own voice.