---
id: alabaster
version: "1.0.0"
license: unclear
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: dormant
---

# alabaster — A light, configurable Sphinx theme

License: permissive · Maintenance: dormant · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install alabaster
uv add alabaster
poetry add alabaster

## Description

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   :alt: Package on PyPI

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    :alt: CI Status

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   :alt: Documentation Status

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   :alt: BSD 3 Clause


What is Alabaster?
==================

Alabaster is a visually (c)lean, responsive, configurable theme for the `Sphinx
<https://www.sphinx-doc.org>`_ documentation system.
It requires Python 3.10 or newer and Sphinx 6.2 or newer.

It began as a third-party theme, and is still maintained separately, but as of
Sphinx 1.3, Alabaster is an install-time dependency of Sphinx and is selected
as the default theme.

Live examples of this theme can be seen on `this project's own website
<https://alabaster.readthedocs.io/>`_, `paramiko.org <https://www.paramiko.org>`_,
`fabfile.org...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Alabaster is a clean, responsive Sphinx theme for documentation that provides a visually polished default appearance for projects using the Sphinx documentation system.

Verdict: Alabaster is a stable, zero-dependency Sphinx theme suitable for production documentation. Its dormant maintenance status reflects its role as Sphinx's bundled default rather than active development, and it carries no known security vulnerabilities. The permissive license and broad Python version support (3.10–3.13) make it a low-risk choice for projects already using Sphinx.

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