shibuya
A clean, responsive, and customizable Sphinx documentation theme with light/dark mode.
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Yes. Shibuya is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and is permissively licensed. If you use Sphinx for documentation and want a modern, responsive theme with built-in dark mode, it's a straightforward drop-in replacement that requires only a single line in conf.py.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later and an existing Sphinx documentation project.
- Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution.
- The package is actively maintained with a recent release and no archived status; it depends only on Sphinx and pygments-styles, both standard documentation tooling.
License · maintenance · safety
BSD-3-Clause (permissive) — BSD-3-Clause is a permissive open-source license; you can use, modify, and distribute Shibuya freely in commercial and private projects provided you include the license notice.
last release 2026-07-11 (34 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 314 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 212,136 downloads/mo, #9,462 on PyPI
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pip install shibuya
Then in your Sphinx conf.py:
html_theme = "shibuya"- Extent of Jupyter extension support beyond what the description claims.
- Customization depth and theming API compared to other Sphinx themes.
- Performance characteristics with large documentation sets.
What it is and what it does
Shibuya is a Sphinx theme that replaces the default HTML output with a modern, responsive design. It's installed as a Python package and activated by setting html_theme = "shibuya" in your Sphinx conf.py. The theme includes light and dark mode toggles out of the box and is designed to work well with Jupyter extensions, making it suitable for projects that mix traditional documentation with interactive notebooks.
The package depends on Sphinx itself (the documentation generator) and pygments-styles (for syntax highlighting). It supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 and is classified as production-stable. Installation is straightforward via pip, and the theme requires no additional configuration beyond the single line in conf.py to activate it.
Use it for
- Render Sphinx documentation with a modern, responsive layout instead of the default theme.
- Add light and dark mode switching to existing Sphinx documentation projects.
- Build documentation for projects that use Jupyter notebooks alongside traditional docs.
- Customize the visual appearance of API documentation while keeping Sphinx's structure.
- Deploy documentation on the web with a mobile-friendly, contemporary design.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
Shibuya is actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, installs with minimal friction, and is permissively licensed. If you use Sphinx for documentation and want a modern, responsive theme with built-in dark mode, it's a straightforward drop-in replacement that requires only a single line in conf.py.
Install
shibuya on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. The package is actively maintained with a recent release and no archived status; it depends only on Sphinx and pygments-styles, both standard documentation tooling.
Requires Python 3.10 or later and an existing Sphinx documentation project.
License in practice
BSD-3-Clause is a permissive open-source license; you can use, modify, and distribute Shibuya freely in commercial and private projects provided you include the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install shibuya
Then in your Sphinx conf.py:
html_theme = "shibuya"Verify before relying
- Extent of Jupyter extension support beyond what the description claims.
- Customization depth and theming API compared to other Sphinx themes.
- Performance characteristics with large documentation sets.
Package facts
| License | BSD-3-Clause permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesSphinxpygments-styles |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 34 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 212,136 / month, #9,462 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: SphinxFramework :: Sphinx :: ThemeIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: BSD LicenseOperating System :: OS IndependentProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: DocumentationTopic :: Software Development :: Documentation |
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