Astro Sassify Template

Astro Sassify Template is a responsive, SEO-friendly website template built on the Astro framework with Tailwind CSS for styling and Alpine.js for interactivity, released under the MIT license and maintained by itsyujay. It is designed as a starting foundation for fast, content-driven sites rather than a finished product.

What is Astro Sassify Template?

Astro Sassify Template is a starter template for the Astro static site framework that combines Tailwind CSS utility classes with Alpine.js for lightweight client-side interactivity. It takes page content and layout files in the project's src/ directory and produces a static, performance-oriented site built into ./dist/, runnable locally on localhost:4321. The repository is published by GitHub user itsyujay and requires Node.js 22.12 or later.

Key Features

• Astro framework — the content-driven static site framework handles routing and page generation; pages live in src/pages/.
• Tailwind CSS — a utility-first styling layer, with a custom palette defined in src/styles/global.css.
• Alpine.js — a lightweight JavaScript framework included for interactive components.
• Custom color system — purple primary, slate secondary, lime accent, and yellow warning palettes, all editable in one CSS file.
• Dark mode support — built into the design system.
• Page transitions and animations — fade-in, slide-up, and slide-down animations plus smooth transitions handled via src/styles/transitions.css.
• Typography — Inter as the sans-serif family and Lexend as the display family, each with system fallbacks.
• SEO and performance orientation — the template states SEO-friendliness and performance optimization as design goals.

Who is it for?

• Freelancers and agencies — the MIT license allows client work and invoicing without a gated pro tier.
• Developers starting a marketing or SaaS landing page — the included Tailwind and Alpine.js stack gives a styled base to build on immediately.
• Static-site builders — the Astro output is a plain build folder that can be deployed anywhere static hosting is available.

How does Astro Sassify Template work?

Create a project with npm create astro@latest -- --template itsyujay/astro-sassify-template, or clone the repository manually. Then run npm install, npm run check and npm run build to verify, and npm run dev to serve the site at localhost:4321. npm run preview serves the production build locally before deployment.

Pricing

The template itself is MIT and free. The README lists optional paid support: a one-time $75 commercial sponsorship, a $199 ship-assist, and a $499/year agency plan. None of these are required to use the code.

FAQ

Is Astro Sassify Template free for commercial use?

Yes. The template is MIT-licensed, so it can be used for client work and paid projects without payment. Optional sponsorship and support tiers exist but are not obligations, and there is no gated pro version.

What versions of Node.js does it require?

Node.js 22.12 or later. All commands run from the project root, including npm install, npm run dev, npm run check, npm run build, and npm run preview.