# Material for MkDocs ## Beautiful project documentation Material is a theme for [MkDocs][1], an excellent static site generator geared towards project documentation. It is built using Google's [Material Design][2] guidelines. [1]: http://www.mkdocs.org [2]: https://www.google.com/design/spec/material-design ## Quick start Install the latest version of Material with `pip`: ``` sh pip install mkdocs-material ``` Add the following line to your `mkdocs.yml`: ``` yaml theme: 'material' ``` For detailed instructions see the [getting started guide][3]. [3]: getting-started.md