# themekit

**Repository Path**: mirrors_Shopify/themekit

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: themekit
- **Description**: Shopify theme development command line tool.
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2020-08-19
- **Last Updated**: 2026-02-07

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

> [!WARNING]
> Theme Kit has been deprecated. Theme developers should use [Shopify CLI](https://shopify.dev/docs/storefronts/themes/tools/cli)
> for Shopify theme development, as parts of Theme Kit will become unsupported and may stop working soon.

<p align="center">
  <a href="https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit"><h3 align="center">Theme Kit</h3></a>
  <p align="center">Shopify Theme Manipulation CLI</p>
  <p align="center">
    <a href="https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/shopify/themekit"><img src="https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/shopify/themekit"></a>
    <a href="https://travis-ci.com/Shopify/themekit"><img src="https://travis-ci.com/Shopify/themekit.svg?branch=main"></a>
    <a href="http://godoc.org/github.com/Shopify/themekit"><img src="https://godoc.org/github.com/Shopify/themekit?status.svg"></a>
    <a href="https://github.com/Shopify/themekit/releases/latest"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/Shopify/themekit.svg"></a>
  </p>
</p>

---

Theme Kit is a cross-platform command line tool that you can use to build Shopify themes.

## Features

With Theme Kit, you can use your own development tools to interact with the Shopify platform in the following ways:

- Use workflow tools like Git to work with a team of theme developers.
- Upload themes to multiple environments.
- Watch for local changes and upload them automatically to Shopify.
- Work on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

## Install Theme Kit

You can install Theme Kit using the command line on the following operating systems:

- [Linux](https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit/getting-started#linux)
- [macOS](https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit/getting-started#macos)
- [Windows](https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit/getting-started#windows)

### Node package

If you want to integrate Theme Kit into your build process, then you can run the following `npm` command to install the [Node wrapper](https://github.com/Shopify/node-themekit) around Theme Kit:

``` terminal
$ npm install @shopify/themekit
```

## Reference guides

- **[Theme Kit command reference](https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit/command-reference)** - Learn about the different commands that you can use in Theme Kit to execute key operations.
- **[Theme Kit configuration reference](https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit/configuration-reference)** - Familiarize yourself with the configuration variables available and the accepted values.

## Troubleshooting

Refer to [*Troubleshooting Theme Kit*](https://shopify.dev/tools/theme-kit/troubleshooting) to learn how to identify and resolve common issues in Theme Kit.

## Contributing to Theme Kit

Theme Kit is open source and you can help [contribute to the GitHub repository](https://github.com/Shopify/themekit/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Where to get help

- **[Open a GitHub issue](https://github.com/Shopify/themekit/issues)** - To report bugs or request new features, open an issue in the Theme Kit GitHub repository.
- **[Shopify Community Forums](https://community.shopify.com/)** - Visit our forums to connect with the community and learn more about Theme Kit development.