--- layout: post title: Introducing Poole --- In the novel, *The Strange Case of Dr. Jeykll and Mr. Hyde*, Mr. Poole is Dr. Jekyll's virtuous and loyal butler. Similarly, Poole serves as an upstanding and effective foundation for Jekyll themes by [@mdo](https://twitter.com/mdo). There are currently two themes built on Poole: * [Hyde](http://hyde.getpoole.com) * [Lanyon](http://lanyon.getpoole.com) Learn more and contribute on [GitHub](https://github.com/poole). ### What's included Poole is a streamlined Jekyll site designed and built as a foundation for building more meaningful themes. Poole, and every theme built on it, includes the following: * Complete Jekyll setup included (layouts, config, [404](/404), [RSS feed](/atom.xml), posts, and [example page](/about)) * Mobile friendly design and development * Easily scalable text and component sizing with `rem` units in the CSS * Support for a wide gamut of HTML elements * Related posts (time-based, because Jekyll) below each post * Syntax highlighting, courtesy Pygments (the Python-based code snippet highlighter) Additional features are available in individual themes. ### Browser support Poole and it's themes are by preference a forward-thinking project. In addition to the latest versions of Chrome, Safari (mobile and desktop), and Firefox, it is only compatible with Internet Explorer 9 and above. ### Download Poole is developed on and hosted with GitHub. Head to the GitHub repository for downloads, bug reports, and features requests. Thanks!