Gentelella
Free admin dashboard template built with vanilla JavaScript, SCSS and Vite, without Bootstrap or jQuery.
- Stars
- 21.6k
- Forks
- 6.8k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- HTML
- Last update
- 6 days ago
- Type
- Library
What it is
Gentelella is a free, MIT-licensed starter layout for admin dashboards, the kind of screens used in SaaS products, CRMs and internal tools. It is written in plain HTML, JavaScript and SCSS, and is built with the Vite build tool, so you can copy its pages and components into your own project. It ships with many example pages, including dashboards, forms, tables, charts, an inbox and a kanban board.
- Start an internal admin panel with a sidebar, dashboard pages and forms
- Explore the component playground to copy HTML for buttons, cards and other UI pieces
- Use the live theme generator to pick a primary color and export SCSS tokens
- Adapt the included ECharts chart examples for your own data
Great for
- Developers who want a starting point for an internal admin panel without adopting a frontend framework
- Teams that want to avoid Bootstrap and jQuery dependencies
- Projects that need many ready-made example pages such as tables, forms and charts
- Designers who want to preview and customize a dashboard theme using the built-in theme generator
Not ideal for
- People who want a React, Vue or other SPA framework setup, since the README says it has no SPA framework; the separate Laravel edition is a different package
- Non-technical users who need a no-code tool, because it requires editing code and running a build
- Projects that depend on Bootstrap components specifically, since this template is designed without Bootstrap
How to get it
- 1
Clone and build from source
You'll need: Node.js
Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/gentelella.git - 2
Run it
- Clone the repository and open the project folder
- Install dependencies with the package manager described in the README
- Start the Vite development server or run the build as described in the README
- Open the local page in a browser to view the dashboard
- 3
Get the most out of it
- Use the component playground to copy exact HTML for reusable components
- Try the live theme generator to customize the primary color and download SCSS tokens
- Use the included dark mode and RTL support if your audience needs them
- Review the docs/rtl.md file if you plan to build right-to-left layouts
Downloads
Strengths
- Free and MIT-licensed, with the README stating it is free for personal and commercial use
- Covers a wide range of pages, including 58 HTML pages and 20 chart variants according to the README
- Built without Bootstrap or jQuery, using vanilla JavaScript and SCSS with Vite 8
Trade-offs
- The README does not describe a backend, so you must add your own data and server logic
- Its size is substantial, with the README citing about 165 MB of node_modules
- Using the template requires comfort with a Node.js build workflow and editing HTML and JavaScript
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gentelella (this) | 21.6k | Library | intermediate | 6 days ago | Developers who want a starting point for an internal admin panel without adopting a frontend framework |
| AdminLTE | 45.7k | Library | beginner | 5 days ago | Developers building an internal admin panel or back-office tool quickly |
| tabler | 42k | Library | beginner | 7 days ago | Developers building internal admin panels or dashboards quickly |
| coreui-free-bootstrap-admin-template | 12.3k | App | intermediate | 3 months ago | Developers building an internal admin or dashboard page with Bootstrap |
| vuestic-admin | 11k | App | intermediate | 8 months ago | Developers starting a new internal admin or dashboard in Vue |
| ngx-admin | 25.7k | Framework | intermediate | 2.1 years ago | Developers starting a new Angular admin or back-office dashboard |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.