Top 10 Free Open‑Source Admin Dashboard UI Frameworks for Developers

In web development, most projects require a backend management interface, and building one from scratch can be challenging. Fortunately, many free open‑source admin control panels are available; here are the top ten.

1. AdminLTE

GitHub Stars: 24,969

GitHub: https://github.com/almasaeed2010/AdminLTE

A popular free UI framework based on Bootstrap 3.x.

2. vue‑Element‑Admin

GitHub Stars: 19,546

GitHub: https://github.com/PanJiaChen/vue-element-admin

A control‑panel UI framework built with Vue 2.0 and Element.

3. Tabler

GitHub Stars: 15,870

GitHub: https://github.com/tabler/tabler

A free HTML admin panel framework built on Bootstrap 4.

4. Gentelella

GitHub Stars: 15,654

GitHub: https://github.com/puikinsh/gentelella

A free backend control‑panel based on Bootstrap.

5. ng2‑admin

GitHub Stars: 13,181

GitHub: https://github.com/akveo/ngx-admin

A backend admin panel framework based on Angular 2, Bootstrap 4 and Webpack.

6. ant‑design‑pro

GitHub Stars: 12,707

GitHub: https://github.com/ant-design/ant-design-pro

An out‑of‑the‑box middle‑platform front‑end/design solution.

7. blur‑admin

GitHub Stars: 9,241

GitHub: https://github.com/akveo/blur-admin

A backend management panel framework based on Angular and Bootstrap.

8. vue‑admin

GitHub Stars: 8,676

GitHub: https://github.com/vue-bulma/vue-admin

A control‑panel built with Vue and Bulma.

9. iview‑admin

GitHub Stars: 8,668

GitHub: https://github.com/iview/iview-admin

A Vue 2.0 control‑panel based on iView.

10. material‑dashboard

GitHub Stars: 7,111

GitHub: https://github.com/creativetimofficial/material-dashboard

A control‑panel based on Bootstrap 4 with a Material design style.