# AdminLTE — Open Source Bootstrap Admin Dashboard Template > A widely adopted admin dashboard template built on Bootstrap. Provides dozens of pre-built pages, widgets, and UI components for building internal tools, back-office panels, and management interfaces. ## Install Save as a script file and run: # AdminLTE — Open Source Bootstrap Admin Dashboard Template ## Quick Use ```bash npm install admin-lte@^3 # Or clone and open starter.html in a browser git clone https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE.git cd AdminLTE && open dist/index.html ``` ## Introduction AdminLTE is a free, open-source admin dashboard template built on top of Bootstrap. It provides a complete set of pages, layouts, and UI components for building admin panels, back-office interfaces, and internal tools without designing from scratch. ## What AdminLTE Does - Provides a responsive sidebar-based admin layout with multiple skin themes - Includes 20+ pre-built page templates for tables, forms, calendars, charts, and login screens - Ships with integrated Chart.js, DataTables, Select2, and other popular jQuery plugins - Offers a starter page template for quick project bootstrapping - Supports both LTR and RTL text direction layouts ## Architecture Overview AdminLTE is a frontend template distributed as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. The layout system uses Bootstrap's grid with a fixed sidebar, top navbar, content area, and footer. JavaScript functionality is provided through a set of jQuery plugins bundled as AdminLTE.js. Styles are authored in Sass and compiled to CSS. Version 4 (in development) migrates to Bootstrap 5 and removes the jQuery dependency. ## Self-Hosting & Configuration - Install via npm, Yarn, or download the release archive directly from GitHub - Include `adminlte.min.css` and `adminlte.min.js` in your HTML to activate the layout system - Choose from multiple color skins by adding a class to the `` tag - Customize variables in the Sass source files before compiling for branded themes - Integrate with any backend framework (Laravel, Django, Rails, Spring) by using the HTML templates as view files ## Key Features - Fully responsive design that adapts to mobile, tablet, and desktop screens - Multiple layout options: fixed sidebar, collapsed sidebar, top navigation, and boxed layout - Pre-integrated with widely used plugins including DataTables, Summernote, and FullCalendar - Dark mode support and customizable color schemes - Active community with translations and third-party integrations for React, Vue, and Angular ## Comparison with Similar Tools - **Tabler** — a modern alternative using Bootstrap 5 with a cleaner design; AdminLTE has a larger plugin ecosystem - **CoreUI** — offers React, Vue, and Angular versions as first-class; AdminLTE is primarily HTML/jQuery - **SB Admin 2** — simpler Bootstrap dashboard; fewer built-in pages and plugins than AdminLTE - **Gentelella** — another Bootstrap admin template; less actively maintained than AdminLTE ## FAQ **Q: Can I use AdminLTE with React or Vue?** A: Community-maintained wrappers exist for React, Vue, and Angular, though the official template is plain HTML and jQuery. **Q: Is AdminLTE free for commercial projects?** A: Yes, AdminLTE is released under the MIT license and can be used in commercial projects without restrictions. **Q: How do I upgrade from v3 to v4?** A: Version 4 migrates from Bootstrap 4 to Bootstrap 5 and removes jQuery. Migration requires updating class names and replacing jQuery plugin calls with vanilla JavaScript equivalents. **Q: Does AdminLTE include backend functionality?** A: No, AdminLTE is a frontend-only template. It provides the UI layer that you connect to any backend of your choice. ## Sources - https://github.com/ColorlibHQ/AdminLTE - https://adminlte.io/ --- Source: https://tokrepo.com/en/workflows/asset-cd5e8321 Author: Script Depot