Free themes · 6 WordPress · 2 Shopify

Free themes with nothing held back.

Every theme here is the whole theme. No locked features, no licence key, no “upgrade to pro to remove this notice”. Download the zip, install it, use it on as many sites as you like — including for paying clients.

GPL & MIT 0 accounts 0 upsells 0 external requests

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Splashpage

📝 Blog & Magazine
Ⓦ WordPress

A blog that reads like a comic book — masthead, panels, halftone and all.

1.7 MB zipv1.0.0GPL v2 or later

Neonwire

🖼️ Portfolio
Ⓦ WordPress

A portfolio that boots up like the HUD of a machine from a better future.

732 KB zipv1.0.0GPL v2 or later

Nightmarket

🍽️ Restaurant & Food
Ⓦ WordPress

A restaurant theme lit like a night market — neon sign, live Open-now badge, glowing menu board.

561 KB zipv1.0.0GPL v2 or later

Highscore

📝 Blog & Magazine
Ⓦ WordPress

An arcade cabinet in attract mode, for gaming blogs, streamers and esports teams.

378 KB zipv1.0.0GPL v2 or later

Compcard

🖼️ Portfolio
Ⓦ WordPress

The model portfolio theme that puts you on a magazine cover — book, digitals, comp card, bookings.

928 KB zipv2.0.0GPL v2 or later

Saltbox

🛒 Shop & WooCommerce
Ⓢ Shopify

A calm, image-led Shopify theme for shops with things worth photographing.

172 KB zipv1.1.0MIT

Kiln

🛒 Shop & WooCommerce
Ⓢ Shopify

For shops that sell one thing properly, rather than four hundred things badly.

88 KB zipv1.1.0MIT

The same promise on every theme here

Genuinely free, including commercially

WordPress themes are GPL v2+, Shopify themes are MIT. Either way: use it on client sites, change it, rename it, sell the site you built with it. There is no “pro” version being withheld and no licence key.

No account, no email, no upsell

The download button is a download button. We do not ask who you are and there is nothing to unsubscribe from afterwards.

Nothing phones home

No Google Fonts, no analytics, no external requests of any kind. Everything the theme needs is inside the zip, which is also why they are small.

Not a page-builder trap

Every theme works with the block editor and the Customizer alone. None of them require a plugin to look like the demo.

Coming next

Plugins are being built now.

The same deal as the themes and the tools: free, GPL, no account. First up are the small ones we keep rewriting for clients — a lightweight contact form, a table-of-contents block, and a “business hours” widget that knows whether you are open.

No sign-up form for this, because we are not collecting emails. Check back, or watch the blog.

How these compare to the rest

We put our own themes up against the best-known free ones, with every install count and rating read off the official wordpress.org and Shopify listings.

Best free WordPress themes Best free Shopify themes

Questions people ask before downloading

Are these really free for commercial use?

Yes. They are licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later, the same licence WordPress itself uses. You can use them on client sites, charge for the work, modify them, and redistribute your modified version. You do not owe us anything and you do not need to credit us.

Is there a paid version with the good bits?

No. There is no pro tier, no add-on and no feature that is disabled until you pay. What is described on each theme page is what is inside the zip.

Why are you giving these away?

They are a portfolio. We build iOS apps and web systems for clients, and a theme someone can actually install and read the source of says more than a screenshot of a project we cannot show you.

Will you keep them updated?

Yes, for WordPress compatibility and bugs. Because they are GPL, you are also free to fix anything yourself — and if you send the fix back we will fold it in.

How do I install a theme from a zip?

In WordPress go to Appearance → Themes → Add New → Upload Theme, choose the zip, press Install Now, then Activate. Each theme page has the same steps with its own screenshots.

Do they work with Elementor, Divi or WPBakery?

They work with the block editor and the Customizer, which is what they are built for. Page builders generally take over the content area and will render inside these themes, but the front-page sections described on each theme page are Customizer-driven and are the intended way to build with them.

Common questions

Can I use these themes for a client or business site?

Yes. The WordPress themes are GPL v2 or later and the Shopify themes are MIT, so personal, commercial and client use are all allowed.

Is there a paid pro version?

No. Each theme is complete as downloaded. Nothing is locked, and there is no licence key and no email gate.

How do I install a WordPress theme zip?

In WordPress go to Appearance, then Themes, then Add New Theme, then Upload Theme, choose the zip and click Activate.

How do I install a Shopify theme zip?

In Shopify admin go to Online Store, then Themes, then Add theme, then Upload zip file. Preview it before you publish it.