Starter Dashboard - Responsive admin dashboard layout starter
A free, responsive dashboard layout starter built with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js. Includes dark mode support, collapsible sidebar navigation, and a clean structure ready for your next admin panel project.
The layout adapts seamlessly across desktop, tablet, and mobile screen sizes.
Ships with both light and dark themes for comfortable viewing in any environment.
Completely open source under the MIT license for personal and commercial use.
Interactive sidebar navigation that collapses and expands using Alpine.js transitions.
Clone the repo, install dependencies, and start developing in just a few minutes.
Clean Tailwind CSS utility classes make it simple to adapt the layout to your brand.
Kickstart your admin panel with a responsive dashboard layout
Starter Dashboard Layout is a free, open-source dashboard scaffold designed for developers who need a clean starting point for admin panels and internal tools. Built with Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js, it provides a responsive sidebar layout with interactive navigation that works across all screen sizes. Rather than a full-featured admin template, this is a purposefully minimal foundation that gives you the structural bones without opinionated content or heavy dependencies. It's a practical choice for anyone who wants to skip the repetitive layout work and jump straight into building dashboard features.
What's included
- Responsive sidebar navigation with collapsible toggle
- Light and dark theme variants
- Main content area with flexible layout structure
- Alpine.js-powered interactive UI components
- ApexCharts integration for data visualization
- Tabler icon set for consistent iconography
- Custom scrollbar styling via Perfect Scrollbar
Ideal for
- Admin panel prototypes and internal dashboards
- SaaS application back-end interfaces
- Developer side projects needing a quick layout scaffold
- Learning how Tailwind CSS and Alpine.js work together
- Custom CMS or content management interfaces
Theming & dark mode
The template ships with full light and dark mode support out of the box. Both themes are visible in the demo, and switching between them is handled through Alpine.js state management. Since all styling uses Tailwind utility classes, adjusting colors, spacing, and typography to match your brand takes minimal effort.
Tech & compatibility
This project uses Vite as its build tool and development server, making hot reloading fast during development. Alpine.js handles all interactive behavior including sidebar collapse, focus management, and resize detection through official plugins. The Iconify integration with the Tabler icon set provides a large library of consistent SVG icons without manual asset management. Handlebars templating is used for HTML generation during the build process.
License & usage
Released under the MIT license, so you're free to use it in both personal and commercial projects. As a starter layout, it provides the structural foundation — you'll want to add your own pages, components, and business logic on top of it.
