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coreui-free-react-admin-template — React Admin dashboard Template

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CoreUI free React admin template, built on React and the CoreUI component library, provides dashboard layouts, sidebar navigation, routing, and example views, is MIT licensed, and includes context documentation for AI-assisted development.

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Admin template built on React and the CoreUI React component library

Includes dashboard layouts, sidebar navigation, routing configuration, and example views

Provides AI-assisted development context files such as .cursorrules, ARCHITECTURE.md, and DEVELOPMENT.md

Components include JSDoc comments and PropTypes type definitions

MIT licensed, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution

Template Details

This is the free React admin template officially released by CoreUI, with the repository at coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template. The template is organized as a React application and uses CoreUI's React component library to build the interface. It includes common admin layout elements such as a dashboard, sidebar, header, and footer, and provides routing configuration and example views, serving as a starting point for an admin interface.

The project structure is clear: public holds static files, while src is divided into directories such as assets, components, layouts, scss, and views. There is also _nav.jsx for sidebar navigation configuration, routes.js for routing configuration, and store.js as an example state file. The build configuration is vite.config.mjs. The README explains that dependencies can be installed with npm install, the development server can be started with npm start (default port 3000), and a production build can be generated with npm run build into the build directory.

The template emphasizes AI-assisted development: the repository provides context files such as .cursorrules, ARCHITECTURE.md, and DEVELOPMENT.md, and components include JSDoc comments and PropTypes, making it easier for tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot to understand project conventions and component usage.

Regarding licensing, the repository uses the MIT license, allowing free use, modification, commercial use, and distribution of this version of the code, provided that the copyright and license notice are retained when distributing. Note that MIT covers only the code itself; third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons, as well as external services such as domains, hosting, and databases, must be checked separately and paid for separately. Data Grid, Scheduler, and similar items mentioned in the README are separately paid plugins and are not part of this free template.

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Building the interface skeleton for an internal enterprise admin panel
Serving as a frontend starter template for a React admin project
Developing admin pages with the assistance of AI coding assistants
Learning how the CoreUI component library is organized and used in React

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Developers who need a starting point for a React admin interface
Teams using AI coding tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
Projects that want to build on MIT-licensed code

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Install dependencies with npm install or yarn install
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Run npm run build to generate a production build, with output in the build directory
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Third-party assets such as demo images, fonts, and icons must be checked separately under their respective licenses
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Data Grid, Scheduler, and similar items are separately paid plugins and are not included in this free template

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The template is built on CoreUI and the CoreUI PRO component library, some components of which (such as Autocomplete, Date Picker, Smart Table, etc.) are marked as PRO and are paid components; the free template does not include these PRO components.
Data Grid and Scheduler are separately paid plugins that require a separate license purchase; they are not part of this free template and are not part of CoreUI PRO.
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CoreUI React.js Admin Templates are built on top of CoreUI and CoreUI PRO UI components libraries
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You can support development by buying the [CoreUI PRO](https://coreui.io/pricing/?framework=react&src=github-coreui-free-react-admin-template)
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Technologies: React · HTML
Website type: Admin dashboard

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# CoreUI Free React Admin Template - Built for AI-Assisted Development [![Tweet](https://img.shields.io/twitter/url/http/shields.io.svg?style=social&logo=twitter)](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=CoreUI%20-%20Free%React%204%20Admin%20Template%20&url=https://coreui.io&hashtags=bootstrap,admin,template,dashboard,panel,free,angular,react,vue)

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[![Bootstrap Admin Template](https://assets.coreui.io/products/coreui-free-bootstrap-admin-template-light-dark.webp)](https://coreui.io/product/free-react-admin-template/)

CoreUI is meant to be the UX game changer. Pure & transparent code is devoid of redundant components, so the app is light enough to offer ultimate user experience. This means mobile devices also, where the navigation is just as easy and intuitive as on a desktop or laptop. The CoreUI Layout API lets you customize your project for almost any device – be it Mobile, Web or WebApp – CoreUI covers them all!

## Table of Contents

* [Versions](#versions)
* [CoreUI PRO](#coreui-pro)
* [CoreUI PRO React Admin Templates](#coreui-pro-react-admin-templates)
* [Data Grid](#data-grid)
* [Scheduler](#scheduler)
* [Quick Start](#quick-start)
* [Installation](#installation)
* [Basic usage](#basic-usage)
* [What's included](#whats-included)
* [AI-Friendly Development](#ai-friendly-development)
* [Documentation](#documentation)
* [Components](#components)
* [Versioning](#versioning)
* [Creators](#creators)
* [Community](#community)
* [Support CoreUI Development](#support-coreui-development)
* [Copyright and License](#copyright-and-license)

## Versions

* [CoreUI Free Bootstrap Admin Template](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-bootstrap-admin-template)
* [CoreUI Free Angular Admin Template](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-angular-admin-template)
* [CoreUI Free React.js Admin Template (Vite)](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template)
* [CoreUI Free React.js Admin Template (Create React App)](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template-cra)
* [CoreUI Free Vue.js Admin Template](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-vue-admin-template)

## CoreUI PRO

* 💪  [CoreUI PRO Angular Admin Template](https://coreui.io/product/angular-dashboard-template/)
* 💪  [CoreUI PRO Bootstrap Admin Template](https://coreui.io/product/bootstrap-dashboard-template/)
* 💪  [CoreUI PRO Next.js Admin Template](https://coreui.io/product/next-js-dashboard-template/)
* 💪  [CoreUI PRO React Admin Template](https://coreui.io/product/react-dashboard-template/)
* 💪  [CoreUI PRO Vue Admin Template](https://coreui.io/product/vue-dashboard-template/)

## CoreUI PRO React Admin Templates

| Default Theme | Light Theme |
| --- | --- |
| [![CoreUI PRO React Admin Template](https://coreui.io/images/templates/coreui_pro_default_light_dark.webp)](https://coreui.io/product/react-dashboard-template/?theme=default) | [![CoreUI PRO React Admin Template](https://coreui.io/images/templates/coreui_pro_light_light_dark.webp)](https://coreui.io/product/react-dashboard-template/?theme=light)|

| Modern Theme | Bright Theme |
| --- | --- |
| [![CoreUI PRO React Admin Template](https://coreui.io/images/templates/coreui_pro_default_v3_light_dark.webp)](https://coreui.io/product/react-dashboard-template/?theme=modern) | [![CoreUI PRO React Admin Template](https://coreui.io/images/templates/coreui_pro_light_v3_light_dark.webp)](https://coreui.io/product/react-dashboard-template/?theme=bright)|

## Data Grid

CoreUI React Data Grid handles 100,000+ rows with sorting, filtering, virtualization, column pinning, inline editing and CSV export — using the same markup and stylesheet this template already uses.

```bash
npm install @coreui/react-data-grid
```

One license also covers JavaScript, Vue and Angular. It's a separate add-on, not part of CoreUI PRO.

- [React Data Grid](https://coreui.io/data-grid/react/?src=readme-free-react)
- [Documentation](https://coreui.io/data-grid/react/docs/getting-started/introduction/?src=readme-free-react)

## Scheduler

CoreUI React Scheduler ships six views — day, week, month, agenda, resources, and timeline — with drag & drop, RFC 5545 recurrence, and DST-safe time handling, using the same markup and stylesheet this template already uses.

```bash
npm install @coreui/react-scheduler
```

One license also covers JavaScript, Vue and Angular. It's a separate add-on, not part of CoreUI PRO.

- [React Scheduler](https://coreui.io/scheduler/react/?src=readme-free-react)
- [Documentation](https://coreui.io/scheduler/react/docs/getting-started/introduction/?src=readme-free-react)

## Quick Start

- [Download the latest release](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template/archive/refs/heads/main.zip)
- Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template.git`

### Installation

``` bash
$ npm install
```

or

``` bash
$ yarn install
```

### Basic usage

``` bash
# dev server with hot reload at http://localhost:3000
$ npm start 
```

or 

``` bash
# dev server with hot reload at http://localhost:3000
$ yarn start
```

Navigate to [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000). The app will automatically reload if you change any of the source files.

#### Build

Run `build` to build the project. The build artifacts will be stored in the `build/` directory.

```bash
# build for production with minification
$ npm run build
```

or

```bash
# build for production with minification
$ yarn build
```

## What's included

Within the download you'll find the following directories and files, logically grouping common assets and providing both compiled and minified variations. You'll see something like this:

```
coreui-free-react-admin-template
├── public/          # static files
│   ├── favicon.ico
│   └── manifest.json
│
├── src/             # project root
│   ├── assets/      # images, icons, etc.
│   ├── components/  # common components - header, footer, sidebar, etc.
│   ├── layouts/     # layout containers
│   ├── scss/        # scss styles
│   ├── views/       # application views
│   ├── _nav.jsx     # sidebar navigation config
│   ├── App.jsx
│   ├── index.jsx
│   ├── routes.js    # routes config
│   └── store.js     # template state example 
│
├── index.html       # html template
├── ...
├── package.json
├── ...
└── vite.config.mjs  # vite config
```

## AI-Friendly Development

This template is optimized for AI-assisted development with comprehensive context files and documentation:

### Context Files
- **`.cursorrules`** - Comprehensive AI context file with project conventions, patterns, and guidelines for working with React, CoreUI, and the template architecture
- **`ARCHITECTURE.md`** - Detailed technical documentation covering the project structure, component hierarchy, routing system, state management, and build pipeline
- **`DEVELOPMENT.md`** - Practical developer guide with setup instructions, development workflows, code examples, and best practices

### Code Documentation
- All React components include detailed JSDoc comments with parameter types and descriptions
- Inline documentation explaining complex logic and patterns
- PropTypes definitions for runtime type checking

### Benefits for AI Coding Assistants

When using AI coding assistants like Cursor, Claude Code, or GitHub Copilot, these context files help the AI to:

- **Understand the Stack**: Recognize that this is a React 19 application using CoreUI React components (not Tailwind CSS or other frameworks)
- **Follow Patterns**: Generate code that matches the project's component structure and conventions
- **Use Correct Components**: Suggest appropriate CoreUI React components from `@coreui/react`
- **Maintain Code Style**: Follow ESLint and Prettier rules automatically
- **Respect Architecture**: Work within the established routing, state management, and styling patterns

Simply open the project in your AI-enabled IDE, and the assistant will automatically have context about the React architecture, CoreUI React component usage, development workflows, and coding standards.

## Documentation

The documentation for the CoreUI Admin Template is hosted at our website [CoreUI for React](https://coreui.io/react/docs/templates/installation/)

## Components

CoreUI React.js Admin Templates are built on top of CoreUI and CoreUI PRO UI components libraries, including all of these components.

- [React Accordion](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/accordion/)
- [React Alert](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/alert/)
- [React Autocomplete](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/autocomplete/) **PRO**
- [React Avatar](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/avatar/)
- [React Badge](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/badge/)
- [React Breadcrumb](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/breadcrumb/)
- [React Button](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/button/)
- [React Button Group](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/button-group/)
- [React Callout](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/callout/)
- [React Card](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/card/)
- [React Carousel](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/carousel/)
- [React Checkbox](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/checkbox/)
- [React Close Button](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/close-button/)
- [React Collapse](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/collapse/)
- [React Date Picker](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/date-picker/) **PRO**
- [React Date Range Picker](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/date-range-picker/) **PRO**
- [React Dropdown](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/dropdown/)
- [React Floating Labels](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/floating-labels/)
- [React Footer](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/footer/)
- [React Header](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/header/)
- [React Image](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/image/)
- [React Input](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/input/)
- [React Input Group](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/input-group/)
- [React List Group](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/list-group/)
- [React Loading Button](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/loading-button/) **PRO**
- [React Modal](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/modal/)
- [React Multi Select](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/multi-select/) **PRO**
- [React Navs & Tabs](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/navs-tabs/)
- [React Navbar](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/navbar/)
- [React Offcanvas](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/offcanvas/)
- [React One Time Password Input](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/one-time-password-input/) **PRO**
- [React Pagination](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/pagination/)
- [React Password Input](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/password-input/) **PRO**
- [React Placeholder](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/placeholder/)
- [React Popover](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/popover/)
- [React Progress](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/progress/)
- [React Radio](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/radio/)
- [React Range](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/range/)
- [React Range Slider](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/range-slider/) **PRO**
- [React Rating](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/rating/)
- [React Select](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/select/)
- [React Sidebar](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/sidebar/)
- [React Smart Pagination](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/smart-pagination/) **PRO**
- [React Smart Table](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/smart-table/) **PRO**
- [React Spinner](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/spinner/)
- [React Stepper](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/stepper/) **PRO**
- [React Switch](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/switch/)
- [React Table](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/table/)
- [React Textarea](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/textarea/)
- [React Time Picker](https://coreui.io/react/docs/forms/time-picker/) **PRO**
- [React Toast](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/toast/)
- [React Tooltip](https://coreui.io/react/docs/components/tooltip/)

## Versioning

For transparency into our release cycle and in striving to maintain backward compatibility, CoreUI Free Admin Template is maintained under [the Semantic Versioning guidelines](http://semver.org/).

See [the Releases section of our project](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template/releases) for changelogs for each release version.

## Creators

**Łukasz Holeczek**

* <https://twitter.com/lukaszholeczek>
* <https://github.com/mrholek>

**Andrzej Kopański**

* <https://github.com/xidedix>

**CoreUI Team**

* <https://twitter.com/core_ui>
* <https://github.com/coreui>
* <https://github.com/orgs/coreui/people>

## Community

Get updates on CoreUI's development and chat with the project maintainers and community members.

- Follow [@core_ui on Twitter](https://twitter.com/core_ui).
- Read and subscribe to [CoreUI Blog](https://coreui.ui/blog/).

## Support CoreUI Development

CoreUI is an MIT-licensed open source project and is completely free to use. However, the amount of effort needed to maintain and develop new features for the project is not sustainable without proper financial backing. You can support development by buying the [CoreUI PRO](https://coreui.io/pricing/?framework=react&src=github-coreui-free-react-admin-template) or by becoming a sponsor via [Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/coreui/).

## Copyright and License

copyright 2026 creativeLabs Łukasz Holeczek.   

Code released under [the MIT license](https://github.com/coreui/coreui-free-react-admin-template/blob/main/LICENSE).

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