Hope UI

Hope UI is a free, open-source Bootstrap 5 design system and admin dashboard template created by Iqonic Design, used for building responsive admin panels and websites without starting from scratch.

What is Hope UI?

Hope UI is a free open source Bootstrap 5 design system and admin dashboard created by Iqonic Design. It takes SCSS source files, Handlebars (HBS) partials, and Gulp build tasks as input, and produces a fully compiled and minified HTML dashboard with CSS, JavaScript, and vendor assets. The project includes demo pages, 100+ coded elements and widgets, and supports color modes, RTL direction, and layout customization.

Key Features

Hope UI includes the following concrete tools and build options:

• Bootstrap 5 base — Built on Bootstrap 5 with SCSS component-based styling, so you can customize variables and components with the familiar Bootstrap theming workflow.
• SCSS and Gulp build — Source files include SCSS organized into custom, dark, rtl, and hope-ui-design-system layers; Gulp tasks handle watch, build, and production compilation via npm scripts (npm run watch, npm run build).
• Handlebars templating — HTML templates are written as HBS partials, enabling reusable layouts and includes across the dashboard pages.
• 100+ coded elements and widgets — Comes with pre-built UI elements such as forms, buttons, charts (Apex Charts), kanban boards, pricing pages, and an auth layout, all styled with SCSS.
• Color mode and direction mode — Includes dark.scss and rtl.scss files, so you can switch to dark mode or right-to-left layout by including the relevant compiled CSS.
• 30+ menu styles — Offers multiple menu layout styles, including boxed, boxed-fancy, default, dual-compact, dual-horizontal, horizontal, and simple, selectable via the customizer.
• Fully responsive — The layout is responsive for mobile screens without losing resolution, per the project description.
• Demo pages and documentation — Ships with a live demo, a full documentation site, and a public roadmap for feature requests.

Who is it for?

Hope UI is for developers, designers, and startups who need a pre-built admin dashboard or website foundation. Developers can use the SCSS and HBS source to quickly prototype custom admin dashboards; designers can reference the Figma community UI kit to create mockups; and business owners can deploy the compiled HTML to get a responsive admin panel for performance monitoring.

What can you do with Hope UI?

Here are the main tasks users can accomplish with Hope UI:

• Developers: Spin up an admin dashboard by downloading the repo or running npm install, then editing SCSS variables and HBS partials to match a client's brand; the Gulp build outputs production-ready CSS and JS.
• Startups: Launch a web app's admin area quickly using the pre-coded pages for authentication, pricing, kanban, and UI kit sections rather than building each page manually.
• UI designers: Use the free Figma community file to design dashboard interfaces in the same visual language as the code, reducing handoff friction.

How does Hope UI work?

Hope UI uses a standard Node.js/Gulp workflow. Download the GitHub archive or clone the repo, then run npm install to install dependencies. For development, run npm run watch to compile SCSS and assets on file changes; when ready, run npm run build to output minified production files into the dist folder. The dist directory contains index.html and dashboard pages with pre-linked CSS and JS, ready to open or deploy.

FAQ

These are common questions about Hope UI's usage and setup:

Is Hope UI free?

Yes, Hope UI is free and open source. The code is released under the MIT License, and you can also download it from GitHub or Iqonic Design without cost.

What versions of Hope UI are available?

Besides the HTML version, Iqonic Design offers Vue JS, React JS, and Laravel dashboards based on Hope UI, as well as a Figma community UI kit. Each version includes the same design language and components adapted to its framework.

Does Hope UI support dark mode and RTL?

Yes. The SCSS source includes dedicated dark.scss and rtl.scss files, and the compiled CSS provides color mode and direction mode options that you can enable via the customizer or by including the appropriate stylesheet.

Can I use Hope UI for commercial projects?

The code and documentation are copyrighted by IQONIC, but the code is released under the MIT License. The page links to Iqonic's license page for terms; since it is MIT, commercial use is generally allowed, but verify the specific license page for any additional restrictions.

What are the system requirements to build Hope UI?

You need Node.js and npm installed, then run npm install, npm run watch for development, and npm run build for production. No backend or database is required for the HTML version.