Kross

Kross is a free, MIT-licensed personal portfolio website template built with Bootstrap 4 by Themefisher for showcasing creative work.

What is Kross?

Kross is a personal portfolio website template created by Themefisher, a design agency. It is built with Bootstrap 4.5 and jQuery 3.5.1, and it provides a set of pre-designed pages you can customize to present your portfolio, blog, and contact information. You download the source, edit the HTML and CSS in the theme folder, and publish it as a static site.

Key Features

• Bootstrap 4.5 foundation — The template is built on Bootstrap v4.5, giving you a responsive grid and component library that works across devices.
• Six ready-made pages — Includes Home, About, Portfolio, Blog, Blog Details, and Contact pages, each with a live preview link in the demo.
• jQuery 3.5.1 and plugins — Bundles jQuery 3.5.1 with Slick (for carousels) and Shuffle (for filterable portfolio grids).
• Themify Icons — Uses the Themify icon set for UI elements; no icon font purchase required.
• Google Fonts integration — Typography pulls from Google Fonts, so you can swap font families in one place.
• Gulp build workflow — Includes a package.json with npm scripts: npm run dev for local live-reload development and npm run build to generate a production-ready theme folder.
• MIT code license — The code is free to use and modify; only the demo images are excluded from the license.

Who is it for?

• Freelance designers and developers — You need a clean, codeable portfolio to present case studies and get client inquiries.
• Creative professionals — Photographers, illustrators, and writers can publish a visually driven portfolio and a simple blog.
• Agencies — Small teams can spin up a multi-page site quickly and hand off a static build to clients.

What can you do with Kross?

• Designers: showcase a filterable portfolio with the Shuffle plugin and point clients to the contact page.
• Bloggers: publish posts with the Blog and Blog Details layouts, using the pre-built typography and comments section.
• Developers: customize the Gulp build, edit Sass variables, and create a static production build that can be hosted anywhere.

How does Kross work?

Download the template from GitHub, then either open the index.html file directly in a browser for basic editing, or install Node and Gulp to run npm install, npm run dev for live preview, and npm run build for a production build. The build process produces a theme folder containing all your changes, ready to upload to any web server.

Pricing

Kross is free to use. The code is released under the MIT license, so there is no cost and no attribution requirement for the code itself.

FAQ

Is Kross free to use?

Yes, the template is free and open-source under the MIT license. You can use it for personal or commercial projects without paying a fee. The only restriction is the license on the demo images, which are not included in the open-source license.

What pages are included in the Kross template?

The template includes six pages: Home, About, Portfolio, Blog, Blog Details, and Contact. Each page has a dedicated layout and can be customized in the theme folder.

Does Kross require a build system?

No. The basic usage is to edit the HTML and CSS files in the theme folder and open index.html in a browser. For live reload and a production build, you can use the included Gulp workflow with Node.js.

Can I use Kross for a commercial client project?

Yes, the MIT license permits commercial use. You can modify the code and include it in client work, but you cannot redistribute the demo images under this license.

What third-party libraries does Kross use?

Kross uses Bootstrap 4.5, jQuery 3.5.1, Google Fonts, Themify Icons, Slick, and Shuffle. These are included as resources and are subject to their own licenses.