Octopus

Octopus is a free, responsive Bootstrap 3 HTML5 admin dashboard template distributed by ThemeWagon and created by Colorlib, designed to give developers a multi-page starting point for control panels and web application backends. The package ships as over 60 HTML files plus CSS, SCSS, JavaScript sources, and documentation, so you can open the dashboard directly in a browser or integrate it into a server-rendered app.

What is Octopus?

Octopus is a free, multi-page admin dashboard template built on Bootstrap v3.3.0 with FontAwesome icons and Google Fonts. It takes static HTML, CSS/SCSS, and JavaScript assets and produces a complete responsive dashboard interface—including a collapsible sidebar, sticky navigation, charts, maps, forms, tables, and 12+ custom pages—that runs in any modern browser. The template is created by Colorlib and published on ThemeWagon under a license that allows commercial use.

Key Features

• Bootstrap v3.3.0 — Built on Bootstrap 3.3.0 with FontAwesome font icons and Google Fonts, using the classic jQuery-based Bootstrap stack rather than a modern framework.
• 4 different layouts — Includes four distinct layout options, with sticky navigation and a collapsible sidebar menu that supports multi-level dropdowns.
• 20+ UI elements and 12+ custom pages — Serves up more than 20 UI elements and over 12 custom pages including timeline, calendar, invoice, user profile, media gallery, breadcrumb, and pricing tables.
• Charts and maps — Ships with basic, real-time, flot, morris, circular, gauge, and liquid chart types plus a vector map and map builder for custom maps, backed by plugins like Peity, Sparklines, Mapael, and Jvectormap.
• Forms with validation — Includes basic and advanced forms with custom validation, form layouts, wizards, code editor (CodeMirror), X-editable, TouchSpin, Datepicker, and DropzoneJS uploads.
• Advanced tables — Provides advanced, editable, Ajax, and pricing table examples built on the Bootstrap Table plugin.
• Extensive documentation — Comes with written documentation and all library/plugin files included in the download package.

Who is it for?

• Backend developers — who want a ready-made UI shell for a web application's admin area without designing from scratch.
• Startup teams — that need a free internal tool dashboard for managing users, orders, or analytics.
• Frontend developers learning Bootstrap — who can use the 60+ HTML files and SCSS sources as reference code.

What can you do with Octopus?

• Build a control panel for an IoT or SaaS product using the four layouts, collapsible sidebar, and sticky navigation.
• Design a data-heavy dashboard with the bundled chart types (flot, morris, circular, gauge) and map plugins.
• Assemble a user management interface using the user profile page, tables, forms, and editable table examples.
• Create an internal tool for billing or CRM by combining invoice, pricing tables, timeline, and calendar pages.

Pricing

Octopus is free to download from ThemeWagon. It is open source, can be used in commercial projects, and comes with lifetime free updates, with the download delivered by email link.

Alternatives

• Sufee – another free admin dashboard template from ThemeWagon built on Bootstrap 4.
• Volt – a free Bootstrap 5 HTML5 admin dashboard template, also from ThemeWagon.
• Berry – a free React admin dashboard template, for teams that prefer a component-based front end.

FAQ

Is Octopus free?

Yes, Octopus is free to download from ThemeWagon and is open source. You can use it in commercial projects, and it includes lifetime free updates.

What Bootstrap version does Octopus use?

Octopus is built on Bootstrap v3.3.0, so it uses the jQuery-based Bootstrap 3 component model rather than Bootstrap 4 or 5.

What files are included in the download?

The download includes over 60 HTML files, CSS and SCSS source files, JavaScript source files, documentation, font icons, and library/plugin files such as Flot, Morris, Peity, Jvectormap, and CodeMirror.

Does Octopus include charts and maps?

Yes, it provides basic, real-time, flot, morris, circular, gauge, and liquid chart types, plus a vector map and map builder for custom maps.