open-admin

open-admin is an open-source Laravel package that builds a full administrative interface with CRUD backends from a few lines of code, forked from laravel-admin and rebuilt on Bootstrap 5 with vanilla JavaScript.

What is open-admin?

open-admin is an administrative interface builder for Laravel that lets developers create CRUD backends with minimal code. It runs on Laravel 7.0+ and PHP 7.3+, takes Eloquent model definitions and grid/form configurations as input, and produces a ready-to-use admin panel at the /admin route with default admin/admin login. The package is maintained by the open-admin-org on GitHub and is MIT licensed.

Key Features

• Bootstrap 5 UI — The frontend is rebuilt on Bootstrap 5 and vanilla JavaScript, removing the jQuery dependency present in the original laravel-admin.
• CRUD scaffolding — Build list grids, forms, and detail pages for Eloquent models with only a few lines of PHP code.
• Configurable installation — After publishing, config/admin.php lets you change the install directory, database connection, and table names.
• Official extensions — Provides extensions for media management, config management, sortable grids, CkEditor, API testing, cron scheduling, log viewing, page designing, exception reporting, and Redis management.
• Built-in plugins — Integrates Axios, Choicesjs, Font-awesome, Moment, LeafletJS with OpenStreetMaps, Sweetalert2, Toastify, Flatpickr, Sortablejs, Nprogress, Dual-Listbox, and Coloris.
• MIT licensed — Free to use and modify for personal and commercial projects.

Who should use open-admin?

• Laravel developers — Who need to quickly generate a functional admin panel without writing frontend code, using grid and form builders.
• Agencies and freelancers — Building CRUD-heavy backends for clients who want a fast, self-hosted admin interface with a modern Bootstrap 5 look.
• Project maintainers — Who want an extensible admin area with tools like log viewing, Redis management, and API testing built in.

What can you do with open-admin?

• Admin panel generation — Scaffold list, create, edit, and delete views for any Eloquent model with grid and form builders.
• File management — Use the media-manager extension to browse and manage local files through a web interface.
• API testing — Use the api-tester extension to make and inspect API calls directly from the admin panel.
• Log monitoring — Use the log-viewer extension to read Laravel logs without leaving the admin.

How does open-admin work?

Installing open-admin requires a Laravel application with a configured database. Run composer require open-admin-org/open-admin, publish assets and config with php artisan vendor:publish --provider="OpenAdmin\Admin\AdminServiceProvider", then execute php artisan admin:install. After installation, the panel is accessible at /admin with the default credentials admin/admin.

Pros and cons

• Pros — No jQuery dependency (lighter frontend), modern Bootstrap 5 UI, active extension list, easy installation.
• Cons — Smaller community than its parent laravel-admin; extension compatibility is tied to open-admin v1.x versions.

Alternatives

• laravel-admin — The original project by z-song that open-admin forked; it uses a jQuery-based UI.
• Voyager — A Laravel admin package with a built-in BREAD generator and page builder.

FAQ

Is open-admin free?

Yes, open-admin is released under the MIT License and is free to use in personal and commercial projects.

What are the requirements for open-admin?

It requires PHP 7.3.0 or higher, Laravel 7.0.0 or higher, and the Fileinfo PHP extension.

How do I change the admin path?

After publishing config with vendor:publish, edit the config/admin.php file and change the install directory setting.

Does open-admin work without jQuery?

Yes, open-admin was rebuilt on Bootstrap 5 and vanilla JavaScript, removing jQuery from the admin interface.

Can I extend open-admin?

Yes, open-admin supports extension development; the official extensions are listed in the repository and you can create your own following the extension development docs.