Sample Website Templates is an open-source GitHub repository that curates 160+ free HTML5 and Bootstrap website templates, each with a clickable live example hosted on the repository's GitHub Pages site at sathish2905.github.io/sample-website-templates.
What is Sample Website Templates?
Sample Website Templates is a directory-style GitHub project by user Sathish2905 that lists over 160 downloadable website templates in a single table. Every entry pairs a template folder name (for example, 3-col-portfolio, bestro-restaurant-bootstrap-html5-template, sb-admin-2) with an embedded live example link, so visitors can preview a template in the browser before taking the code. The repository itself runs on GitHub Pages to render those examples and is organized entirely around static HTML5, CSS, and Bootstrap markup rather than a JavaScript framework or build tool.
Key Features
- Live examples for every template — each of the 160+ rows in the table links to a publicly hosted preview on GitHub Pages, so you can test responsiveness and behavior without downloading anything.
- Broad template category coverage — the collection spans corporate business sites (like
businessline,enlive,vone), portfolio and resume templates (iam,me-resume,free-portfolio), real estate designs (aerosky,park-city), restaurant sites (bestro,treehut), admin dashboards (sb-admin,insight,matrix), coming-soon pages (ace,alive,blazer), and more. - Bootstrap and HTML5 based — nearly every template is built on the Bootstrap framework with semantic HTML5 markup, making them responsive across mobile and desktop viewports.
- Multiple StartBootstrap templates included — the repository bundles classic StartBootstrap designs such as
startbootstrap-agency-1.0.2,startbootstrap-clean-blog-1.0.2, andstartbootstrap-grayscale-1.0.3, giving you a stable of well-known, battle-tested layouts. - Open to contributions — the README asks users to star the project and states that pull requests are highly appreciated, so the template list grows through community additions.
- Simple table-of-contents navigation — all templates are listed in one clean markdown table with template name and live example link, making it easy to scan or search for a specific design.
Who is it for?
- Web developers and front-end learners — use the collection as a reference library to study how common Bootstrap layouts (navbars, hero sections, pricing tables, contact forms) are assembled and to copy a starting point for client or personal projects.
- Freelancers and agency designers — quickly match a project's niche (restaurant, real estate, fitness, photography) to a ready-made template and adapt it, skipping the blank-page phase.
- Small business owners — scan the live examples to compare designs for their business type and hand a chosen template to a developer for customization.
- Students and coding bootcamp attendees — use the variety of example sites to practice identifying HTML structure, Bootstrap grid systems, and responsive breakpoints.
What can you do with Sample Website Templates?
- Rapid prototyping: download a template like
creative-bee-corporate-free-html5-web-templateand repurpose its layout to mock up a new client's corporate homepage in an afternoon. - Learning Bootstrap patterns: open the live example for a template such as
car-repair-html5-bootstrap-templateto see how carousel sliders, service sections, and contact forms are structured in plain HTML5/Bootstrap. - Launching a coming-soon page: choose one of the many coming-soon templates (
next-responsive-coming-soon-bootstrap-template,moon-free-bootstrap-coming-soon-template) and replace the placeholder text with your launch announcement in hours. - Building an admin interface: start from
free-bootstrap-admin-template-dreamorhybrid-bootstrap-admin-templateto create a dashboard layout with sidebar navigation and chart-ready sections.
