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Free design templates don’t have to be unattractive, inaccurate and boring. Some web-sites offer high quality templates for the best price you would ever get – for free. You can download Flash-based templates as well as CSS-based layouts absolutely free; furthermore, you can use them for your personal and commercial projects without any restrictions whatsoever. Still, before using some of the templates, throw a glance at the license agreements – they’re changing all the time. Links checked: July/2nd. 2008

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Free CSS-Based Design Templates

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Sven Lennartz

The Co-Founder of Smashing Magazine. Former writer, web designer, freelancer and webworker. Author of several books. Runs the business.

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  1. 1
    Raj
    February 14th, 2007 6:43 am

    Great stuff guys! I really don’t know how much time it takes for your guys to compile such a list of excellent resources but it takes a lot of time for me to digest it all! Keep up the good work!

    Thank you!

    Reply
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    Biz Man
    February 14th, 2007 6:54 am

    Wow, what a great list, definitely bookmarked.

    Reply
  3. 3
    StyleSpion
    February 14th, 2007 7:37 am

    The 3 screenshots on top are damn ugly. But it’s still a great list. Thanks.

    Reply
  4. 4
    Paul Rand
    February 14th, 2007 11:31 am

    These are Fugly

    Reply
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    Michoacano
    February 14th, 2007 12:14 pm

    OMG……

    Reply
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    Troy
    February 14th, 2007 12:26 pm

    I Just want to say..Outstanding.
    we own a link site or two..and we will be Glad to add you for free and Man..I could spend years on this site and still not find everything!

    Beautiful..This totally rocks!

    Thanks..
    Troy

    Reply
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    Homeboy
    February 14th, 2007 2:29 pm

    Classy stuff!

    Reply
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    Michael
    February 14th, 2007 3:05 pm

    Well, its obvious why they are free.
    You really do get what you (don’t) pay for :-)

    Reply
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    Der Klempner
    February 14th, 2007 4:05 pm

    Great list. Lotsa stuff right here, even quality one. Thx 4 sharing it. Will take hours to view all :O) and then save days when not reinventing the wheel/layout.

    My 2 cent

    Der Klempner

    Reply
  10. 10
    Fran6
    February 14th, 2007 4:27 pm

    As always a great article ! But now I have so many bookmarks and not enough time to discover all of them !!!

    Reply
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    Navdeep
    February 14th, 2007 5:13 pm

    A very good collection of Links.

    Reply
  12. 12
    Ivan Minic
    February 14th, 2007 5:17 pm

    Great selection!

    Reply
  13. 13
    loops
    February 14th, 2007 8:13 pm

    Thanks for this nice list, great resource once again!

    Reply
  14. 14
    krash
    February 15th, 2007 12:25 am

    i cant believe you posted these templates. reminds me of when I first started designing.

    Reply
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    Christophe
    February 15th, 2007 1:39 am

    Man you guys have been publishing some really useful posts. I think it would also be nice if you guys created a Del.icio.us account to tag and store all the links that come up on this blog.

    Reply
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    Mike Walker
    February 15th, 2007 1:52 am

    Great compile guys!

    Reply
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    insomnity
    February 15th, 2007 12:51 pm

    wow. another great post!

    thanks.

    Reply
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    Darrel Fryer
    February 17th, 2007 5:55 am

    Hired MoxyWebDesign.com to create a website template – WHAT A DISASTER – they couldn’t even get my logo right – I’m ashamed of how ugly my site has become. If anyone out there can do better please contact me asap and tell your clients to beware MoxyWebDesign – this company is a total scam – they can’t do anything right at all

    Reply
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    Stuart
    February 17th, 2007 8:00 pm

    Seems kinda like plagiarism to me… offering free layouts really disturbs the functioning of our creative juices in the design industry.

    Reply
  20. 20
    meryl
    February 22nd, 2007 12:49 am

    Looks like Francey lost the domain name to a squatter.

    Reply
  21. 21
    rob
    February 28th, 2007 8:13 pm

    Thanks,

    really a lot of links…

    Reply
  22. 22
    Brad Pugh
    March 10th, 2007 9:54 am

    These guys boast “web designers” – there is only – and she stinks

    Reply
  23. 23
    LGR
    March 10th, 2007 4:04 am

    Don’t have time to check them all out? I pick the best five that are worth your time

    Reply
  24. 24
    Thale
    May 22nd, 2007 10:31 pm

    Excellent post! Just bookmarked…
    Thanks!

    Reply
  25. 25
    Michael
    June 1st, 2007 2:41 am

    I’m writing about some free template sources but you’ve done it, this is it!
    This probably took you hours to make it, but now it is a valuable information for anybody searching for templates.
    Cheers!

    Reply
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    Nikhil
    June 15th, 2007 7:40 pm

    Great job, realy useful

    Reply
  27. 27
    dx-xel
    June 16th, 2007 11:05 am

    great list…very useful for me..thanks..:-)

    Reply
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    Sean
    June 22nd, 2007 1:38 pm

    Don’t forget Themebot.com. Probably one of the only web design template sites that actually donates back to the open source software projects.

    Reply
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    FreeBSD
    July 18th, 2007 9:31 pm

    Are you keeping this list up to date? There are a few new sites that aren’t listed here (yet?)

    Reply
  30. 30
    puika
    July 30th, 2007 3:12 am

    Thanks for free tempalates great list,please continue your project.

    Reply
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    igre
    August 8th, 2007 9:40 pm

    Does anybody know where professional CSS templates could be purchased exclusively? Some of these free designs are great, but I would prefer a totally custom design only for my page. There are a lot of designers but they don’t have already made templates if you want exclusive designed site – they design it after you order.

    Reply
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    Sven Fischer
    August 28th, 2007 1:38 am

    Hi,

    verry cool Design Templates – great work.
    Verry thanks and greetings from Germany

    Sven Fischer

    Reply
  33. 33
    Sharnee
    September 4th, 2007 12:47 pm

    Groups: I disagree with you. So many people are blogging at the moment that it’s unrealistic to expect the average Blogger to have to pay so much money for something so simple.

    If someone can make a living my designing only Blogger templates, then Kudos to them. I only design them because I love doing so and I am just tired of generic and boring designs.
    It’s not plagiarism if I have made them and distribute them. Ever heard of Creative Commons?

    Reply
  34. 34
    Sally
    October 19th, 2007 1:04 am

    Wow! Too much services are mentioned.
    Thanks you, I find some useful sites with a great variety of website templates.

    Reply
  35. 35
    JLGraham
    October 23rd, 2007 11:58 am

    Wow, that is one indepth list. Could I use it on my website, the entire list? I always like to get permission first.
    Jess

    Reply
  36. 36
    James
    January 8th, 2008 8:47 am

    i need bookmark it,really like it

    Reply
  37. 37
    Brij
    February 12th, 2008 4:11 am

    Hi,
    I am a SEO I really thanks you for creating such great resource page.
    Here is much services are mentioned. I find some useful sites with a great variety of website resource for SEO.
    Continue your project….

    Reply
  38. 38
    Kevin
    February 16th, 2008 1:23 am

    Ginger Ninja! = not online anymore for templates

    Reply
  39. 39
    Martin
    March 6th, 2008 9:45 am

    Great list. It is all listed in one place :-)

    Reply
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    Mr.Askarinejad
    March 19th, 2008 12:25 am

    Hi,
    Can i request for design a template for my weblog?
    If you can i want a template for my weblog. that in first page visitors can choos one of a these language: English العربيه فارسي
    I want it get very beatiful and formal.
    I can instead of it’s mony.advertise your site to my friend.
    you can send it to my mail
    Tancks a lot

    Reply
  41. 41
    charan kumar
    May 22nd, 2008 2:30 am

    it’s very good job

    Reply
  42. 42
    Danhbaweb20.com
    May 25th, 2008 11:27 pm

    thanks you very much.

    Reply
  43. 43
    Joy
    June 8th, 2008 11:23 pm

    WOOOO
    good inspiration i must say =)
    keep up the good work!

    Reply
  44. 44
    Amanda
    July 2nd, 2008 7:58 am

    I found some excellent, simple, attractive designs through OSWD (Open Source Web Design) and customized one (the author/designer made everything extremely easy by using comments throughout the code) to create a site for a non-profit for which I volunteer.

    For a designer developing a site for free on a very tight schedule with only some knowledge of code, some of the designs on these sites are a life-saver! Yay for the generosity of talented folks and the miracle of “the internets”! :)

    Reply
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    jCit!
    July 11th, 2008 8:36 pm

    i just found this website and as a graphic designer and web-master i gotta say that u guyz are doing a heck of a job!!!! this is amazing. i have found not only resources to imply them to my works but also a lot of new ideas… you guyyz rock!!! and like i say up in Washington Heights, ny “THATZ WAZZUP!!!”

    Reply
  46. 46
    Nancy
    July 28th, 2008 11:47 pm

    Hello,
    you say right that for download free templates ya its right and healthy way to get your site looking great and attractive from others.

    Reply
  47. 47
    Sudhir Biswal
    August 16th, 2008 11:28 pm

    Awesome!!!!!

    SK Bee!!!

    Reply
  48. 48
    mele
    August 25th, 2008 1:40 am

    its no good stuff, this is the bad design… =\

    Reply
  49. 49
    Sukabumi
    September 1st, 2008 7:23 pm

    Thanks for saving my times

    Reply
  50. 50
    Dmitri
    September 19th, 2008 9:16 am

    Good job, guys!

    Reply
  51. 51
    stefan
    October 7th, 2008 12:02 pm

    amazing site, amazing job

    big THANKS

    Reply
  52. 52
    mehrooda
    October 18th, 2008 2:15 am

    its no good stuff, this is the bad design………………..
    Beautiful..This totally rocks!

    Thanks..

    Reply
  53. 53
    Maysa Tsang
    October 21st, 2008 1:44 pm

    Bookmarked.
    Why haven’t I found this earlier?!

    Reply
  54. 54
    Flash Designer
    October 31st, 2008 10:36 am

    Nice collection of cool links, thanks for sharing here.

    Reply
  55. 55
    nick
    November 6th, 2008 3:58 pm

    Seems like a lot of you cannot speak or type right…

    “THANKS YOU”
    “This Great links there me!”
    “i need boklkmark it i like it lot!”

    Anyway, good set of links here. :)

    Reply
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    star
    November 18th, 2008 12:49 am

    I found this earlier !!!
    thanks…

    Reply
  57. 57
    Auyana
    December 9th, 2008 11:55 am

    Outstanding collection! Thanks a lot!

    Reply
  58. 58
    nakliye
    December 12th, 2008 1:51 pm

    Ctrl + D ;)

    Thnks

    Reply
  59. 59
    hans
    December 18th, 2008 1:01 pm

    but…the screenshots are so …… not beautiful….

    Reply
  60. 60
    azial
    December 18th, 2008 11:16 pm

    hmmmm?your site is, i don’t know..i didn’t test it yet..

    Reply
  61. 61
    Gordon
    December 26th, 2008 12:25 pm

    Hi. Good site.

    Reply
  62. 62
    james
    January 18th, 2009 11:00 am

    Great job guys. keep up the good work

    Reply
  63. 63
    Ada
    February 4th, 2009 2:49 am

    Excellent!

    Reply
  64. 64
    Saj
    February 6th, 2009 3:02 pm

    Wow….grttttttt guys…I lov uuuuuuuu

    Reply
  65. 65
    andi
    February 26th, 2009 5:56 pm

    thank you very much

    Reply
  66. 66
    hobi
    February 27th, 2009 3:59 am

    good templates. thanks!

    Reply
  67. 67
    Srobert2
    March 13th, 2009 1:58 pm

    Very good materials. Thank you very much.

    Reply
  68. 68
    Marcin
    March 17th, 2009 1:04 pm

    Thank you for free tempalates list.

    Reply
  69. 69
    Woro
    March 29th, 2009 11:18 am

    It’s a very good collection of Links. Thanks!

    Reply
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    Castalia
    April 16th, 2009 12:23 pm

    Hello. The summer night is like a perfection of thought.
    I am from Monaco and bad know English, tell me right I wrote the following sentence: “Cheap airline tickets information and resources at abilogic.”

    Thank you very much :-(. Castalia.

    Reply
  71. 71
    jansi
    April 22nd, 2009 5:18 am

    Thanks for this links.. i use this.. its a very interesting blog…

    Reply
  72. 72
    hemang shah
    May 5th, 2009 10:18 pm

    good design all of the design i would like to rss logo this look is fine

    Reply
  73. 73
    faridhidayat
    May 10th, 2009 7:17 am

    i love u baby, thank you

    Reply
  74. 74
    RD
    May 17th, 2009 4:29 pm

    I am looking for newsletter templates, searched a lot but did not find any good sources. Smashingmagazine publish something on newsletters, I feel you guys tend to ignore it to an extent.

    Reply
  75. 75
    Palguna
    May 27th, 2009 1:46 am

    Nice collection. Keep updating.

    Reply
  76. 76
    Lu
    June 3rd, 2009 7:32 pm

    I need a simple html newsletter template that I can give to my coworkers and they can customize…….

    help….I need simple!

    Reply
  77. 77
    arezoo
    June 26th, 2009 11:57 pm

    wow.tanks.
    kheili mamnoon

    Reply
  78. 78
    nazrul Islam
    July 14th, 2009 10:57 pm

    Thank for you, nice presentation

    Reply
  79. 79
    FLiTz
    July 17th, 2009 8:28 am

    these are fuglinks.. fugly links. lol, for blogger users

    Reply
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    ramya
    August 24th, 2009 9:28 pm

    Not bad..

    Reply
  81. 81
    Free Blogger templates
    August 25th, 2009 11:50 pm

    Great templates,

    best regard
    Free Blogger templates

    Reply
  82. 82
    durosawo olugbenga
    September 4th, 2009 1:46 am

    i like to join the company thanks

    Reply
  83. 83
    L . Hachimi
    September 6th, 2009 3:57 pm

    Impressive templates…

    Reply
  84. 84
    binarybloom
    October 8th, 2009 1:20 am

    great list of resource. thanks. another good free site for open source css templates

    Reply
  85. 85
    Maxi
    January 16th, 2010 7:42 am

    Fantastic list. Thank you

    Reply
  86. 86
    Medha
    January 19th, 2010 9:35 pm

    A very good collection of Links,Impressive templates…
    good free site for open source css templates.

    Thank for you, nice presentation.

    Reply
  87. 87
    Gops
    February 3rd, 2010 4:06 pm

    Nice collection. Good work.. Keep updating

    This site got some good collections: http://freetemplates.dezinehub.com

    Reply
  88. 88
    Reynold Hugh
    February 4th, 2010 2:33 am

    All templates are really an Artistic Work and useful and I really liked it! Thanks for sharing these precious templates and I have a question that what can I use to edit a CSS website template?

    Reply
  89. 89
    Garen
    February 15th, 2010 2:00 am

    Sometimes the best things life are free. In this case free templates are great!
    Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
  90. 90
    zidan
    March 9th, 2010 5:55 am

    Nice Template… Thanks for share.

    Regards
    ceriwis

    Reply
  91. 91
    Reynold Hugh
    March 16th, 2010 1:53 am

    These are indeed Creative Templates and very useful also! I want to know that what I can use to edit a CSS website template. Thanks for sharing!
    CSS Web Templates

    Reply
  92. 92
    JRoy
    March 16th, 2010 6:34 am

    Thanks for sharing! The best free ecommerce and free Zen Cart templates I’ve seen. I’ve used one for my site.

    Reply
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