Top 7 Free Moodle Themes — 2019 Update

Final Update in July, 2019. Check out our Summer of 2019 Update:

Data for Q1, 2019,

1. adaptable theme_adaptable

   10,701

    
2. essential theme_essential

   10,057

    
3. academi theme_academi

   4,812

    
4. klass theme_klass

   4,468

    
5. eguru theme_eguru

   3,716

    
6. aardvark theme_aardvark

   3,626

    
7. moove theme_moove

   3,625

    
8. fordson theme_fordson

   3,533

    
9. bootstrap theme_bootstrap

   3,480

    
10. base theme_base

    2,342

     

Most downloaded Moodle themes 2019 Q1

1. adaptable theme_adaptable

   19k

    
2. eguru theme_eguru

   9k

    
3. moove theme_moove

   8k

    
4. essential theme_essential

   8k

    
5. klass theme_klass

   7k

    
6. fordson theme_fordson

   7k

    
7. academi theme_academi

   7k

    
8. enlightlite theme_enlightlite

   3k

    
9. aardvark theme_aardvark

   2k

    
10. snap theme_snap

    1k

     

Moodle themes with the most fans

1. adaptable theme_adaptable

   387

    
2. essential theme_essential

   353

    
3. aardvark theme_aardvark

   269

    
4. academi theme_academi

   243

    
5. eguru theme_eguru

   239

    
6. evolve-D theme_evolved

   230

    
7. BCU theme_bcu

   218

    
8. moove theme_moove

   184

    
9. fordson theme_fordson

   173

    
10. contemporary theme_contemporary

    170

     

Original 2017 Post

Moodle themes can greatly enhance the user experience for your Moodle site. Since the launch of Boost theme in Moodle 3.2 which turned the default Moodle looks astonishing. The bootstrap 4 based Boost theme brought many new cutting-edge features.
In this article, I will show the top 07 free Moodle themes of 2017. Contributed by Moodle theme designers, all these free Moodle themes are available for free of cost. The theme designers deserve a lot of accolades for consistently adding new features and keeping the themes compatible with latest Moodle versions.

Top 07 Free Moodle themes for 2017

1. Adaptable – The highly customizable two column fully responsive Moodle theme. Based on the popular Moodle theme – BCU. Adaptable has all the features of BCU theme along with many new features like – Layout Builders, Multiple front page course styles etc.
2. Essential – The second spot goes to another popular and well maintained Moodle theme – Essential. Essential Moodle theme is one of the most downloaded third-party Moodle theme ever. The theme is also awarded with the Reviewer’s choice award in the Moodle plugins directory.
3. Academi – Another clever and fully responsive free Moodle theme providing a seamless experience across multiple devices. Designed by LMSACE e-learning experts who are behind other popular themes like Enlightlite, Eguru, Klass etc.
4. Aardvark – The original menubar based Moodle theme. The theme is based on inspiring Flat UI and Google’s Material design. Currently compatible with Moodle 3.3 version.
5. Klass – Another highly popular Free Moodle theme by LMSACE team. The theme is suitable for schools, colleges, universities and other educational websites. The latest version is compatible with Moodle 3.4 which is the latest release of Moodle core.
6. Fordson – The child theme of Boost theme. Fordson provides enhanced homepage, innovative user dashboards, and other features for a better user experience.
7. Moove – One of the most modern, simple free moodle theme. Moove Moodle theme offers a variety of premium features without any cost. It is optimized for online learning to let your students focus on learning.

If you are interested in premium Moodle themes, you might be interested in Top 5 premium Moodle themes of 2017.
Do you know about other free Moodle themes which are more popular? Which theme you are using on your Moodle site? Do share with us in the comments section below.