thomaspark/bootswatch

Themes for Bootstrap

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Summary Information

Updated 35 minutes ago
Added to GitGenius on September 4th, 2026
Created on February 7th, 2012
Open Issues & Pull Requests: 71 (+0)
GitHub issues: Enabled
Number of forks: 3,629
Total Stargazers: 14,746 (+0)
Total Subscribers: 471 (+0)

Repository Insights (GitGenius)

Median issue/PR response: 17.2 hours
Mean response time: 3.6 days
90th percentile: 6.8 days
Tracked items: 35

How this project is maintained

Around half of the issues opened in the past year never receive a reply. Only 13% of issues opened in the past year have been closed. Three people close 92% of everything that gets resolved.

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Open issues: 18
New in 7 days: 0
Closed in 7 days: 0
Avg open age: 525 days
Stale 30+ days: 18
Stale 90+ days: 16

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Closed in 7 days: 0
Comments in 7 days: 0
Events in 7 days: 0

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Detailed Description

Bootswatch is a collection of open source themes for Bootstrap.

Bootswatch solves the problem of Bootstrap's default appearance by providing ready-made themes that customize Bootstrap's visual design. Each theme consists of two Sass files: _variables.scss for customizing Bootstrap's built-in settings, and _bootswatch.scss for more extensive structural changes. This two-file approach allows themes to layer on top of Bootstrap while remaining maintainable and customizable.

Developers should choose Bootswatch if they want to quickly apply a polished, pre-built design to a Bootstrap project without starting from scratch. The tool suits projects of any scale that use Bootstrap and need visual variety. Integration is flexible: you can download pre-compiled CSS files and replace Bootstrap's default stylesheet, use themes via CDN through jsDelivr, import Sass files directly in your build process, install via npm for use in modern JavaScript bundlers, or access themes through a Ruby gem for Rails projects. A JSON API is also available for platform integration. The project welcomes customization; you can modify theme files to suit your needs.

The project maintains an active issue tracker and accepts contributions through pull requests for bug reports, documentation improvements, and other enhancements. A blog provides ongoing updates and information about the project.