The Best Free Themes For Your Moodle™-Based eLearning

Updated in December, 2022

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Best Themes of 2022

All the themes are compatible with the 4.X series

№ 10. LearnR by Chris Kenniburg

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The spiritual successor to beloved Fordson, this theme developed with ❤️ and at the heart of the public schools of Dearborn, Michigan can claim better than no other than it’s “made for learners.” In the much-cherished Kenniburg fashion, LearnR packs tons of customization option, readily accessible options and an impressive catalog of ready-to-apply layouts.

№ 9. Trema by Rodrigo Furtado and Rodrigo Mady

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There is no better representation of the MoodleBrasil community‘s efforts to bring the LMS to the next level than with the several themes on this list. And there is no better representation of the forward thinking approach to Brasilian design than with this theme and its breathtaking background, which is in fact fueled by moving particle simulator particle.js.

Contemplate it (and demo it) at trema.tech

№ 8. LMSACE’s themes: Enlightlite, Klass, Eguru, Academi

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Put together, LMSACE‘s family of themes remain top of the charts of favorite Moodle™ themes. It makes perfect sense. Not only they are clean themes with high-impact identity, the team tries its best to make them literally up to code. Not to mention the serviceability of their customer support (for paying clients.)

Check out live demos of LMSACE themes

№ 7. Simplest by LMS with AI

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A new kid on the block but with a vintage soul, Simplest brings Classic back to the 4.X series. A delight for the nostalgic and the minimalists alike.

№ 6. Boost Union by Alexander Bias and Moodle an Hochschulen e.V.

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Bias’ widely known work on themes is now ready for the 4.X generation. Deceptively simple, plenty of effort has gone behind the scenes to take Boost and make it less hard-coded and easier to configure without CSS coding. Install it to notice no difference from the out-of-the-box LMS, then head straight to the configuration menu to start seeing the magic.

№ 5. Almondb by Themes Almond

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An impressive, if unusual entry, Almondb defies common ideas about Moodle™-based freemium business models. It’s a fork of the standard Boost theme, designed to interest you in the latest features of its premium counterpart.

№ 4. Foundation by Gareth Barnard

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Just like Isaac Asimov’s massive science fiction opus this theme’s name honors, this theme aims to set a long-running path of development based on cutting-edge, bordering on magical technology. Namely, Bootstrap 4. If you decide to jump on board on a mission to travel for years from earth to colonize a new planet, to settle into a whole new life that adheres to beloved traditions, this is the theme for you.

№ 3. Microsoft 365 Teams Theme by Enovation and James McQuillan

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A pandemic gift from Enovation from Ireland, from those who live within a Teams virtual classroom and want to keep the visual experience as smooth as the integration. With just 2 years since its first launch, the Teams theme boasts an impressive rate of fandom growth.

№ 2. Moove by William Mano Araujo, Conecti.me

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Simple, modern and focused. The formula that has worked well for a theme that continues to rack up fans all over the world. It is also a lesson in Open Source entrepreneurship, being a successful example of donationware. It shines by making the LMS’ latest features shine, while keeping it all visually consistent, and adding a few dashboard elements.

Moove and Mano deserve another recognition for a dutiful work in theme accessibility. Not only the theme was influenced by experiences of working with blind people, the accessibility team at the Federal University of São Paulo deemed it the most accessible Moodle™ theme of the set. Among other themes, it provides the OpenDyslexic font from scratch.

See it on the Moove

№ 1. Adaptable by Jez H, Manoj Solanki and Fernando Acedo

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There’s very little to add to a theme that does more than justice to its name, and it’s proven dependable more than any other. Adaptable proves that sometimes a really good rallying community is all it takes to fuel open source development!

Disclaimer: eLearn Magazine is part of Open LMS. Plugin mentions on this website should not be seen as endorsements by Open LMS or any team members. Please look into Moodle™ plugins carefully before implementing them into production. Connect with the eLearning Community to learn about availability of plugins and features in Open LMS systems.