15 Portfolio Website Templates for Developers, Designers and Freelancers
By Manob Editorial · · Updated
A good portfolio template makes your best three projects easy to find, loads fast on a phone, and lets you add new work without fighting the layout. We compared 15 picks across HTML, WordPress, React and Figma, grouped by who they suit. For most people, a one-page HTML template such as Welfare, Naven or Martin is enough.
Pick your format first
The format matters more than the design, because it decides how you'll update the site in a year.
- HTML templates are the cheapest to host and the hardest to break. You edit files directly, so they suit developers and anyone who updates their portfolio a few times a year.
- WordPress themes give you a dashboard for adding projects and blog posts without touching code. They need PHP hosting and regular updates.
- React and Next.js templates make sense for developers, since the code itself shows what you can do, as long as you're clear about which parts you wrote.
- Figma templates are designs only. They help if you want to design your site first, but someone still has to build it.
Web developer portfolio templates
Recruiters and clients skim. A developer portfolio needs a short intro, three to six projects with links to live work or code, a skills list and a contact link. Fancy animation matters less than a fast, clean page.
Rejuan: best WordPress theme for a developer portfolio
Rejuan is built for developers, designers and freelancers. It adds a dedicated portfolio post type with categories, a services section, and archive and single templates for both. You edit colors, typography and logo in the WordPress Customizer with live preview. The seller lists WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility, ARIA labels, keyboard navigation and RTL support, which are worth testing in the demo if accessibility matters to your clients.
A modern, responsive, and high-performance personal portfolio WordPress theme for developers, designers, freelancers, and creative professionals. Built with clean code and best…
Welfare: best HTML template for a simple personal site
Welfare comes as both a one-page and a multi-page personal portfolio, vCard and résumé template. It has 3 homepage layouts, a blog and single-post page and an integrated Google Map, on Bootstrap with valid HTML5 and CSS3. The seller pitches it at freelancers, agencies and startups, and it's well documented, so it's simple to edit if you know basic HTML.
Welfare Personal Portfolio Bootstrap HTML5 Website Template is a one-page and multi-page HTML5 template for personal portfolio, vCard and resume sites, aimed at freelancers, sta…
Edifice: best React codebase to adapt
Edifice is a React 19 and TypeScript app on Vite 7 with React Router v7 (19 routes), Bootstrap 5, GSAP scroll animations and SCSS. It was designed for an architecture and interior studio, so you'll swap the content, but the structure is a clean example of a multi-page React portfolio: all content sits in static JSON files and it ships a vercel.json for deployment. It includes six project gallery layouts.
Edifice Architecture and Interior Design React Template is a front-end, multi-page React and TypeScript website template for architecture and interior design studios, with 19 ro…
Parody: best Next.js and Tailwind starter for a developer portfolio
Parody - Digital Agency Portfolio React Next js Template is built with React 18+, Next.js 13+, Tailwind CSS and TypeScript, with Framer Motion animations and a dark and light mode toggle. It ships 11 home page variations and more than 30 inner pages, and the contact form uses React Hook Form and EmailJS, so it can send mail without PHP. The demo images aren't in the download.
Parody - Digital Agency Portfolio React Next js Template is a responsive Next.js template built with React, Tailwind CSS and TypeScript for digital agencies, creative studios, s…
For more React and Next.js options, see our React templates and Next.js templates roundups.
Portfolio templates for designers and photographers
Visual work needs big images, a filterable gallery and a lightbox. The first three put the work first, and Maren is a personal site for artists and designers. Graphic designers should also look at two picks in the next section: Vertiqo has 5 portfolio layouts, and Reep includes case-study sections.
Frame & Light: best for a portfolio with a blog
Frame & Light is a Next.js and Tailwind CSS template with markdown-driven content, so you can update portfolio items and blog posts without rebuilding the site structure. It includes portfolio and blog listing and detail pages, blog category and tag pages, a hero slider, filters and a contact page with a map.
Frame and Light - Photography Studio and Portfolio Next.js Template is a Next.js and Tailwind CSS website template for photography studios, freelance photographers and creative…
Lumiere: best one-page template for wedding and portrait photographers
Lumiere is a static, single-page HTML template with a black-and-white design. Its masonry gallery filters by category (wedding, couples, portraits, fashion and editorial), and it includes a full-screen hero slider and session pricing packages. It runs straight from the files with no build tools, on HTML5, CSS3, jQuery and Bootstrap 4.
Lumiere Minimal Photography and Wedding Portfolio HTML Template is a static one-page HTML portfolio template for wedding, portrait, fashion and editorial photographers, built wi…
Foxden: best minimal photography portfolio
Foxden is a one-page photography template on Bootstrap 4 with Isotope filtering and a responsive lightbox. That suits a photographer who wants a filterable gallery rather than a full website.
Foxden is a responsive one-page Photography template suitable for any Photography Portfolio. Foxden will help you to make photographer, portfolio agency or other business very e…
Maren: best for artists and designers who want a personal site
Maren is a personal portfolio HTML template whose listing topics include artist, designer and photographer portfolios. Its sections cover your expertise, projects and testimonials, so visitors see your work next to what past clients say about it. The specifications say images are included, while Foxden and Naven leave their demo images out of the download. There's no framework or page count in the listing, so open the demo to check the layout before you buy.
Maren - Portfolio HTML Template is a personal portfolio HTML template for professionals, freelancers and creatives such as designers, artists and photographers, with a clean, mo…
Photographers who want a full CMS should also see our photography WordPress themes roundup, and our photography website templates roundup adds Elementor kits.
Portfolio templates for freelancers and small agencies
Freelancers sell services, so the portfolio sits next to services, process, pricing and a clear way to hire you.
Vertiqo: best multi-page HTML portfolio
Vertiqo has 18+ HTML pages, 3 homepages, 5 portfolio layouts and 3 blog layouts, plus team, pricing and contact pages. It's built on Bootstrap 5, its custom scroll animation engine (14+ animation types) runs on vanilla JavaScript without jQuery, and it uses Swiper sliders, Isotope portfolio filtering and Fancybox lightbox galleries. There's no npm or build step, so you can deploy the files as they are.
Vertiqo Creative Digital Agency and Portfolio HTML5 Template is a Bootstrap 5 HTML5 template for creative agencies, digital marketing firms, IT companies, web studios and freela…
Reep: best if you want many starting designs
Reep comes with 30+ prebuilt homepage demos for creative agencies, studios and freelancers. It's written in HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap and Sass, and it supports dark and light modes. Its listing says colors, typography and layout are easy to change, and the code is well commented.
Reep – Modern Creative Digital Agency & Portfolio HTML5 Template With SCSS is an HTML5, Bootstrap 5 and Sass template for digital agencies, design studios, freelancers and start…
Dreamer: best WordPress theme for freelancers
Dreamer is a personal portfolio theme for Elementor aimed at freelancers, designers, developers, photographers and marketers. It includes portfolio showcases, service sections, blog layouts, testimonials and contact forms, all editable with drag and drop.
Dreamer – Personal Portfolio Elementor WordPress Theme is a responsive WordPress theme powered by Elementor for freelancers, designers, developers, photographers and other creat…
Zolafi: best Figma template if you design before you build
Zolafi is a Figma template for IT firms and creative agencies with organized layers and a global style guide. As a design file, it suits freelance designers who want to rebrand a layout in Figma and then build it, or hand it to a developer. Our Figma UI kits guide covers how a Figma design becomes code.
Zolafi IT and Creative Agency Figma Template is a modern Figma design template for IT firms, creative agencies and tech startups, with organized, customizable layers, a design s…
Résumé and CV website templates
Naven: best one-page résumé site
Naven is a one-page résumé, CV and vCard template on Bootstrap 4. It has light and dark color schemes, an RTL version and a working Ajax contact form. Use it when you want a personal link to put on job applications instead of a PDF.
Naven is a creative resume, CV & vCard template, responsive HTML5/CSS3 one page based on Bootstrap 4. Naven has a unique design you can use for your personal resume, CV, or your…
Martin: best for a one-page résumé on Bootstrap 5
Martin is a one-page template that combines a personal portfolio with a résumé, covering your bio, skills, experience and achievements. You get two homepage files, light and dark, and the package includes HTML, CSS, SCSS and JavaScript plus documentation. Compared with Naven, it runs on the newer Bootstrap 5, though its feature list doesn't mention an RTL version or a contact form. The images in the live preview aren't in the download, so have your own photos ready.
Martin - Personal Portfolio & Resume HTML Template is a one-page Bootstrap 5 HTML template for freelancers, designers, developers and other professionals who want to show their…
DreamHub CV: best WordPress résumé theme
DreamHub's CV theme combines résumé sections (skills, experience and achievements) with a portfolio that you can filter and sort. Because it's WordPress, you can update your experience from the dashboard as your career moves.
DreamHub – Personal Portfolio & CV Resume WordPress Theme is a WordPress theme for personal portfolio and online CV sites, made for individuals across many professions, with CV…
For more static résumé and gallery picks, see our HTML portfolio templates; for more on WordPress, see our personal portfolio WordPress themes.
How to choose a portfolio template
- Count your projects. With three to six projects, a one-page template is cleaner. With ten or more, or with detailed case studies, choose a multi-page template or WordPress.
- Look for a case-study page. Open a single project in the demo. It needs room for the problem, your role, the process and the result.
- Filtering if you do several kinds of work. If you design logos and websites, or shoot weddings and products, a filterable gallery (Lumiere, Foxden, DreamHub CV) helps visitors find what they came for.
- Image weight. Portfolios are image-heavy. Compress your images and test the demo on your phone with PageSpeed Insights.
- A contact form that works. HTML contact forms usually need PHP on your host or a form service. Check how the template's form sends email before you rely on it.
- Be honest about the code. If you use a template for a developer portfolio, say what you built yourself. Reviewers read source code too.
Licensing: Regular or Extended
A Regular License covers a single end product whose end users aren't charged, which is what a personal portfolio is. If you build portfolio sites for clients, each one needs its own license. The Extended License is for an end product whose end users are charged. Neither license lets you redistribute the source as-is. Every purchase includes 6 months of seller support through Manob's built-in ticket system, and you can extend it at 30% before it expires or renew at 75% after.
When to look elsewhere
- You want it free. Manob's templates are paid, and each seller sets the price. The WordPress.org theme directory has free portfolio themes, and Figma Community has free design kits.
- You only need a gallery. If you never plan to write about your work, a profile on a portfolio platform may be all you need.
- You need a personal Figma portfolio kit. Manob doesn't currently have one with a working preview, so Figma Community is the better place to look.
- You run an agency. A studio with a team and services may need more pages. See our WordPress agency themes.
Browse all HTML site templates on Manob, each with a live preview.
Frequently asked questions
What should a portfolio website include?
A one-line intro, your best three to six projects with short case studies, a list of skills or services, and an easy way to contact you. Add a résumé link if you're job hunting.
Are there free portfolio website templates?
Yes. The WordPress.org theme directory has free portfolio themes, and Figma Community has free design kits. The templates in this roundup are paid and include 6 months of seller support.
What's the best template for a web developer portfolio?
For a quick site, a one-page HTML template like Welfare is enough. If you want the code to show React skills, adapt a React template such as Edifice or the Next.js and Tailwind template Parody, and say which parts you wrote.
Do I need WordPress for a portfolio?
No. If you update your portfolio a few times a year, an HTML template is cheaper and simpler. Choose WordPress if you'll add projects or blog posts often and don't want to edit code.
Can I use a Figma template for my portfolio?
Yes, as a design. A Figma file isn't a website, so you'll still need to build it in HTML, WordPress or React, or have a developer build it.
What's the difference between a portfolio and a résumé site?
A portfolio shows your work; a résumé site summarizes your experience. Templates like Naven, Martin and DreamHub CV combine both.