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vue-vben-admin
Vue 3 and Vite admin dashboard template with permissions and i18n
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- Stars
- 33.7k
- License
- MIT
- Last commit
- Nov 2026
- Last release
- May 2026
- Language
- TypeScript
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Overview
Vue Vben Admin is a front-end template for middle and back-office admin apps, built on Vue 3, Vite and TypeScript. It ships theme options, built-in internationalization and dynamic route-based permission generation. Version 5.0 is not compatible with earlier versions, which remain on the v2 branch.
Who it is for: Vue developers building admin dashboards or back-office front ends
Ranked among open-source alternatives to ShipFast (#7 of 10).
Strengths
- MIT license, with a live preview and a test account
- Built-in i18n, multiple theme colors and dynamic route-based permissions
- Documentation site, plus README in English, Chinese and Japanese
- Plain pnpm workflow: install, dev, build
Weaknesses
- Front end only: no AI features, backend, database or billing in the README
- Version 5.0 is incompatible with v2 projects, so upgrading means a rewrite
- Full-version preview site is in Chinese
- Modern browsers only: Safari 16.4+, Chrome 111+, Firefox 128+
What it needs
- TypeScript
- Needs Node.js, pnpm, corepack
Quick answers
Is vue-vben-admin open source?
Yes. Its code is on GitHub under the MIT license.
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