# moonshine-software/moonshine

Laravel Admin panel and more. Simple for beginners and powerful for experts. Using Blade, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS.

Repository: https://github.com/moonshine-software/moonshine
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/moonshine-software-moonshine
Homepage: https://getmoonshine.app
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: dashboard, laravel, admin, panel-admin, php, alpinejs, blade, builder, cms, form-builder, table-builder, tailwindcss, ui, crm
Last push: 2026-08-19T10:40:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 80, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1574, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 56, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 168}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1299, forks 147 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:17.428105+00:00)

## What it is
MoonShine is an admin panel builder for the Laravel framework, built with Blade, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS. It lets developers define CRUD resources, forms, tables, pages, and dashboards with minimal code, while remaining fully customizable through layouts, custom fields, and UI components.

## Use cases
- build an admin panel for a laravel application
- generate crud interfaces for eloquent models
- create a back-office dashboard for managing content
- build a cms or crm admin interface without writing frontend code
- add authorization-protected admin pages to a laravel project
- create custom forms and tables for admin resources
- manage data from eloquent, APIs, or files through one admin ui

## When to choose
- Your project runs on Laravel and you need a production-ready admin panel or back office quickly
- You want declarative CRUD resources with forms, tables, filters, and metrics out of the box
- You need deep customization of appearance, layouts, and fields using Blade, Alpine.js, and Tailwind CSS

## When to avoid
- Your application is not built on Laravel
- You need a headless or API-only admin with no server-rendered UI
- You want a standalone CMS that runs without an existing Laravel codebase

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, form-handling, templating, authorization
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: laravel, admin-panel, crud, dashboard, form-builder, table-builder, blade, alpinejs, tailwindcss, eloquent, cms-builder, crm, web-server

## Member repositories
- moonshine-software/moonshine (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.428105+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:53:26.737628+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/moonshine-software/moonshine (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:17.428105+00:00, sha 32ef09243d9f)
  - homepage: https://getmoonshine.app (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:01.708400+00:00, sha e41cd83b7029)
  - site_page: https://getmoonshine.app/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T12:10:01.717565+00:00, sha 88e0b42ac0ff)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.