Folex Lite is best for freelancers and small creative teams that want a free Astro starter for a visual agency or portfolio-style site without the bulk of a full agency theme.
Folex Lite is a free Astro theme built for small creative teams — it gives you a lighter visual starter for a portfolio-style or agency landing site without the weight of a larger theme.
Folex Lite is a free Astro starter for creative teams that need one sharp visual presence fast, without stepping into a much larger agency theme.
It works best when the first goal is a polished landing page or lightweight portfolio-style site, not a full company content system. The value here is speed, clarity, and a cleaner visual starting point.
Why Use The Lite Version
Folex Lite keeps the setup simple while still giving you real project structure.
- free to download and launch
- fast Lighthouse-friendly base
- sticky header from config
- nested dropdown navigation
- multilingual cleanup script
- three contact form provider options
What You Can Launch Fast
The source project keeps the route set intentionally small.
- Home
- Portfolio Single
- Custom content pages through the shared page route
- 404 Page
This makes Folex Lite useful when you want one solid landing page first and the option to grow later.
Navigation That Is Ready To Grow
Even the free version includes a stronger menu system than most starter themes.
- multi-level dropdown menus
- badge support in menu data
- external link support
- mobile-friendly navigation
You edit the header structure in JSON instead of touching header logic.
{
"name": "Pages",
"hasChildren": true,
"children": [
{ "name": "Home", "url": "/" },
{ "name": "Portfolio", "url": "/portfolio/custom-portfolio-slug/" }
]
}
Clean Config For Fast Edits
The important settings stay easy to find.
src/config/config.toml
src/config/menu.en.json
src/config/menu.fr.json
src/config/social.json
You can control the sticky header and contact form provider from one file.
[settings]
stickyHeader = true
contactFormProvider = "formsubmit.co"
Multilingual Only If You Need It
Folex Lite includes the multilingual structure, but you are not forced to keep it.
If the project only needs one language:
npm run remove-multilingual
That is useful for quick launches where the second language would only slow down content work.
The source project supports three form submission paths:
formsubmit.co
formspree
netlify
That gives you a practical starter path for small launches and a cleaner upgrade path later.
A Good Free Starting Point
If you need a free creative starter that looks polished quickly and stays simple enough to launch without cleanup drama — Folex Lite is the fastest way to get there.
If you want more pages, services, blog, team pages, and portfolio layouts, move to Folex Pro.