Folex Lite

Folex Lite is a free Astro starter for agencies and startups that want a polished site fast, without the size of a bigger theme.

It is a good choice when you want a clean homepage, strong navigation, basic content flexibility, and a codebase that is still easy to understand.

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.

Best Fit For

• small digital agencies
• freelance studios
• startup landing pages
• early product launches
• design or development portfolios
• MVP marketing sites

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.

Contact Setup Without Extra 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

Folex Lite is not trying to do everything. That is why it works.

It gives you a sharp agency-style foundation, a better-than-basic menu system, and enough config control to launch quickly without feeling boxed in.

If you want more pages, services, blog, team pages, and portfolio layouts, move to Folex Pro.