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vue-element-admin

Front-end starter template for admin dashboards, built on Vue and Element UI.

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What it is

vue-element-admin is a starter codebase for building admin websites, the back-office pages where people manage data, users and settings. It uses Vue for the interface and element-ui for ready-made components, and includes sample pages such as login, tables, charts and editors. Developers use it as a starting point so they don't have to build login, routing and layout from scratch.

  • Start a new admin dashboard with login, sidebar navigation and breadcrumbs already in place
  • Adapt the sample table pages (dynamic, drag-and-drop, inline edit) for your own data
  • Use the mock data setup to build front-end screens before a backend exists
  • Add the permission-based page and directive examples as a base for role-based access

Great for

  • Developers building internal admin dashboards in Vue
  • Teams that want a Element UI based layout with login and permissions already sketched out
  • Developers who want working example pages for tables, forms and editors to adapt
  • Developers learning how a larger Vue single-page app can be structured

Not ideal for

  • Non-developers who want a finished tool to install and use, since this is code to build from
  • Projects that need React or another framework, because the README only covers Vue
  • Projects that must support Internet Explorer, since the README says low-version browsers are not supported and the browser table is inconsistent on this point
  • Anyone who needs the latest Vue 3 stack, since the README badges show Vue 2.6.10 and element-ui 2.7.0
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How to get it

  1. 1

    Clone and build from source

    You'll need: Node.js (exact version not stated in the README) · git

    Clone the project

    git clone https://github.com/PanJiaChen/vue-element-admin.git

    Install dependencies

    npm install

    Start the development server

    npm run dev

    Build for production

    npm run build:prod
  2. 2

    Run it

    • Clone the repository and enter the project folder
    • Run npm install to download dependencies
    • Run npm run dev, which the README says opens http://localhost:9527
    • Explore the sample pages, then edit them to fit your needs
  3. 3

    Get the most out of it

    • Use npm run preview to check the production build locally, with the --report option for static resource analysis
    • Use npm run lint -- --fix to auto-fix code format issues
    • Read the documentation site for deployment and configuration guidance
    • Use the mock data layer (Mock.js) to develop screens before your real API is ready
    • Consider the vue-admin-template base template the README recommends if you want a smaller starting point

Downloads

Source code (.zip)master branch · straight from GitHubRelease 4.4.0Release notes and source

Strengths

  • Covers many common admin needs in one codebase, such as permissions, i18n, multi-level routing and Excel export
  • Built on well-known tools (Vue, vuex, vue-router, axios, element-ui, Mock.js) with a large existing community
  • MIT licensed with a live demo and documentation site

Trade-offs

  • Built on Vue 2 and element-ui 2 per the README badges, which are older than current defaults
  • The README contradicts itself on i18n: it says master no longer supports i18n after v4.1.0, yet the feature list includes I18n
  • Feature list is long, so you will likely need to remove parts you don't use

How it compares

ProjectStarsTypeLevelUpdatedBest for
vue-element-admin (this)90.1kOtherintermediate2.0 years agoDevelopers building internal admin dashboards in Vue
vue-admin-template20.4kLibraryintermediate2.5 years agoDevelopers starting a new internal admin panel or back-office tool in Vue
vue-admin-better18.9kAppintermediate17 days agoFront-end developers with about a year of experience who want an admin panel starting point
iview-admin16.3kAppintermediate4.5 years agoDevelopers building an internal admin panel on Vue 2
soybean-admin15.2kLibraryintermediate16 days agoDevelopers starting a new internal admin or back-office web app with Vue 3
ant-design-vue-pro10.9kAppintermediate1.1 years agoDevelopers building internal admin panels or dashboards on Vue 2

Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.