Gin is a Drupal admin theme that offers a redesigned user interface with features like dark mode, built by contributors to the Claro theme and the Drupal Design System. It allows for customization of appearance, colors, and layout density.
A completely redesigned UI layout, enhanced with features like Darkmode, brings a fresh new look to your Drupal Admin interface. Built on the solid foundation of Claro, it comes from one of the lead designers of the Claro theme and the Drupal Design System.
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This project is developed entirely during spare time. To help it continue thriving within the Drupal ecosystem, you can sponsor it starting from just $1—every contribution makes a difference! A heartfelt thank you to all the sponsors who support this project 🙏.
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Installation & Configuration
composer require drupal/gin_toolbar:^2.0 drupal/gin:^4.0
Settings
Gin's Settings can be found at /admin/appearance/settings/gin
- Apperance (Light/Darkmode)
- Accent color
- Focus color
- Increase contrast
- Navigation
- Secondary toolbar
- Layout density
- Form description toggle
- Users overrides
- Custom theming
Related modules
For a better experience you can use the following modules:
Sponsoring Organisations
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Special Thanks to Vardot, Optasy, Factorial, Thunder & Adicto for previously sponsoring this project!
🚨 We're looking for new sponsors! 🚨
This project is developed entirely during spare time. To help it continue thriving within the Drupal ecosystem, you can sponsor it starting from just $1—every contribution makes a difference! A heartfelt thank you to all the sponsors who support this project 🙏.
Github Sponsors Open Collective
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Release Timeline
Releases
| Version | Type | Core | Notes | Release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0.15 | Stable | 11 | Jun 3, 2026 | ||
| 5.0.14 | Stable | 11 | May 27, 2026 | ||
| 5.0.13 | Stable | 11 | May 23, 2026 | ||
| 5.0.12 | Stable | 11 | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| 4.1.3 | Stable | 10 | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| 5.0.11 | Stable | 11 | Jan 13, 2026 | ||
| 5.0.10 | Stable | 11 | Dec 18, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.9 | Stable | 11 | Nov 14, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.8 | Stable | 11 | Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.7 | Stable | 11 | Nov 13, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.6 | Stable | 11 | Fix for #3551907 | Nov 3, 2025 | |
| 4.1.2 | Stable | 10 | Oct 11, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.5 | Stable | 11 | Oct 11, 2025 | ||
| 4.1.1 | Stable | 10 | Oct 4, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.4 | Stable | 11 | Oct 4, 2025 | ||
| 6.x-dev | Dev | 11 | Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.3 | Stable | 11 | Jul 11, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.2 | Stable | 11 | Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.1 | Stable | 11 | Jun 20, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.0 | Stable | 11 | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| 4.1.0 | Stable | 10 | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| 4.1.x-dev | Dev | 10 | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| 8.x-3.1 | Stable | 9–10 | Jun 18, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.0-alpha1 | Pre-release | 11 | Jun 17, 2025 | ||
| 5.0.x-dev | Dev | 11 | Jun 16, 2025 | ||
| 4.0.6 | Stable | 10–11 | Deprecated project_browser library (see #3508067) | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 4.0.5 | Stable | 10–11 | Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| 4.0.4 | Stable | 10–11 | Feb 14, 2025 | ||
| 4.0.3 | Stable | 10–11 | Fixes #3503304 | Feb 11, 2025 | |
| 4.0.2 | Stable | 10–11 | Dec 28, 2024 | ||
| 4.0.1 | Stable | 10–11 | Bumps Gin Toolbar requirement to 2.0 | Dec 27, 2024 | |
| 4.0.0 | Stable | 10–11 | Gin 4.0 stable release is here! Happy Xmas everyone! 🎄🎁 | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 8.x-3.0 | Stable | 9–11 | Gin 3.0 stable release is finally here! Happy Xmas everyone! 🎄🎁 | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 8.x-3.0-rc16 | Pre-release | 9–11 | Dec 18, 2024 | ||
| 8.x-3.0-rc15 | Pre-release | 9–11 | Dec 9, 2024 | ||
| 8.x-3.0-rc14 | Pre-release | 9–11 | Nov 7, 2024 |