9 best Framer templates for personal websites
The 9 best Framer templates for personal websites in 2026. Somewhere to write, show work and be found — compare layouts, prices and get yours live this weekend.
13 min
Introduction
A personal site is the one link that doesn’t expire. Jobs change, platforms die, and the profile you spent four years building gets an algorithm change. Your own domain keeps working.
It also doesn’t need to be a portfolio. Most personal sites are a short introduction, a few links, and somewhere to write when you feel like it. These nine Framer templates cover that range — from one screen with your name on it to a CMS-backed blog with a subscribe form.
Decide what the site is for first
Personal sites fail when they try to be everything. Pick one job and the template choice gets obvious.
- A calling card — your name, what you do, and how to reach you
- A writing home — posts you own, on a domain you control
- A work archive — projects, with enough context to be useful
If you want two of those, pick the template built for the harder one. Adding a short about page to a blog template is easy. Bolting a blog onto a one-pager isn’t.
1. Monograph
Monograph is a blog template that treats reading as the point. Five pages, a CMS behind every post, and nothing in the margins competing with the words. It’s the only blog template here with a dedicated contact page, and it switches to dark automatically.
Key features
- Five pages — home, about, contact, blog post and 404
- CMS-driven blog posts
- Automatic light and dark mode based on system preferences
- Global colour and typography styles
- Custom 404 page
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
People who write regularly and want their archive on their own domain rather than a platform that changes its terms every year.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Reading experience is the design decision, not an afterthought
- About and contact pages come built, so it works as a whole personal site
- The archive stays yours if the platforms change
2. Scribe
Scribe is the fullest blog setup here — seven pages including a subscribe page, a category page and native Framer forms with CMS pagination. Where Monograph gives you a reading experience, Scribe gives you the machinery to grow a list.
Key features
- Seven pages — home, about, all articles, subscribe, blog post, category page and 404
- Native Framer forms — send subscribers to email, webhooks or Google Sheets
- Framer CMS pagination
- Automatic light and dark mode based on system preferences
- CMS-driven posts and categories
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
Writers with a back catalogue who want categories and a subscribe form without wiring up a third-party service.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Pagination means the index still works at fifty posts
- Subscribe form posts straight to your email tool
- Category pages give the archive a second way in
3. Compose
Compose is the brightest of the blog templates — clean and minimal, but with more colour than Monograph or Reflect. Same seven-page structure as Scribe including a subscribe page and pagination. No automatic dark mode.
Key features
- Seven pages — home, about, all articles, subscribe, blog post, category page and 404
- Native Framer forms for subscribers
- Framer CMS pagination
- CMS-driven posts and categories
- Custom page-load animation
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
Bloggers, creators and solo founders who want the site to feel warm rather than austere.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Colour without losing the reading layout
- Subscribe and category pages come built
- Pagination handles a growing archive
4. Reflect
Reflect is the leanest of the blog set — six pages, no about page, straight into the writing. Native forms and a subscribe page are still there. Pick it if the writing is the whole point and a biography feels like padding.
Key features
- Six pages — home, all articles, subscribe, blog post, category page and 404
- Native Framer forms for subscribers
- CMS-driven posts and categories
- Custom page-load animation
- Global style variables for colour and type
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
Writers and small news publications where the posts do the introducing and nobody needs an about page.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Least to fill in before you can publish
- Subscribe form built in without a third-party embed
- Category pages keep a mixed archive navigable
5. Narrate
Narrate is the only template here with author pages, so more than one person can write on the site without it looking odd. Seven pages, native forms, and CMS collections for posts, categories and authors. No automatic dark mode.
Key features
- Seven pages — home, all articles, subscribe, blog post, category page, author page and 404
- CMS collections for posts, categories and authors
- Native Framer forms for subscribers
- Custom page-load animation
- Global colour and typography styles
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
A personal site that might become a small publication — a newsletter with guest writers, or two people writing together.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Author pages mean a second writer doesn’t need a rebuild
- Reads as a publication rather than a personal blog
- Categories and pagination handle a deep archive
6. Lucid
Lucid is the one that does everything at once — home, about, writing and contact, with work and writing on separate CMS collections. Seven pages and automatic dark mode. Take it if you can’t pick one job for the site.
Key features
- Seven pages — home, about, writing, contact, writing page, project page and 404
- Separate CMS collections for work and writing
- Automatic light and dark mode based on system preferences
- Page transitions between routes
- Global colour and typography styles
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
People whose personal site has to be a portfolio and a blog and an about page, without any of them feeling bolted on.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Work and writing stay separate rather than sharing one feed
- Covers every job on the list above in one template
- Nothing left to build from scratch
7. Soren
Soren is for people who want the site to be the statement. A giant serif nameplate, an ASCII hero that animates on load, and a monospace UI layer against it. Three pages — this is not where a large archive goes.
Key features
- Three pages — home, CMS project template and 404
- Animated ASCII hero
- Giant serif nameplate with a monospace UI layer
- Work index run entirely from Framer’s CMS
- Global colour and typography styles
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
Designers and studios whose personal site is a business card with personality, not a content archive.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Memorable in a way most personal sites are not
- Three pages take an evening to set up and no time to maintain
- Type does the work, so you need very few images
8. Wynn
Wynn is a bold, colour-blocked home page that puts the introduction, work and contact on one scroll, with a separate project page underneath. It commits to a personality, which is the point — and won’t suit every field.
Key features
- Three pages — home, project page and 404
- Single-scroll home page with a CMS work grid
- Bold colour-block design with large typographic accents
- Framer 3D transforms
- Custom page-load animation
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
Freelancers and independent creatives who would rather be remembered than blend in.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- One scroll — nothing for a visitor to navigate
- Strong personality without custom design work
- Project pages are there when a piece needs more room
9. Jonas
Jonas opens with a short personal statement and moves into work. It’s the most conventional layout on this list, in the useful sense — nobody has to work out how to read it. Automatic dark mode, and three pages to fill.
Key features
- Three pages — home, project page and 404
- Personal statement hero followed by a CMS work section
- Automatic light and dark mode based on system preferences
- Custom page-load animation
- Global colour and typography styles
- Three breakpoints — desktop, tablet and mobile
Perfect for
People who want a personal site that reads clearly to anyone — recruiters, clients, or someone who found you through a talk.
Price and licence
$149 · Single site licence
Benefits
- Immediately legible to any visitor
- Opens with your words, not a menu
- Works as a personal site now and a portfolio later
How to choose
Start from the job you picked earlier. Writing home — Monograph for the reading experience, Scribe if you want a subscribe form and pagination. Calling card — Soren or Wynn. Work archive — Jonas. Can’t choose — Lucid covers all three.
Between the four blog templates the differences are small but real. Monograph has a contact page and dark mode. Scribe and Compose both add subscribe pages and pagination, Scribe in dark mode and Compose in colour. Reflect drops the about page to get you publishing faster. Narrate is the only one with author pages.
One practical note — buy the domain before you build. It’s the part people put off, and it’s the only part that actually matters long-term.
Browse the full range of personal Framer templates, or see every option on the Framer templates page.
Quick setup checklist
- Buy the domain first — everything else is reversible
- Pick the template that matches the one job you chose
- Write the introduction before you open Framer
- Add three posts or three projects, not thirty
- Point the subscribe form at your email tool, if the template has one
- Connect the domain and publish
Frequently asked questions about personal Framer templates
What should go on a personal website?
Your name, what you do, and one way to contact you. Everything else is optional. The most common mistake is adding sections you’ll never keep updated.
Do I need a blog on my personal site?
Only if you’ll write. An empty blog dated eighteen months ago does more harm than no blog at all. Jonas, Soren and Wynn have no blog to leave empty.
Can I collect email subscribers?
Scribe, Compose, Reflect and Narrate all use native Framer forms, so subscribers can go straight to your email tool, a webhook or a Google Sheet without a third-party embed.
Can I move my existing posts across?
Yes. Every blog template here runs on Framer’s CMS, so posts are entries you paste in. There’s no importer, so budget a few minutes per post.
How much does it cost to run a personal site on Framer?
The template is a one-off. On top of that you need a Framer plan to publish to a custom domain, plus the domain itself. No other running costs.
Which of these have dark mode?
Monograph, Scribe, Lucid and Jonas switch automatically with the visitor’s system setting. Compose, Reflect, Narrate, Soren and Wynn are light only.
Buying more than one? Unlimited Access bundles every Framer template and component for less than the price of two.