WordPress is great, yet a lot of users don’t even need and use that many features. That’s when people start considering Tumblr. I bet you’ve heard of it but perhaps never ventured to try. Tumblr is a super pleasing microblogging platform that lets you share things effortlessly. Whether it’s a personal blog, a small portfolio or your new font presentation page, Tumblr is a perfect solution. Its customizability and themes don’t drop behind WordPress that much and even though there are some key differences, Tumblr is aimed to be as simple as possible and a very enjoyable way to start your first job.
To prove it we’ve gathered 40 fresh and stunning Tumblr themes for your next blog.
1. Six Caps
- Grid based layout
- Custom header
2. Neptune
- Grid based layout
- Sidebar left or right
3. XO
- Simple, 90s looking layout
- Fixed header
4. Montreal
- Grid based layout
- Background image
5. chlamydia
- Simple and minimal layout
- Sidebar left or right, fixes
6. Liberation
- Two or three columns
- Custom background
7. Posters
- Two or three columns
- Infinite scroll
8. NTA2
- Up to 4 columns
- Custom fonts
- Background image
9. Flip
- Sidebar left or right
- Customizable font size
10. 4 column
- 4 columns
- Back to top button
11. Pyramids
- Light and dark color scheme
- Twitter feed
12. Grid Wings
- 4 columns
- Cute photos hover effect
13. Luxury
- Infinite scroll
- Sidebar fixed or not
14. Cessation
- Background image
- Fixed sidebar
15. Inkhorn
- Disqus comments
- Localization
16. Meringue
- Custom fonts
- Header image
17. Bulk Speed
- Background image
- Social network icons
18. Beastial
- Customs fonts, font sizes
- Fixed sidebar
19. Perimetre
- Single column
- Instant reblog link
20. Inverse
- Horizontal scrolling
- Large photos
21. La Belle Aurore
- Fixed sidebar
- Endless scrolling
22. Opulent
- Endless scrolling only
- Consolas font (optional)
23. Plain
- 3 columns
- Drop down description
24. Sleepless
- Webkit transitions
- Rounded photo edges
25. Munich
- Background image
- Infinite scroll
26. Mesh
- Up to 4 columns
- Back to top button
27. Kitsune Grid
- Sticky header
- Custom fonts
28. this is a title
- Two columns
- Background image
29. Esquire
- Disqus comments
- Search functionality built-in
30. Supreme
- Two or three columns
- Fade photos
Premium Themes
1. Lightglass (€2.49)
- Up to 5 columns of posts
- Infinite scroll
- Show captions
- Custom background image
2. wordographic ($9)
- Suited for writers
- Disqus comments
- Control various aspects with tags
- Specialized notes
3. Timeline ($14)
- Responsive layout
- Carousel widgets
- Twitter feed widget
- Wide image slider
4. Pop Gallery ($14)
- Responsive layout
- Circular thumbnails (optional)
- Editable color scheme
- Facebook share optimized
5. Neat ($10)
Neat is a Tumblr theme which provides a classy and clean experience especially for photo blogs. It features a unique and original scroll experience for your visitor.
- original scroll experience
- vertical or horizontal layout (responsive)
- well documented
- clean JavaScript and CSS
6. Focus ($17)
- Adaptive design & code
- Customizable text & theme colours
- Well documented
- Support and updates
7. Mason ($20)
- Ajax based page loading
- Responsive design
- Highly customizable
- Twitter feed
8. Glide ($17)
- Responsive design
- “Flex” slider
- Google web fonts
- Updates and support
9. Notes ($14)
- Disqus commenting with custom styling
- Customizable icons and background
- Tag cloud
- Well documented
10. Popcase ($11)
- Image slider
- Disqus Comments
- Social networking integration
- Short URL for each post
What do you think of these Tumblr themes? Share your thoughts in the comments!