---
id: django-bootstrap3
version: "26.2"
license: BSD-3-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# django-bootstrap3 — Bootstrap 3 for Django

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 375.6K/mo

## What it is and what it does

django-bootstrap3 is a Django template library that wraps Bootstrap 3 components into reusable template tags, letting you render styled forms, buttons, alerts, and other UI elements without writing raw HTML. It integrates directly into Django's template system via the `bootstrap3` template tag library.

The package is now in maintenance mode because Bootstrap 3 has been superseded by Bootstrap 4 and 5. It will receive bug fixes and security updates but no new features. If you are starting a new project, the maintainers recommend using Bootstrap 5 via django-bootstrap5 instead. For existing projects still on Bootstrap 3, this package remains stable and actively maintained for critical issues.

Use it for:

- Quickly style Django forms with Bootstrap 3 classes and layout without manual HTML markup.
- Render consistent Bootstrap 3 buttons, alerts, and other components across a legacy Django application.
- Maintain an existing Django project that depends on Bootstrap 3 while receiving security and bug-fix updates.
- Prototype a Django admin interface or internal tool with Bootstrap 3 styling using template tags.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides Django template tags and filters to render Bootstrap 3 HTML components (forms, buttons, alerts) with minimal boilerplate.

Yes, if you are maintaining an existing Django project on Bootstrap 3 and need ongoing bug fixes and security updates. No, if you are starting a new project—use django-bootstrap5 instead. The package is stable and actively maintained for critical issues, but the maintainers explicitly recommend migration to Bootstrap 5 when feasible.

## Install

pip install django-bootstrap3
uv add django-bootstrap3
poetry add django-bootstrap3

## Installing django-bootstrap3

Before you install: Low install friction; single dependency on django. Package is in maintenance mode—receives bug fixes and security updates only, no new features. Last release 15 days ago; repository active with 2332 stars.

License in practice: BSD-3-Clause permissive license allows commercial and private use with attribution and liability disclaimer.

Quickstart:

pip install django-bootstrap3

# In settings.py INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = (
    'bootstrap3',
)

# In template:
{% load bootstrap3 %}
{% bootstrap_form form %}
{% buttons %}Submit{% endbuttons %}

Requires Python >=3.10 and a currently-supported Django version (5.2, 6.0, 6.1 or later).

Verify before relying:

- Whether Bootstrap 3 styling is still acceptable for new projects or if migration to Bootstrap 5 is strongly recommended.
- Specific Bootstrap 3 version bundled or expected by the package.

## Package facts

- License: BSD-3-Clause (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 375.6K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

django bootstrap form rendering, bootstrap 3 template tags, django form styling, bootstrap html components django, django bootstrap templates, bootstrap form integration django, django-templates, bootstrap-legacy, maintenance-mode

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