---
id: django-bootstrap5
version: "26.2"
license: BSD-3-Clause
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# django-bootstrap5 — Bootstrap 5 for Django

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 440.7K/mo

## What it is and what it does

django-bootstrap5 is a Django app that bridges Django's form rendering and Bootstrap 5's component library. It provides template tags like `bootstrap_form`, `bootstrap_button`, and others that automatically wrap Django form fields and UI elements in Bootstrap-compliant HTML, eliminating the need to hand-code Bootstrap classes and structure in templates.

The package is designed for developers building Django web applications who want Bootstrap 5 styling without manually writing Bootstrap markup. It integrates as a single runtime dependency (django) and is installed as a Django app in INSTALLED_APPS. The template tags handle form rendering, button styling, and other common Bootstrap components, reducing boilerplate and keeping templates cleaner.

Use it for:

- Quickly style Django forms with Bootstrap 5 without writing custom HTML for each form field.
- Build consistent, responsive admin or user-facing interfaces using Bootstrap components in Django templates.
- Reduce template boilerplate by replacing manual Bootstrap class markup with simple template tags.
- Maintain a uniform look across a Django project by centralizing Bootstrap component rendering.
- Prototype or iterate on Django UIs rapidly without custom CSS or HTML scaffolding.

## Worth the install?

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

Provides Django template tags and filters to render Bootstrap 5 components (forms, buttons, alerts) with minimal markup, integrating Bootstrap's CSS framework directly into Django templates.

Yes. Low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing make this a safe choice. It directly solves the common problem of integrating Bootstrap 5 into Django templates. Install it if you are building a Django application and want Bootstrap styling without hand-coding markup.

## Install

pip install django-bootstrap5
uv add django-bootstrap5
poetry add django-bootstrap5

## Installing django-bootstrap5

Before you install: Low friction: pure Python wheel, single runtime dependency on django. Actively maintained with recent commits; marked production-ready and supports current Django versions (4.2, 5.2, 6.0) and Python 3.10–3.14.

License in practice: BSD-3-Clause is permissive; you may use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions, provided you retain the license notice.

Quickstart:

pip install django-bootstrap5

# In settings.py, add to INSTALLED_APPS:
INSTALLED_APPS = (
    "django_bootstrap5",
)

# In a template:
{% load django_bootstrap5 %}
{% bootstrap_form form %}
{% bootstrap_button button_type="submit" content="OK" %}

Requires Django version currently supported by the Django project (4.2, 5.2, or 6.0) and Python 3.10 or later.

Verify before relying:

- Whether Bootstrap 5 CSS/JS must be included separately in the template or if this package bundles it.
- Support for custom Bootstrap theming or variable overrides beyond default styling.
- Performance impact when rendering large forms or complex Bootstrap components.

## Package facts

- License: BSD-3-Clause (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 440.7K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

django bootstrap form rendering, bootstrap 5 django templates, django form styling bootstrap, bootstrap components django, django bootstrap template tags, bootstrap form helpers django, django-forms, bootstrap-ui, template-tags

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