Eleven of sixteen TMPL templates are free full versions. What free covers, and the point where paid starts to make sense.
I run TMPL, a small catalog of Framer templates. Sixteen templates at the moment, and eleven of them are free. People ask me what the catch is often enough that it deserves a proper answer. So here it is: what you get in a free template, what publishing a site actually costs, and the point where paying starts to make sense.
A free TMPL template is the complete template. All pages, the CMS collections, responsive layouts, SEO settings. I don't strip features out of free versions or hide half the pages behind a paywall. The free templates are how most people find the catalog in the first place, and a crippled first impression would defeat the purpose.
The license covers one site per template. If you want to reuse a template across several projects, that's what All Access is for, and I'll get to it below.
This is the biggest group. Foldex is a collage-style portfolio with eight pages and a topic-based CMS, built for photographers, illustrators, and studios that want editorial rhythm rather than a plain grid. Simpolio goes the opposite way: a minimal one-page structure with a case study CMS and not much else, which is exactly why people pick it. Julian is a creator portfolio with projects and a blog, and OutlineCV turns a resume into an actual website, with experience, skills, and case studies laid out on separate pages.
If you need even less than a portfolio, LinksPage is a link in bio page with modular cards and two small CMS collections. It replaces a Linktree subscription with something you own.
Rivage covers architecture and construction firms: projects, services, and a journal, all CMS-driven, plus an enquiry form with a dropdown for the type of request. Nerum is a careers site with filterable job listings, a culture page, and a hiring process timeline. Sellio is the largest free template in the catalog, seventeen pages built for digital products and creator tools, with a content hub for blog, docs, and updates.
Wellbe is a warm, editorial site for wellness coaches, with separate CMS systems for programs and journal posts. I wrote a whole post about coaching and wellness templates if that's your field. Detox Cafe handles restaurant and juice bar menus through a pre-built CMS. Faculty is a dark-themed template for online design schools and creative programs, with showcase layouts for student work.
The template costs nothing, but publishing still runs through Framer's plans. On the free plan your site lives on a framer.app subdomain with a "Made in Framer" badge on it. A custom domain and a badge-free site need a paid plan, which starts at $10 a month for Basic on annual billing. Most free TMPL templates run fine on Basic. Two of them, Sellio and Rivage, need the Pro plan at $30 a month because of how much CMS they use.
I keep a full breakdown of Framer's real costs up to date, plus a post on what the free Framer plan includes and one on removing the badge if that's the only thing bothering you.
Three templates in the catalog cost $99: MN°3 for jewelry ecommerce, Noon for consulting and agencies, and Ardène for real estate and architecture. Two more, Marketly and Auditly, are available to members only. The paid ones exist because some niches need deeper builds: ecommerce logic, heavier CMS structures, more page types.
You go paid in one of two situations. Either a $99 template fits your niche better than any free one, or you're building more than one site and the per-template license starts to feel tight.
Every free template covers one site. All Access is $199 lifetime and unlocks the entire catalog, the $99 templates and the members-only ones included, plus everything I release later, for unlimited sites.
If you're a freelancer shipping client sites in Framer, that math usually settles itself after the second project.
Are the free templates really full versions? Yes. They have the same pages and CMS as the paid ones and are built to the same standard. The only limit is the one-site license.
Can I use a free template for a client project? Yes, one site per template. For repeat client work, All Access removes the limit.
Do I still need to pay Framer anything? Only if you want a custom domain and no badge. That's Framer's plan, from $10 a month, not something I charge.
Why are some templates $99 if others are free? The paid ones are bigger builds for specific niches, like ecommerce or real estate. Free templates cover the common cases.
When is All Access worth it? From the second site onward, or as soon as you want one of the paid or members-only templates. At $199 lifetime it costs about the same as two paid templates.
Browse the full catalog at Framer templates, the free ones are marked right on the cards.
