The government-grade design system, for everyone

CivicTheme provides the knowledge and tools to build compelling experiences, with rigorous government compliance and open-source transparency as standard.

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WhyCivicTheme

Why CivicTheme?

See why CivicTheme is trusted by governments and learn if it could be the right design system for you.
Contribute to CivicTheme

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Learn how to contribute to either the open-source design or development files. We’d love your help!
Components

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Browse all of our government-grade, compliant, and user-tested components.

Showcase

Discover examples of how CivicTheme can be customised to reflect your unique visual branding.

Features

Government-level compliant, out of the box

Upholding strict accessibility, security, and usability standards can be costly and time-consuming. CivicTheme handles these requirements, so you can focus on creating engaging experiences for your users.

Open-source, by design

Being open-source means more than just giving back; it's a commitment to transparency, fairness, and responsibility for CivicTheme and its growing community of adopters.

Evidence-backed design decisions

Our design decisions aren’t made in isolation; they’re made in open systems to ensure traceability and accountability. This collaborative approach fosters trust and results in a validated design system you can rely on.

Founded by Salsa Digital, run by the community

We are Alan Rako, Kristen Pol, Fiona Morrison, Alan Cole, Feb Dao, Joshua Fernandes, Richard Gaunt, and Thomas Peterson. We maintain CivicTheme and the community around it.

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Security framework

We've released the first version of our security framework, continuing our pursuit of being the best government-grade design system in the world.
Governance Model

Governance Model

CivicTheme now has a true open-source oriented governance model to guide the strategy and management of the product.
Figma UI Kit

Figma UI Kit (Opens in a new tab/window)

Roll up your sleeves and jump into the latest version (1.9) of the Figma UI kit and get designing, or contributing!

Design system updates

CivicTheme 1.8 is live

CivicTheme 1.9 released (Opens in a new tab/window)

We’ve just released CivicTheme 1.8 for everyone to enjoy! See what’s changed and how you can update your files.
Starshot updates

DrupalCMS and CivicTheme

DrupalCMS (Starshot) is coming soon! Learn what this means for CivicTheme, as well as what we’ve been doing to support it.
New Component

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We’ve made significant changes to our docs, making it significantly easier to install, configure, and contribute to CivicTheme!

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FAQ’s

Help make government intuitive for all

CivicTheme is Australia’s government-first design system, empowering agencies, freelancers, and departments to create seamless experiences for every citizen.