40 Free And Premium Beautiful Themes for Your First Tumblr Blog

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!