Yes, Maxwell is completely free to use. It is available on WordPress.org at no cost.

How many websites use Maxwell?

Maxwell has 3.0K+ active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best Maxwell alternatives?

Popular alternatives to Maxwell include Twenty Twenty-Five, Astra, Twenty Twenty-Four. You can compare them on our theme directory.

Does Maxwell work with the latest WordPress?

Maxwell requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 5.6+. Check the theme's WordPress.org page for the latest compatibility information.

Maxwell — Reviews, Rating & Alternatives (2026)

As of April 2026, Maxwell is a WordPress theme with 3.0K+ active installations and a 4.6/5 rating from 8 reviews. It has been downloaded 295K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.2+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2016. Top alternative: Twenty Twenty-Five.

4.6/58 reviews

3.0K+active installs

295K+total downloads

10 yearssince 2016

Overview

Maxwell is a minimalistic and elegant WordPress theme featuring an ultra clean magazine layout. With a beautiful typography, various post layouts and a gorgeous featured posts slideshow Maxwell truly helps you to stand out.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.68 reviews

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Recent Reviews

Could have been good

by seb95·3 years ago

I’ll never understand why there are themes without being able to change the line spacing, it makes very ugly websites (I won’t go into the CSS for such a basic option)… It’s legion at WP.

Clear, tidy and friendly layout

by tzompantli·4 years ago

Clear, tidy and friendly layout.
Perfect frame for my content, which is quite a bit less structured. Smile.

This topic was modified 4 years, 6 months ago by tzompantli.

Great

by LordDunvegan·4 years ago

After struggling with so many poor themes, here is one that looks good and behaves well. Thank you.

Good theme

by basebond·5 years ago

Just as advertised. Well done.

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