Grav (CMS)

Grav is a free software, self-hosted content management system (CMS) written in the PHP programming language and based on the Symfony web application framework. It uses a flat file database for both backend and frontend.

Grav
Logo of the Grav CMS
Developer(s)	Andy Miller, Djamil Legato, Matias Griese[1]
Initial release	30 July 2014; 10 years ago (30 July 2014)[2]
Stable release	1.7.48[3] / 2024-10-28[±]
Repository	github.com/getgrav/grav
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Content management system
License	MIT License
Website	getgrav.org

Grav is designed to have a shallow learning curve, and to be easy to set up. The focus of Grav is speed and simplicity, rather than an abundance of built-in features that come at the expense of added complexity.

The name Grav is a shortened version of the word gravity.^[4]

Grav is the most starred PHP CMS on GitHub, with over 14,565 stars.^[5]

Awards

• CMS Critic Awards – Best Open Source CMS 2016^[6]
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2017^[7]
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2019^[7]
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2020^[7]
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2021^[7]

See also

• Free and open-source software portal

• Content management system
• List of content management systems