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The 12 WordPress themes most like Pencil, by the tags they share, the most in common first. Installs, ratings and updates come from WordPress.org and refresh every night.

Pencil

100+ installs

Its stats
Closest match
Parabola
Shares 15 of Pencil's 15 tags.
Most installed
GeneratePress
500K+ active installs.
Best rated
Sinatra
5.0 out of 5 from 41 reviews.
Most recently updated
Hestia
Updated on Oct 29, 2026.
  1. Parabola

    by CryoutCreations

    Welcome to a world of endless possibilities! Parabola awaits you with a huge assortment of theme settings that enable you to take a fully responsive, clean and elegant design to even newer heights. You can edit everythi…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #213
    Rating
    4.9(70)
    Updated
    9 months ago

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  2. Nirvana

    by CryoutCreations

    Imagine a land of infinite beauty and overwhelming magnificence. Imagine seas of freedom and oceans of peace joining together with splashing waves of pure love. Imagine high mountains of hope, hills of reason and deep v…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #275
    Rating
    4.3(69)
    Updated
    9 months ago

    SharesBlogCustom backgroundFeatured imagesFull width templateLeft sidebarNewsPost formatsRight sidebarSticky postTheme optionsThreaded commentsThree columnsTranslation readyTwo columns

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  3. Crio

    by BoldGrid

    Crio is a WordPress SuperTheme that allows front-end designers, developers and other web professionals to create without bounds or restrictions. Crio's advanced customization options are completely integrated with the…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #130
    Rating
    4.2(5)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  4. Consulting

    by ThinkUpThemes

    Consulting is the free version of the multi-purpose professional theme (Consulting Pro) ideal for a business or blog website. The theme has a responsive layout, HD retina ready and comes with a powerful theme options pa…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #119
    Rating
    3.0(19)
    Updated
    6 months ago

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  5. Bravada

    by CryoutCreations

    Bravada looks amazing, behaves flawlessly and scales to any screen. It goes anywhere, it's for everyone and everything. It's clear, clean and simply gorgeous. It has CSS powered animations that will bring users to their…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #96
    Rating
    3.6(14)
    Updated
    1 year ago

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  6. Newsmatic

    by blazethemes

    Newsmatic is complete solution for your news website with full Elementor compatibility. By integrating the News Kit Elementor Addons plugin on your site, you can now customize any part of the theme with the Elementor pa…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #68
    Rating
    4.8(87)
    Updated
    12 days ago

    SharesBlogCustom backgroundFeatured imagesFull width templateGrid layoutLeft sidebarNewsPost formatsRight sidebarSticky postTheme optionsThreaded commentsTranslation readyTwo columns

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  7. Hestia

    by Themeisle

    Hestia is a modern WordPress theme for professionals. It fits creative business, small businesses (restaurants, wedding planners, sport/medical shops), startups, corporate businesses, online agencies and firms, portfoli…

    Installs
    70K+
    Rank
    #31
    Rating
    4.8(563)
    Updated
    11 days ago

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  8. Twenty Fourteen

    by WordPress.org

    In 2014, our default theme lets you create a responsive magazine website with a sleek, modern design. Feature your favorite homepage content in either a grid or a slider. Use the three widget areas to customize your web…

    Installs
    50K+
    Rank
    #58
    Rating
    4.4(97)
    Updated
    2 months ago

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  9. Vantage

    by SiteOrigin

    Vantage is a flexible multipurpose theme. Its strength lies in its tight integration with some powerful plugins like Page Builder for responsive page layouts, Smart Slider 3 for big beautiful sliders and WooCommerce to…

    Installs
    30K+
    Rank
    #76
    Rating
    4.6(165)
    Updated
    7 months ago

    SharesBlogCustom backgroundFeatured imagesFull width templateGrid layoutLeft sidebarPost formatsRight sidebarSticky postTheme optionsThreaded commentsTranslation readyTwo columns

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  10. Sinatra

    by sinatrateam

    Sinatra is a lightweight and highly customizable multi-purpose theme that makes it easy for anyone to create their perfect website. You can use it for any type of website from blogs, businesses, online shops, creatives,…

    Installs
    20K+
    Rank
    #74
    Rating
    5.0(41)
    Updated
    28 days ago

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  11. BlogHash

    by peregrinethemes

    BlogHash is the perfect pick for bloggers seeking a lightweight, customizable theme that suits them just right. With plenty of options to adjust colors and typography, making your site unique is a breeze. It's SEO frien…

    Installs
    10K+
    Rank
    #38
    Rating
    4.7(13)
    Updated
    1 month ago

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  12. GeneratePress

    by Tom

    GeneratePress is a lightweight WordPress theme built with a focus on speed and usability. Performance is important to us, which is why a fresh GeneratePress install adds less than 10kb (gzipped) to your page size. We ta…

    Installs
    500K+
    Rank
    #11
    Rating
    4.9(1.4K)
    Updated
    11 months ago

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