Grav (software)

Grav
Developers	Andy Miller, Djamil Legato, Matias Griese
Release	30 July 2014; 12 years ago (30 July 2014)
Stable release	1.7.52 / 2026-04-29[±]
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	Content management system
License	MIT License
Website	getgrav.org
Repository	github.com/getgrav/grav

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Grav is a free, self-hosted content management system (CMS) software 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 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.

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

Awards

• CMS Critic Awards – Best Open Source CMS 2016
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2017
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2019
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2020
• CMS Critic Awards – Best Flat File CMS 2021

See also

• Content management system
• List of content management systems