Overview:

The Material Dashboard Lite is a free admin template that utilizes Google’s implementation of Material Design called Material Design Lite. It is a dark-themed dashboard that aims to be responsive and optimized for cross-device usage. The template is built using CSS, JavaScript, and HTML5 and does not rely on any JavaScript frameworks.

Features:

• Material Design via Material Design Lite
• Ecmascript 6 (with babel)
• Responsive dark material design
• User experience focused
• Sass
• Gulp build
• D3 and NVD3
• MIT License

Installation:

To install the Material Dashboard Lite theme, you can follow these steps:

1. Fork and/or clone the repository.
2. Open the copied repository folder in the terminal.
3. Install npm components using the command: npm install
4. Install bower components using the command: bower install
5. Build the project using gulp: gulp build
6. To see the result, use the command: gulp default

Summary:

The Material Dashboard Lite is a free admin template that follows the principles of Material Design. It is built using Material Design Lite and does not rely on any JavaScript frameworks. The template has several features including a responsive dark material design, support for Ecmascript 6, and integration with D3 and NVD3 for building charts. The template is customizable through the use of SASS and can be built using Gulp. The project is actively being worked on and more features are expected in the future.