Swarm is an exhibition website builder for Designers, Artists, and Visual Creators to showcase their work online. It is open-source and powered by Kirby CMS.
👋 Hey everyone! I’m excited to launch Swarm — an open-source tool for building clean, elegant websites for group exhibitions.
I created Swarm because I noticed how clunky or overbuilt most CMS options are for simple, gallery-like presentations, especially for design schools, student showcases, or group exhibitions. Swarm is lightweight, fast, and easy to set up, powered by Kirby 4.
What makes it different? 👫 User registration page for website participants 🖼️ Built-in project categories 🎨 Content-first layouts with color customisation and clean typography 🔓 Fully open-source and customizable
I’m most proud of how easy it is to use while still feeling intentional and polished. If you’re a creative, teacher, or organiser who wants to launch a beautiful showcase without the usual overhead, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Swarm launched on Product Hunt on May 20th, 2025 and earned 114 upvotes and 19 comments, placing #20 on the daily leaderboard. Swarm is an exhibition website builder for Designers, Artists, and Visual Creators to showcase their work online. It is open-source and powered by Kirby CMS.
On the analytics side, Swarm competes within Design Tools, Website Builder and GitHub — topics that collectively have 310.2k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how Swarm performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted Swarm?
Swarm was hunted by Danil Vladimirov. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of Swarm including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Danil Vladimirov
👋 Hey everyone! I’m excited to launch Swarm — an open-source tool for building clean, elegant websites for group exhibitions.
I created Swarm because I noticed how clunky or overbuilt most CMS options are for simple, gallery-like presentations, especially for design schools, student showcases, or group exhibitions. Swarm is lightweight, fast, and easy to set up, powered by Kirby 4.
What makes it different?
👫 User registration page for website participants
🖼️ Built-in project categories
🎨 Content-first layouts with color customisation and clean typography
🔓 Fully open-source and customizable
I’m most proud of how easy it is to use while still feeling intentional and polished. If you’re a creative, teacher, or organiser who wants to launch a beautiful showcase without the usual overhead, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Check out the demo: https://swarm-demo.danilvladimir...