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# Winter CMS

Free, open-source, self-hosted CMS platform based on Laravel.

## Decision context

- Status: active
- ToolVitals score: 90/100
- Health score: 91/100
- Shipping score: 89/100
- Score mode: verdict
- Data confidence: 90/100
- Source coverage: 90/100
- Last evidence check: 2026-09-15

## Classification

- Use case: Web Frameworks (web-frameworks)
- Category: Frameworks & Libraries (frameworks)
- Tool mode: Library Framework
- Openness: OSI-approved OSS
- License: MIT
- Tags: cms, content-management, laravel, self-hosted, open-source, cms-platform, hacktoberfest, php, winter, wintercms

## Public repository signals

- Repository: [wintercms/winter](https://github.com/wintercms/winter)
- Stars: 1519 (adoption context only)
- Forks: 246
- Open issues: 123
- Last commit date: 2026-09-11
- Releases in 90 days: 2

## Source receipts

- [Official website](https://wintercms.com/) — checked 2026-09-15
- [Source repository](https://github.com/wintercms/winter) — checked 2026-09-15

## Discovery status

- Search indexable: yes
- Reason: sufficient tool evidence

## Interpretation limits

- ToolVitals scores summarize bounded public maintenance, shipping, openness, and evidence signals. They are not user-review ratings.
- GitHub stars and related popularity metrics are adoption context, not quality evidence.
- Missing values mean not collected or not confidently established; they do not mean zero.
- Public signals do not prove security, uptime, support quality, customer satisfaction, or production suitability.
- Verify material decisions against the linked first-party sources and your own requirements.