How do I find out what Shopify theme a store is using?

Paste the store's URL into the detector above and run a scan. OngoingAI reads the storefront's public markup and reports the theme's real base identity — Dawn, Prestige, Symmetry, and so on — even when the merchant renamed the theme to hide it, along with whether it's free or paid, the price, author, and version.

Can it detect a theme even if the store renamed it?

Yes — that's the point. Merchants often rename their theme to a private deploy or campaign label (like 'Copy of production' or 'Summer Sale Layout') to obscure it. We read the theme's baked-in base name from its own code, so we surface the real theme (e.g. Dawn) even when the visible label is something else, and we tell you what the store renamed it to.

Is the Shopify Theme Detector free?

Yes — it's completely free, with no login and nothing to install. It runs online, so it works in any browser on any device, including mobile.

Can it tell if a Shopify theme is free or paid?

It flags whether the store runs a Shopify Theme Store theme versus a custom/headless build, and names the theme when the storefront exposes it. Whether a specific named theme is one of Shopify's free themes (Dawn, Craft, Sense, Refresh and the rest of the Online Store 2.0 family) or a paid Theme Store theme comes down to the theme name — see the theme types section below.

When can't it name the theme?

When a store runs a truly bespoke, agency-built theme (its base name isn't a public Theme Store theme) we show that custom theme's name and flag it as custom. And when a store is fully headless — a custom front-end like Hydrogen or Next.js with no Online Store theme at all — there's no theme to name, so we flag the headless build instead. Both are honest, useful answers rather than a guess.

Does it also detect the store's apps?

Yes. Every scan returns the theme first, then the apps and ecommerce technologies detected on the storefront — reviews, subscriptions, email/SMS, upsell, analytics, and more. If you want the app list front-and-center, use the sibling Shopify App Detector; both tools share the same engine, so results are consistent.

Do I need a Chrome extension?

No. Unlike browser-extension theme detectors, this runs online and scans the store from our side — nothing to install, nothing to keep updated, and it works on mobile.

Free tool

Free Shopify Theme Detector

What Shopify theme is this store using? Paste any Shopify store URL to find out — the real base theme even when the store renamed it, whether it's free or paid, the price, author, and version, plus the apps and ecommerce tech on the storefront. No extension. Works on mobile.

What the theme detector finds

Every scan leads with the theme, then maps the rest of the storefront against OngoingAI's ecommerce technology graph.

Theme identity

The Online Store theme a store runs, named when the storefront exposes it.

Free vs paid

Whether it's a free Theme Store theme (Dawn family) or a paid theme.

Custom & headless

Headless builds (Hydrogen, Next.js) with no standard Online Store theme.

Page builders

Builders layered on the theme — PageFly, Shogun, GemPages, and more.

The full app stack

Reviews, subscriptions, email/SMS, upsell, loyalty, and support apps.

Analytics & pixels

Analytics, tag managers, attribution, consent, and payment providers.

Free themes, paid themes, and custom builds

Shopify storefronts fall into three buckets. Knowing which one a store runs tells you a lot about how it was built — and what it would take to build something similar.

Free themes

Shopify Theme Store (free)

Shopify's own free Online Store 2.0 themes — the default choice for new stores.

Dawn
Craft
Sense
Refresh
Spotlight
Studio
Colorblock
Crave
Ride
Taste
Publisher
Origin

Paid themes

Premium Theme Store themes

One-time-purchase themes with more layouts and features — often heavily customized, so the exposed name may differ from the base theme.

Custom / headless

Custom & headless storefronts

A bespoke front-end (Hydrogen, Next.js, and others) on Shopify's commerce backend — no Online Store theme to name. The detector flags these explicitly instead of failing.

How it works

Step 1

Scan the storefront

OngoingAI analyzes the store's public storefront for its theme and technology signals.

Step 2

Identify the theme

We read the storefront's theme identity — named when exposed, or flagged as customized or headless.

Step 3

Map the rest of the stack

The theme is shown first, then the apps and ecommerce tech — each matched against our fingerprint library and linked to its page in the index.

What it can see

The real base theme — even when the store renamed it to hide it
Whether it's a free or paid theme, plus price, author, and version
Custom/bespoke themes and fully headless builds (Hydrogen, Next.js)
The storefront's apps, pixels, and ecommerce tech

What it can't see

Themes on password-protected or unpublished storefronts
The base theme of a fully headless build (there isn't one)
Which specific sections or code a merchant has customized
Backend-only and checkout-only configuration

For bespoke agency themes we show the custom theme's own name and flag it as custom — an honest answer, never a guess.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find out what Shopify theme a store is using?: Paste the store's URL into the detector above and run a scan. OngoingAI reads the storefront's public markup and reports the theme's real base identity — Dawn, Prestige, Symmetry, and so on — even when the merchant renamed the theme to hide it, along with whether it's free or paid, the price, author, and version.
Can it detect a theme even if the store renamed it?: Yes — that's the point. Merchants often rename their theme to a private deploy or campaign label (like 'Copy of production' or 'Summer Sale Layout') to obscure it. We read the theme's baked-in base name from its own code, so we surface the real theme (e.g. Dawn) even when the visible label is something else, and we tell you what the store renamed it to.
Is the Shopify Theme Detector free?: Yes — it's completely free, with no login and nothing to install. It runs online, so it works in any browser on any device, including mobile.
Can it tell if a Shopify theme is free or paid?: It flags whether the store runs a Shopify Theme Store theme versus a custom/headless build, and names the theme when the storefront exposes it. Whether a specific named theme is one of Shopify's free themes (Dawn, Craft, Sense, Refresh and the rest of the Online Store 2.0 family) or a paid Theme Store theme comes down to the theme name — see the theme types section below.
When can't it name the theme?: When a store runs a truly bespoke, agency-built theme (its base name isn't a public Theme Store theme) we show that custom theme's name and flag it as custom. And when a store is fully headless — a custom front-end like Hydrogen or Next.js with no Online Store theme at all — there's no theme to name, so we flag the headless build instead. Both are honest, useful answers rather than a guess.
Does it also detect the store's apps?: Yes. Every scan returns the theme first, then the apps and ecommerce technologies detected on the storefront — reviews, subscriptions, email/SMS, upsell, analytics, and more. If you want the app list front-and-center, use the sibling Shopify App Detector; both tools share the same engine, so results are consistent.
Do I need a Chrome extension?: No. Unlike browser-extension theme detectors, this runs online and scans the store from our side — nothing to install, nothing to keep updated, and it works on mobile.

Sibling tool

Shopify App Detector

Same engine, apps front-and-center — see every app and pixel a store runs.

Detect a store's apps

Explore data

Browse the app index

Every app, pixel, and platform across ecommerce — adoption, reviews, and pricing.

Open the app index

Explore data

Explore Shopify apps

The Shopify ecosystem, ranked by how many stores actually run each app.

See Shopify apps