How to Find a Shopify Store's Theme

The SalesTracker Theme Detector tells you which theme any Shopify store is running, whether it is an official Theme Store theme or a custom build, and the version when the store exposes it. The Theme Detector runs a live scan inside the Shopify Theme Detector tool, which needs a free SalesTracker account and uses one credit per lookup.

How to find a Shopify store's theme

You can detect a Shopify theme in two steps: paste the storefront domain and read the result. The scan reads only the store's public pages, so the merchant sees nothing different from a normal visit.

How to read the result

The Theme Detector answers three questions about a store's theme. Use the tags and labels in the result to interpret what the merchant has built.

Official theme vs custom build

A theme tagged as an official Theme Store theme means the merchant is running a stock template you can study or buy yourself. A "Custom Theme" tag means the store is on a bespoke build, so the design choices are unique to that merchant and not available as a downloadable template.

Theme version

When a store exposes its theme version, the result shows it. The version helps you tell whether a merchant is on a current release or an older one, which is useful when you are benchmarking design and feature freshness against competitors.

Headless storefronts

Some stores serve their storefront from a headless framework instead of a classic Liquid theme. The Theme Detector flags Hydrogen, Next.js, and Remix storefronts as headless, which signals a more custom, developer-led front end rather than a Theme Store template.

Frequently asked questions

How do I find what theme a Shopify store uses?

Paste the store's domain into the SalesTracker Theme Detector and click Detect. The live scan names the active theme and tags it as an official Theme Store theme or a custom build, using one credit per lookup.

Can the Theme Detector tell official themes from custom ones?

Yes. The Theme Detector tags each result as either an official Theme Store theme or a "Custom Theme." A custom tag means the merchant runs a bespoke build, not a stock template you can buy and install yourself.

Does detecting a Shopify theme require an account?

Yes. The Theme Detector runs a live scan that needs a free SalesTracker account and uses one credit per lookup. There is no anonymous theme scan, since every detection is a fresh read of the store's public pages.

What does it mean when a store is flagged as headless?

A headless flag means the storefront runs on a framework like Hydrogen, Next.js, or Remix instead of a classic Liquid theme. It points to a custom, developer-built front end rather than a Theme Store template.

Next steps

Round out the store profile by mapping its app stack, or start from the full research workflow.