Top 12 Open‑Source Low‑Code Platforms to Supercharge Your Development
Low‑code combines visual, model‑driven and cloud‑native technologies to dramatically boost efficiency and cut costs, and this article introduces twelve noteworthy open‑source low‑code projects—ranging from Appsmith and Amis to NocoBase and Awesome Lowcode—each with a brief overview and GitHub link.
Low‑code is based on visual and model‑driven concepts, combined with cloud‑native and multi‑device technologies, enabling significant efficiency gains and cost reduction in many business scenarios, and offering developers a high‑productivity development paradigm.
1. Appsmith
Appsmith is an open‑source low‑code framework for building admin panels, internal tools, and dashboards. It allows drag‑and‑drop UI components, connects to any API, database, or GraphQL source, and uses JavaScript for logic, enabling rapid creation of internal applications.
Github (⭐️ 20.2k): https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith
2. Amis
Amis, open‑sourced by Baidu, is a front‑end low‑code framework that generates various back‑office pages through JSON configuration, greatly reducing development cost and even allowing creation without front‑end knowledge.
Github (⭐️ 11.6k): https://github.com/baidu/amis
3. LowCodeEngine
LowCodeEngine is a powerful low‑code development framework created by Alibaba's Front‑End Committee and DingTalk YiDa, providing strong extensibility for building customized low‑code platforms.
Github (⭐️ 7.5k): https://github.com/alibaba/lowcode-engine
4. form-generator
Element UI form designer and code generator that can run generated code directly in Element‑based Vue projects or export JSON forms for parsing into real forms.
Github (⭐️ 6.8k): https://github.com/JakHuang/form-generator
5. H5‑Dooring / pc‑Dooring
H5‑Dooring is a powerful, professional H5 visual page configuration solution built with React and TypeScript, with a Node.js backend; a PC version is also provided.
Github (H5) (⭐️ 6.7k): https://github.com/MrXujiang/h5-Dooring
Github (PC) (⭐️ 354): https://github.com/MrXujiang/pc-Dooring
6. YAO
YAO is an open‑source low‑code application engine that lets you quickly create web services and admin back‑ends using JSON to define database models, APIs, and UI, runnable on cloud or IoT devices.
Github (⭐️ 4.3k): https://github.com/YaoApp/yao
7. Mometa
Mometa is not a traditional low‑code platform but a visual code design editor aimed at developers, similar to Dreamweaver, adding visual coding capabilities to local development workflows.
Github (⭐️ 3.2k): https://github.com/imcuttle/mometa
8. NocoBase
NocoBase is an easily extensible open‑source no‑code development platform that lets you build collaboration platforms or management systems without programming, while remaining flexible enough for complex business needs and private deployment.
Develop internal management systems
Meet most business requirements with no‑code
Simple for non‑developers, flexible for developers
Easy to extend
Self‑hosted, full control over code and data
Github (⭐️ 2.9k): https://github.com/nocobase/nocobase
9. Sparrow
Sparrow is a scenario‑driven low‑code workbench focused on boosting development efficiency, providing Vue and Element‑UI based back‑office project templates that output source code in real time.
Github (⭐️ 2.7k): https://github.com/sparrow-js/sparrow
10. vite‑vue3‑lowcode
vite‑vue3‑lowcode is an H5 low‑code platform built with Vite 2.x, Vue 3.x, and TypeScript.
Github (⭐️ 1.8k): https://github.com/buqiyuan/vite-vue3-lowcode
11. 华炎魔方
华炎魔方 is an open‑source alternative to Salesforce’s low‑code platform, offering visual tools for model, page, workflow, and report design, enabling rapid application creation with just mouse clicks.
Github (⭐️ 805): https://github.com/steedos/steedos-platform
12. Awesome Lowcode
Awesome Lowcode is a curated collection of low‑code platforms from China and abroad, serving as a resource hub for low‑code practitioners.
Github (⭐️ 8.5k): https://github.com/taowen/awesome-lowcode
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