Lowcoder
Open-source low-code platform for building business apps and UIs
1.6k stars 314 forks last commit first released AGPL-3.0
Slowing down
No commits since 3 Jan 2026. Check the issue tracker before you rely on it.
Lowcoder is an open-source low-code platform for building internal tools and customer-facing web applications with minimal coding. It provides a visual app builder, reusable modules, and broad data-source connectivity for rapidly creating production-ready UIs.
Key Features
- Visual UI builder with 120+ components for responsive, data-driven apps
- Native connections to common data sources (including SQL/NoSQL databases, REST APIs, and SMTP)
- JavaScript scripting to transform data and control component behavior
- Reusable building blocks via modules and a query library
- Role-based access control (RBAC) for users, groups, and permissions
- Version history with autosave and restore for iterative development
- Theme editor to standardize branding and styling across apps
- Extensible plugin architecture for custom components and integrations
Use Cases
- Build admin panels, dashboards, and internal operations tools connected to company data
- Create customer-facing portals and embedded “mini apps” for websites
- Rapidly modernize legacy workflows by adding new web UIs on top of existing systems
Limitations and Considerations
- Advanced collaboration and meeting-style experiences depend on specific components and may require additional configuration and infrastructure
Lowcoder suits teams that want a flexible, extensible app builder without being locked into proprietary low-code platforms. It is especially useful when you need both rapid UI development and direct control via JavaScript and data-source queries.
Categories:
Tags:
Tech Stack:
Similar to Lowcoder
Appsmith
Open-source low-code platform for internal tools and dashboards
Build and deploy internal tools, admin panels, and dashboards with a low-code UI builder that connects to databases and APIs and supports JavaScript logic and Git workflows.
ToolJet
Low-code platform for building internal apps, dashboards, and workflows
ToolJet is an open-source low-code platform to build and deploy internal tools, dashboards, and workflows with integrations for databases, APIs, and SaaS apps.
NocoDB
No-code spreadsheet interface for SQL databases with APIs
Open-source Airtable alternative that turns Postgres/MySQL/SQLite into a no-code spreadsheet UI with views, permissions, integrations, and REST APIs.
Budibase
Open-source low-code platform for internal apps and workflow automation
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform to build internal tools, portals, forms, and approval workflows with integrations to databases and APIs.
NocoBase
Extensible no-code/low-code platform for building business apps
Open-source, self-hosted no-code/low-code platform to build internal tools and business applications with a data-model approach, workflows, permissions, and a plugin system.
Lowdefy
Config-based web framework for internal tools and business apps
Lowdefy is a config-driven web framework for building internal tools, admin panels, dashboards, CRUD apps, and client portals using YAML or JSON with extensible plugins.