Appsmith
A powerful open source framework to build internal tools
Appsmith launched on February 23, 2022 with 16 votes, #999 of 2,644 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
What it does
Appsmith is an open-source, self-hosted platform to quickly build any custom business software with pre-built UI widgets that connect to any data source. Control everything with JavaScript.
Stop grappling with data, scouring for the perfect React library, and coding everything from scratch. Build custom software 10X faster with Appsmith.
Build custom applications more quickly and securely with the leader in open-source low-code development. Broad data source connectivity. Drag-and-drop Ul building. Complete JS customization. CI/CD integration with Git. Appsmith makes it easy to build anything. Interact with any LLM, database, SaaS tool or REST/GraphQL API. Self host for secure access to internal data. Use drag-and-drop widgets to quickly assemble responsive UI. Prompt your own widgets in natural language, or code them in JS/HTML/CSS. Automate workflows, manipulate appearance, and transform data with JS code or natural language prompts. Import your own JS libraries. Version control and merge updates with Git. Automatically…from appsmith.com
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