Windmill

Windmill is an open-source developer platform that transforms your scripts into interactive UIs, APIs, cron jobs, and workflows. It enables developers to build and deploy complex applications with speed and reliability, offering a powerful alternative to traditional orchestration tools like Airflow.

Windmill is the open source alternative to:

Retool

Airplane

Make

Zapier

About Windmill

Windmill turns scripts in languages such as Python, TypeScript, Go, and more into auto-generated user interfaces, APIs, and scheduled tasks. It allows you to compose workflows, data pipelines, and internal tools effortlessly with a low-code app editor and extensive integrations. The platform is designed for performance and scalability, letting you deploy on your own infrastructure or in the cloud with advanced logging, error handling, and permission management.

Key Features

Auto-generated UIs and APIs from scripts
Robust workflow and pipeline orchestration
Multi-language support including Python, Go, TypeScript, and more
Low-code app editor for custom interfaces
High performance with a 13x speed advantage over Airflow
Scalable, self-hostable, or cloud-deployable infrastructure

Representation of core functionalities

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mindmap Windmill Frontend Web IDE Script Editing Code Sync VS Code Extension Flow Editor Script Chaining Visual Builder App Builder Complex UIs Component Library Auto-generated UIs Script Parameters Execution Interface Backend API Server Stateless Architecture Job Management Resource Handling Authentication Worker System Job Queue Execution Engine State Management Horizontal Scaling Security nsjail Sandboxing Workspace Isolation Encryption Keys Secrets Management Storage PostgreSQL Job Queue User Data Scripts Resources KV Store Credentials Secrets Variables Runtimes JavaScript Deno Core Bun Runtime TypeScript Type Safety NPM Support Python Python3 Package Management Golang Go 1.19.1 Module Support Bash Shell Scripts System Commands Integrations OAuth Google Workspace Microsoft Azure Okta External Services SMTP GitHub Webhooks Resource Types Database API Custom Types Features Scheduling Cron Jobs Triggers Workflows Flow Designer Task Chaining Monitoring Logs Metrics Performance

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Summary

Windmill empowers developers by converting simple scripts into production-grade workflows and internal tools with minimal configuration. Its extensive feature set, including auto-generated UIs, robust orchestration, and multi-language support, makes it an indispensable platform for efficient and reliable application development and automation.

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