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Code-first platform for workflows, apps and AI agents, on the fastest self-hostable orchestrator (benchmarked against Airflow, Prefect and Temporal). Business teams build with AI, engineers control what ships. Open-source alternative to Lovable, Retool and n8n.

What it is

Open-source, self-hostable code-first platform for workflows, apps and AI agents, running on the fastest self-hostable orchestrator. Engineers write code in 20+ languages and sync it with Git. Business teams build on the same platform with AI, while review, promotion between environments and isolated workers keep engineers in control of what ships. Self-hostable alternative to Lovable, Retool, n8n and a simplified Temporal.

When to use it

Reach for windmill when you want to wire services together or build internal tools without writing everything by hand — it's written in Rust and fits stacks tagged ai-agents, airflow-alternative, internal-tools, orchestration.

Category
Automation & Low-code
Also in
AI Agents, Self-hosted Apps
Stars
18,530
Forks
1,150
Last push
today
Created
2022-05-05
Open issues
878
Website
windmill.dev
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Quick start

$ git clone https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill.git

Hand it to your AI

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FAQ

What is windmill?

windmill-labs/windmill is an automation platform on GitHub: Code-first platform for workflows, apps and AI agents, on the fastest self-hostable orchestrator (benchmarked against Airflow, Prefect and Temporal). Business teams build with AI, engineers control what ships. Open-source alternative to Lovable, Retool and n8n. Open-source, self-hostable code-first platform for workflows, apps and AI agents, running on the fastest self-hostable orchestrator.

When should I use windmill?

Reach for windmill when you want to wire services together or build internal tools without writing everything by hand — it's written in Rust and fits stacks tagged ai-agents, airflow-alternative, internal-tools, orchestration.

What are the best alternatives to windmill?

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Is windmill actively maintained?

windmill-labs/windmill looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 18,530 stars and 878 open issues.

What license does windmill use?

windmill-labs/windmill is published under the Other license. Check the repository's LICENSE file before commercial use.