# windmill-labs/windmill

> 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.

- GitHub: https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill
- Website: https://windmill.dev
- Category: Automation & Low-code (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/automation); also AI Agents, Self-hosted Apps
- Tags: ai-agents, airflow-alternative, internal-tools, orchestration, postgres, python, rust, self-hostable, self-hosted, typescript, vibe-coding, workflow-engine, open-source-alternative, workflow
- Language: Rust · License: Other
- Stars: 18,530 · Forks: 1,150 · Open issues: 878
- Last push: 2026-11-11 (today)
- Vibe score: 88/100

## 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.

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

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/windmill-labs/windmill.git
```

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