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A curated list with resources about node-based UIs

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Awesome Node-Based UIs

node-based ui

A curated list with resources about node-based UIs.

Check out CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions on how to add a new link to the list.

Curators: Christopher, John and Moritz from React Flow / Svelte Flow

Javascript Libraries

Renderers

  • baklavajs - Graph/node editor for VueJs
  • beautiful-react-diagrams - React components and hooks to build diagrams
  • butterfly - Renderer for interactive diagrams and flowcharts
  • cytoscape.js - Canvas based renderer with utilities and algorithms
  • diagram-maker - Interactive editor for any graph-like data
  • Flowy - Flowchart library
  • flow-builder - React-based renderer for workflows and process diagrams
  • GoJS - Diagramming library with a focus on customization and interactivity
  • jointjs - JavaScript diagramming library
  • jsplumb - Open source project written in Typescript that gives you the tools you need to visually connect DOM elements
  • kedro-viz - Visualises Kedro data and machine-learning pipelines
  • litegraph.js - A graph node engine and editor
  • mermaid - Static diagrams for documentation
  • ngx-graph - Graph visualization library for Angular
  • nice-dag - Lightweight javascript library, which is used to present a DAG diagram
  • nodl - Framework for computational node graphs
  • react-dag-editor - React component to create graphic user interface
  • react-digraph - A library for creating directed graph editors
  • React Flow - React library for rendering node-based UIs
  • reaflow - React library for building workflow editors
  • rete - Framework for visual programming and node editors
  • sigma.js - Visualization framework for large graphs
  • Svelte Flow - Svelte library for rendering node-based UIs
  • vue-flow - Flowchart component for Vue 3
  • X6 - Diagramming library that uses SVG and HTML
  • yFiles - Library for visualizing, editing and analyzing graphs

Layouting

  • elkjs - A port of the Java ELK layouting library to Javascript
  • d3-hierarchy - Helpers and algorithms for working with hierarchical graphs
  • d3-force - Library for creating interactive force directed graphs
  • d3-dag - D3 plugin to work with DAG data structures
  • dagrejs - Directed graph layout algorithms for Javascript
  • graphology-layout - Layout algorithms
  • springy - Force directed graph layouts

Graph Utilities

  • behave-graph - Extensible behaviour-graph execution engine
  • graphlib - Helpers for directed graphs in JS
  • graphology - Utilities and algorithms for all kinds of graphs

Misc

  • flume - Business logic graph editor
  • mermaid - Flowchart and sequence diagrams generation
  • pintora - Text-to-diagrams library
  • quick-erd - Generate entity-relationship diagrams (ERD) from text, and reverse engineer ERD text from live database

C Libraries

Renderers

.NET Libraries

  • Blazor.Diagrams - A fully customizable and extensible all-purpose diagrams library for Blazor.
  • nodify - A collection of WPF controls for node based editors designed for MVVM.
  • NodeNetwork - A C# library with a WPF node editor component based on ReactiveUI.
  • STNodeEditor - A node editor based in Windows Forms and GDI that offers extensive properties and events for streamlined data interaction between nodes.

Rust Libraries

Swift Libraries

  • Flow - Swift Package Manager-based node graph editor

Go Libraries

Diagramming

  • d2 - Scripting language that turns text to diagrams

Applications

Workflow & Automation

  • Benthos Studio - Visual editing for the Benthos stream processor
  • Cables - Visual programming environment
  • Carto Workflows - Spatial analytics tool
  • Concourse CI - Container-based continuous thing-doer [OSS]
  • Controller Lab - Drag-and-drop tool for remapping input devices
  • Dopt - Visual flow builder + APIs/SDKs for powering user onboarding and engagement experiences
  • Dots - No-code bot builder for Discord community onboarding & engagement
  • DoubleLoop - Dashboard builder to monitor business metrics
  • customer.io - Automated messaging platform
  • FME - ETL tool with spatial data support
  • Flowhub - Visual programming tool [OSS]
  • Kelp - Build interactive data-driven apps for operational analytics
  • Kuwala - Data Pipelines for BI analysists [OSS]
  • Mode - Tool for exploratory analysis
  • n8n - Workflow automation platform
  • novu - Notification infrastructure for developers [OSS]
  • OneSignal Journeys - Workflow builder to automate messaging
  • Patterns - Data processing and automation tool
  • Power Automate - Automation tool
  • Proxeus - Workflow builder for secure documents and more [OSS]
  • Retool Workflows - ETL tool for Retool
  • Stately - Application logic visualizer [OSS]
  • Tracardi - Customer Journey Automation tool [OSS]
  • whenthen - Payment orchestration
  • workflow86 - Workspace to document, automate and manage business workflows

AI

  • Cellulose - Machine Learning Model visualizer and optimization tool
  • Netron - Visualizer for machine learning models
  • ComfyUI - Stable Diffusion GUI

Diagramming

Data Processing

  • Cascade - Data transformation and visualization
  • CodeNect - Visual Programming Software that transpiles to C
  • Datablocks - Data transformation and visualization
  • Easy Data Transform - Data transformation tool
  • Enso - Code based automation tool [OSS]
  • Graphqleditor - Editor for GraphQL
  • jsoncrack - JSON data visualizer
  • node-red - Low-code programming for event-driven applications [OSS]
  • Nifi - Data routing, transformation, and system mediation logic
  • Rapidcanvas - Data science platform
  • Slang - Data processing tool
  • Y42 - Data pipeline tool

3D & Visuals

  • Plantarium - Procedural browser-based plant modelling [OSS]
  • Alma - Digital playground for visual experiences
  • Armory3d - Game engine for Blender
  • Blackjack - Procedural modelling application [OSS]
  • Blender - 3D graphics suite for multiple rendering engines [OSS]
  • Cascade - Image editor [OSS]
  • Chainner - Image processing GUI [OSS]
  • ComfyUI - Design and execute advanced Stable Diffusion pipelines for AI image generation [OSS]
  • Dynamo - Open Source Graphical Programming for Design [OSS]
  • FFmpeg Explorer - Tool for exploring FFmpeg filters
  • Gaffer - Application for lookdev, lighting and automation [OSS]
  • Gimel Studio - 2D image editor [OSS]
  • Houdini - Procedural system for artists
  • Mixture - Unity plugin to create textures in realtime [OSS]
  • Natron - Compositing software for VFX and motion graphics [OSS]
  • Nodebox - App for visualization and generative design [OSS]
  • Nodes.io - Visual programming environment
  • Nodetoy - Shader tool
  • Notch - Motion graphics and interactive VFX in realtime
  • Origami Studio - UI design prototyping tool
  • Polygonjs - WebGL design tool [OSS]
  • Protongraph - Procedural content generation [OSS]
  • Puredata - Visual programming language for multimedia [OSS]
  • Retrobatch - Batch image processing for macOS
  • VVVV - Visual live-programming environment

Audio

  • Audio Hijack - Audio recording and routing for macOS
  • Audulus - Modular synthesizer and DSP environment
  • Axiom - Realtime audio synthesizer [OSS]
  • Bespoke - Modular synthesizer [OSS]
  • Eternal - Audio and visual composition [OSS]
  • Kronos - Visual & textual programming language designed for musical signals
  • Max - Tool to create your own interactive software
  • Ossia score - Sequencer for audio-visual artists [OSS]
  • Reaktor - Modular digital signal processor
  • Zupiter - Synthesizer

Scripting

  • flojoy - No code Python programming
  • Natto - Javascript environment
  • noflo - Flow-based programming for Javascript [OSS]
  • PyFlow - Visual scripting framework for python [OSS]
  • Ryven - Visual scripting for python [OSS]
  • Regex Nodes - Analyze and build regular expressions in your browser [OSS]

Misc

  • Twine - Tool for telling interactive, non-linear stories