In simple English
You can design websites with a visual editor instead of writing code by hand. It works like popular design tools, but builds real pages for the web. You can run it on your own server or use their hosted option. Your files stay yours, so no company can lock you in. It costs time to set up yourself, but saves monthly subscription fees.
What it is
Webstudio (a visual website builder that connects to any headless CMS, supports all CSS properties, and can be hosted anywhere, including with us) is an open-source visual website builder and Webflow alternative. It lets you design layouts using all CSS properties and export clean code or self-host the entire app.
What it is good for
Solo builders and designers who want to build custom websites visually without paying high monthly fees for proprietary software.
- Full control over your data and hosting.
- Visual editor supports every CSS property.
- Active community and regular updates.
- AGPL-3.0 licence (a legal warning printed for the reader, never a reason to leave a project out) requires you to open-source your changes if you offer it as a service.
- Self-hosting requires technical knowledge of Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server) and environment setup.
- Some optional animation packages use proprietary licences.
Webflow
Docker (a way to run a program inside its own sealed box, so it cannot break anything else on your server)
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git clone https://github.com/webstudio-is/webstudio.git cd webstudio npm install