# orchidsoftware/platform

Orchid is a @laravel package that allows for rapid application development of back-office applications, admin/user panels, and dashboards.

Repository: https://github.com/orchidsoftware/platform
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/platform
Homepage: https://orchid.software
Language: PHP
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: laravel, platform, admin, dashboard, laravel-admin, extranet, laravel-admin-panel, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:05:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 91/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 75, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3578, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 165, "gap_med": 3.5, "n_releases_24m": 37}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4793, forks 663 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:59.965842+00:00)

## What it is
Orchid is a free, open-source Laravel package for rapid code-driven development of back-office applications, admin panels, and dashboards. It provides PHP-only UI building blocks (screens, form fields, tables, charts, modals) with SPA-like performance via Hotwire, plus built-in permissions, filtering, and full-text search.

## Use cases
- build an admin panel for a Laravel app
- create a back-office dashboard without writing HTML/CSS/JS
- generate CRUD interfaces for Eloquent models
- manage user roles and permissions with an admin UI
- add sortable and filterable data tables to an admin area
- build an internal business application or extranet
- add charts and notifications to an admin dashboard

## When to choose
- you are already using Laravel and need an admin panel or back-office quickly
- you want to build admin UIs entirely in PHP without frontend tooling
- you need built-in roles, permissions, form building, and data tables
- you prefer code-driven RAD over CRUD generators or separate frontend frameworks

## When to avoid
- your project is not built on Laravel
- you need a fully custom public-facing frontend with bespoke design
- you want a headless admin API rather than a server-rendered panel
- you need a no-code or non-developer-friendly admin builder

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, form-handling, authorization, data-visualization, web-framework, search-engine, file-upload, developer-tools
- domain: web-development, backend, cms, developer-tools
- platform: php, self-hosted
- tags: laravel-package, admin-panel, back-office, dashboard, crud, rad, hotwire, spa-like, laravel, web-server

## Member repositories
- orchidsoftware/platform (main) score 91

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.965842+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:18:41.124848+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/orchidsoftware/platform (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:59.965842+00:00, sha 0b9d7a4ab00a)
  - homepage: https://orchid.software (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.306101+00:00, sha a6240820496a)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.315144+00:00, sha 8a9ea75e33ca)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/screens (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.317213+00:00, sha c3cd0542e948)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/field (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.319443+00:00, sha 464ca58053eb)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/table (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.322174+00:00, sha d1edef336e63)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/legend (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.324223+00:00, sha 91a36097758f)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/charts (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.326079+00:00, sha deafe53b0b18)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/modals (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.328222+00:00, sha a37e7b518f4b)
  - site_page: https://orchid.software/en/docs/access (fetched 2026-08-29T09:01:56.330029+00:00, sha efc65fd8732e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.