viewflow/viewflow

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2872 stars · 413 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Viewflow is a reusable low-code library for Django that provides a BPMN workflow engine, CRUD components, forms, and reporting dashboards for building business applications. It lets developers describe business processes as Python code while retaining full control over Django's native features.

Use cases

• build business process workflows in Django
• model BPMN approval processes as code
• add CRUD and reporting dashboards to a Django app
• implement multi-step user task workflows with assignments
• replace django-fsm with a maintained workflow engine
• rapidly prototype internal business tools

When to choose

• you're building Django-based business applications with approval or task workflows
• you want low-code speed but full Python/Django customization
• you need BPMN-style process modeling without leaving your codebase
• you want bundled CRUD, forms, and reporting in one package

When to avoid

• your project doesn't use Django
• you need a standalone microservice workflow engine rather than an in-app library
• you require a permissive license - the open-source core is AGPL-3.0 and advanced features are commercial
• you only need simple background job scheduling rather than human-in-the-loop workflows

Facets

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workflow-automation web-framework ui-components form-handling state-management web-development backend developer-tools python cross-platform django bpmn workflow-engine low-code business-applications crud finite-state-machine automation web-server

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