# viewflow/viewflow

Reusable workflow library for Django

Repository: https://github.com/viewflow/viewflow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/viewflow
Homepage: http://viewflow.io
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: django, workflow-engine, workflow, bpmn, python, process-engine
Last push: 2026-08-09T10:27:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4740, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 34, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2872, forks 413 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:27.150792+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, web-framework, ui-components, form-handling, state-management
- domain: web-development, backend, developer-tools
- platform: python, cross-platform
- tags: django, bpmn, workflow-engine, low-code, business-applications, crud, finite-state-machine, automation, web-server

## Member repositories
- viewflow/viewflow (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.150792+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 2026-08-30T07:35:51.759087+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/viewflow/viewflow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:27.150792+00:00, sha 6496508e04af)
  - homepage: http://viewflow.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:28.371937+00:00, sha 2322a1ec5883)
  - site_page: https://docs.viewflow.io/overview/quick_start.html (fetched 2026-08-29T09:51:28.381201+00:00, sha 7a0d9bcd70ae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.