Nordcraft positions itself not just as a visual builder but as a full-fledged *Web Development Engine*. It seamlessly blends an advanced visual editor with a lean component-based framework (akin to React/Vue/Svelte), plus branching, live data, and built-in hosting—all powered by a lightweight (~24 KB) runtime and server-side rendering.
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> A Web Development Engine thant aim tos eliminate the Figma‑to‑Jira‑to‑code handoff by empowering designers *and* developers to build directly, much like teams working in Unreal Engine for games.
# Working with API's Here is a nice explainer of how we work with API's. We aim to explore working with Federated Json to create interesting Home Pages for wiki.
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# Community-Centric & Open Source-by-Design Nordcraft is fully open-source under the Apache‑2.0 license and supports self‑hosting, with an official Discord channel and GitHub presence. Supabase integration and community-maintained packages facilitate rapid adoption and contribution
# Collaboration & Real-Time Workflow Nordcraft isn’t just about code—it’s about collaborative workflows. It merges Git-style versioning, branching, live previews, and a built-in issue tracker so teams can iterate on features visually and programmatically in unison.
As detailed in their "Figma, GitHub and Webflow had a baby" blog, the goal is to eradicate designer-developer silos, enabling designers to edit live components while developers inject logic— all under the same roof.
# References - https://toddle.dev/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nordcraft — The Web Development Engine" - https://openalternative.co/nordcraft?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nordcraft: Open Source Alternative to Framer, Webflow and Softr" - https://www.reddit.com/r/Supabase/comments/1l1cohx/nordcraft_is_the_perfect_frontend_for_supabase/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nordcraft is the perfect front-end for Supabase - Reddit" - https://supabase.com/partners/nordcraft?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Nordcraft | Works With Supabase" - https://blog.nordcraft.com/figma-github-and-webflow-had-a-baby?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Figma, Github, and Webflow had a baby. - Nordcraft Blog"