Silex Desktop — new Open Source No-Code project
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Hello c/[email protected]!
I’m the maintainer of Silex, a free/libre, no-code website builder focused on open web standards and static websites
We’re getting some traction recently and users are asking for a new app to work offline without logging in, so we're looking for a developer to build the new Silex Desktop app — a free/libre, installable version of Silex for local/offline use
If you’re excited by web design and open web tooling, we’d love to hear from you
About the project
Funding is available to kickstart the project.Tech stack:
- TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js
- CLI, git, npm workflows
- Eleventy (11ty) (Static Site Generator)
- Neutralino.js
We’re looking for someone who:
- Loves web standards and web design
- Shares progress openly and listens to users
- Believes in FOSS (no open core, no lock-ins)
More info and the roadmap for the Desktop project:
https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/3/silex-desktopIf you’re interested (or know someone who could be!), feel free to reach out:
alex at lexoyo.me - or on Mastodon (@[email protected]) or here on lemmyI also just launched two Lemmy communities if you want to join the project:
Talk to you soon
@lexoyo I'm volunteering to contribute to the work and I love to do that.
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Hello c/[email protected]!
I’m the maintainer of Silex, a free/libre, no-code website builder focused on open web standards and static websites
We’re getting some traction recently and users are asking for a new app to work offline without logging in, so we're looking for a developer to build the new Silex Desktop app — a free/libre, installable version of Silex for local/offline use
If you’re excited by web design and open web tooling, we’d love to hear from you
About the project
Funding is available to kickstart the project.Tech stack:
- TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js
- CLI, git, npm workflows
- Eleventy (11ty) (Static Site Generator)
- Neutralino.js
We’re looking for someone who:
- Loves web standards and web design
- Shares progress openly and listens to users
- Believes in FOSS (no open core, no lock-ins)
More info and the roadmap for the Desktop project:
https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/3/silex-desktopIf you’re interested (or know someone who could be!), feel free to reach out:
alex at lexoyo.me - or on Mastodon (@[email protected]) or here on lemmyI also just launched two Lemmy communities if you want to join the project:
Talk to you soon
Instance agnostic links:
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Hello c/[email protected]!
I’m the maintainer of Silex, a free/libre, no-code website builder focused on open web standards and static websites
We’re getting some traction recently and users are asking for a new app to work offline without logging in, so we're looking for a developer to build the new Silex Desktop app — a free/libre, installable version of Silex for local/offline use
If you’re excited by web design and open web tooling, we’d love to hear from you
About the project
Funding is available to kickstart the project.Tech stack:
- TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js
- CLI, git, npm workflows
- Eleventy (11ty) (Static Site Generator)
- Neutralino.js
We’re looking for someone who:
- Loves web standards and web design
- Shares progress openly and listens to users
- Believes in FOSS (no open core, no lock-ins)
More info and the roadmap for the Desktop project:
https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/3/silex-desktopIf you’re interested (or know someone who could be!), feel free to reach out:
alex at lexoyo.me - or on Mastodon (@[email protected]) or here on lemmyI also just launched two Lemmy communities if you want to join the project:
Talk to you soon
How does this compare to something like Appsmith or Budibase?
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Hello c/[email protected]!
I’m the maintainer of Silex, a free/libre, no-code website builder focused on open web standards and static websites
We’re getting some traction recently and users are asking for a new app to work offline without logging in, so we're looking for a developer to build the new Silex Desktop app — a free/libre, installable version of Silex for local/offline use
If you’re excited by web design and open web tooling, we’d love to hear from you
About the project
Funding is available to kickstart the project.Tech stack:
- TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js
- CLI, git, npm workflows
- Eleventy (11ty) (Static Site Generator)
- Neutralino.js
We’re looking for someone who:
- Loves web standards and web design
- Shares progress openly and listens to users
- Believes in FOSS (no open core, no lock-ins)
More info and the roadmap for the Desktop project:
https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/3/silex-desktopIf you’re interested (or know someone who could be!), feel free to reach out:
alex at lexoyo.me - or on Mastodon (@[email protected]) or here on lemmyI also just launched two Lemmy communities if you want to join the project:
Talk to you soon
Their source code: https://github.com/silexlabs
there's a lot of mention about being FOSS but they never actually prove it, which is funny to me
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Their source code: https://github.com/silexlabs
there's a lot of mention about being FOSS but they never actually prove it, which is funny to me
@NGnius @[email protected] what do you mean prove it?
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@NGnius @[email protected] what do you mean prove it?
You say you're open source but don't link to the open source code. Nothing more
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How does this compare to something like Appsmith or Budibase?
That's a great question, here’s how I see it:
- Silex = websites and web design — strong focus on responsive layouts, CSS concepts, box model, etc. No workflows or app logic
- Bring your own CMS/DB — pure frontend; users design and bind to real data (read-only)
- Web standards first — HTML/CSS; what you learn is portable. If you know a standard, you can probably apply it directly in Silex
- Fully open source, FOSS, AGPL, not open core like Appsmith/Budibase
It’s not necessarily easier — the complexity just lives elsewhere
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Instance agnostic links:
Nice thx
I didn't know this trick
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@lexoyo I'm volunteering to contribute to the work and I love to do that.
@vinocosmo @[email protected] hey that's great!
Would you contact me by email and we can arrange a meeting ?
alex [at] lexoyo.me -
That's a great question, here’s how I see it:
- Silex = websites and web design — strong focus on responsive layouts, CSS concepts, box model, etc. No workflows or app logic
- Bring your own CMS/DB — pure frontend; users design and bind to real data (read-only)
- Web standards first — HTML/CSS; what you learn is portable. If you know a standard, you can probably apply it directly in Silex
- Fully open source, FOSS, AGPL, not open core like Appsmith/Budibase
It’s not necessarily easier — the complexity just lives elsewhere
Thanks for the detailed answer. I'll give it a look.
