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live from source · api.github.com · Oct 29, 12:54 AM UTCstrapi
🚀 Strapi is the leading open-source headless CMS. It’s 100% JavaScript/TypeScript, fully customizable, and developer-first.
payload
Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.
directus
The flexible backend for all your projects 🐰 Turn your DB into a headless CMS, admin panels, or apps with a custom UI, instant APIs, auth & more.
decap-cms
A Git-based CMS for Static Site Generators
builder
Visual Development for React, Vue, Svelte, Qwik, and more
webiny-js
Open-source, self-hosted CMS platform on AWS serverless (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3). TypeScript framework with multi-tenancy, lifecycle hooks, GraphQL API, and AI-assisted development via MCP server. Built for developers at large organizations.
plasmic
Visual builder for React. Build apps, websites, and content. Integrate with your codebase.
microfeed
an agentic cms self-hosted on cloudflare, for podcasts, blogs, photos, videos, documents, and curated urls.
twill
Twill is an open source CMS toolkit for Laravel that helps developers rapidly create a custom admin console that is intuitive, powerful and flexible. Chat with us on Discord at https://discord.gg/cnWk7EFv8R.
terminusdb
TerminusDB is a Knowledge Graph Database with Version Control. Time-travel, reason, collaborate, branch, merge, diff, and query your data with Datalog.
shopware
Shopware 6 is an open commerce platform based on Symfony Framework and Vue and supported by a worldwide community and more than 3.100 community extensions
sveltia-cms
Leading Git-based headless CMS. Successor to Netlify/Decap CMS. Modern UX, first-class i18n support, mobile support + numerous improvements. Framework-agnostic, open source & free.
squidex
Headless CMS and Content Managment Hub
andesine
Open-source adaptive content workspace
daptin
Self-hosted application server for schema-driven APIs, identity, files, automation, integrations, realtime, metering, and protocols.
sonicjs
SonicJS - The edge-native headless CMS for Cloudflare Workers. Sub-100ms response times, zero cold starts, TypeScript-first. Built on D1, R2, and Hono.
faustjs
Faust.js™ - The Headless WordPress Toolkit
kirby
Kirby's core application folder
next-wp
Headless WordPress built with the Next.js App Router and React Server Components
documentation
Strapi Documentation
firecms
Awesome Firebase/Firestore-based CMS. The missing admin panel for your Firebase project!
agency-os
The open source operating system for digital agencies. Built with Directus and Nuxt.
core
The Visual Headless Content Management System for Enterprises
mix.core
🚀 A future-proof enterprise web CMS supporting both headless and decoupled approaches. Build any type of app with customizable APIs on ASP.NET Core/.NET Core. Completely open-source and designed for flexibility. Since 2018.
studiocms
Dedicated SSR (Server-side-rendered) Astro native Headless CMS, built from the ground up for the Astro community and by Astro community members
velite
Turns Markdown / MDX, YAML, JSON, or others into app's data layer with Zod schema.
Cockpit
Cockpit Core - Content Platform
next-drupal
Next.js for Drupal has everything you need to build a next-generation front-end for your Drupal site: SSG, SSR, and ISR, Multi-site, Authentication, Webforms, Search API, I18n and Preview mode (works with JSON:API and GraphQL).
awesome-medusajs
A curated list of awesome resources related to MedusaJS 😎
pagible
Easy, flexible and powerful cloud-native Laravel CMS package powered by AI with JSON:API, GraphQL API, templates, and themes