No-code for those who build the web
Create and host your websites for free, with no subscriptions, no restrictions.
Build fast secure static websites as the front-end for your CMS of choice.
Create Stunning Websites with Silex
Live Web Creation with No-Code
Silex is a forward-looking platform that combines the values of free software and the inclusive nature of no-code. It embraces the static web and connects with most headless tools
These websites are fast to load, optimized for SEO, mobile friendly, accessible and tailored for the customer.
The use of dynamic pages to create a visually stunning user experience while keeping edition simple with a third party CMS. Whether you're crafting a blog, a small business website, or an e-commerce website, Silex offers endless possibilities for creating a personalized and visually striking website.
Here are examples of websites by the community of freelance no-code developers and web agencies.
Sponsors
These companies understand the power of free/libre software
Silex Features, in a nutshell
Silex offers a powerful, flexible, and user-friendly platform for creating websites without the need for coding.
These are all provided for free on v3.silex.me:
No-Code Designer
Hosting
CMS Integration
All the features
No vendor lock-in with web standards
Silex exposes HTML and CSS concepts to you, nothing more. This ensures that what you learn is universally applicable, making your journey in web development both rewarding and future-proof.
By Users For Users
Your contributions to Silex directly fuel Silex enhancements, and community growth, without any diversion to marketing or shareholder demands. You choose what you work on or the features you fund, ensuring every feature reflects the needs of its users.
Built for Tomorrow’s Web
At its core, Silex is the next-generation builder for the headless, composable, and static web. Built on web and open standards, it ensures your workflow is ready for tomorrow’s digital landscape.
For you, your team and your clients
Start with a simple static site, then plug in any CMS to make it a static site with dynamic data. Design compelling websites using content sourced directly from your CMS. Read the docs to learn about WordPress integration and more.
Protected By Non Profit
Silex is backed by the non-profit organization Silex Labs, holding the copyright. In addition Silex goes without a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) ensuring the AGPL license remain unchanged, as well as the price will remain free for everyone without any restrictions on how you use the software.
Ultimate Flexibility
Silex’s open architecture and source code mean unparalleled customization. From hosting choices to CMS integration and beyond, your workflow will be uniquely yours, ready to adapt and grow with your needs and skills.
Community
We are more than just a website builder
Our small and growing community is comprised of like-minded developers, no-code developers, web designers - hobbyists and professionals.
We celebrate free culture, openness and creativity.
No tracking nor third-party cookies in the websites you create. No profiteering. Silex official instance runs on eco-friendly servers that we control. Your data is not for sale.
Hosted in Europe, we welcome the world.
Learn and Grow with Silex
Get to know Silex and no-code webdesign with videos and documentation
We have regular meetups and demos that are also accessible as replay vdieos. You can check the official documentation too, and help make it better.
What users say about Silex
Here are a few testimonials of Silex users on Trustpilot
Wow! The only open source alternative to Webflow. Amazing!
The way in which Silex v3 is going is impressive! Such a good and promising alternative to webflow as open source! What else do you need as a web designer. Thanks to Alex and GrapeJS and anyone involved into this project! I hope people will start contributing more and helping with fundings.
Good webdesign software
Silex is a good webdesign software for makers, designers, web dev beginners. And it's opensource !
The workflow to produce website makes it easy to iterate over design and add components with drag and drop.
The best "no code" website builder out there
I have used Silex to create a number of websites over a period of several years. It is by far the most powerful and graphically precise website builder that I have experienced, which is made even more remarkable by the fact that it is freeware.
Why Choose Silex?
More than a tool: a philosophy
Control your tools, their cost and the websites that you produce with free and open source software
Independence
Born free and open-source in 2009, Silex challenges mainstream website builders.
We are a growing community of passionate web designers and developers with a mission to liberate web creation using no-code.
Non-Profit
Silex is maintained by the non-profit organization Silex Labs, based in Paris, France. For us, supporting the commons comes first.
Its future is in the hands of its users. You can help too!
Community
We are more than just a website builder: Our community is comprised of like-minded developers, artists, academics, hobbyists and professionals.
We celebrate free culture, openness and creativity. Visit us on the Forums!
Respect
No tracking nor third-party cookies in the websites you create. No profiteering. Silex official instance runs on eco-friendly servers that we control. Your data is not for sale.
Hosted in Europe, we welcome the world.
Free software
With Silex you can develop skills in free software and open standards. This provides great long-term value and autonomy.
Proprietary software promises convenience, free software promises control. When you invest in yourself by learning new skills, make sure they can be monetized only by you and on your own terms.
Monetization
You are the only one who can monetize your work and your website visitors.
While our partner Elest.io offers paid hosted Silex for agencies, all features are free of charge, Silex is 100% free and open source.
Silex | Live Web Creation
Hello developer friends!
Want to contribute to the best #OpenSource #NoCode website builder but new to GitHub?
Watch this short video on how to contribute to open-source projects:
https://egghead.io/courses/how-to-contribute-to-an-open-source-project-on-github
Hack around Silex source code:
https://github.com/silexlabs/silex/
Pick a feature labeled "Good first contribution":
https://roadmap.silex.me/?tags=good-first-contribution
Your contribution matters! Looking forward to seeing you in the community.
Silex | Live Web Creation
New feature request on #Silex roadmap:
Add blocks with a click instead of dragging
Dragging blocks into the right container isn’t always easy. This feature would let you click a block to add it to the selected element—faster and more precise.
#Vote here: https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/49/add-blocks-with-a-click-instead-of-dragging
Silex | Live Web Creation
Language should never be a barrier to using free and open source tools
Help us make Silex more inclusive by supporting UI translation
Vote here: https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/10/translation-of-silex-ui
Silex | Live Web Creation
New video on @root Présentation du sélecteur avancé "Advanced Selector Manager" 🔥 https://video.silex.me/w/oz9opqAWVjZPufQY1YRyD5 Web design libre avec Silex : présentation du sélecteur avancé "Advanced Selector Manager" 🔥 Au programme : présentation de la roadmap, passage en revue des plugins disponibles (grapeJS), test du nouvel éditeur de selection avancé "Adva...
Silex | Live Web Creation
We still need someone to take on the Silex Desktop project
https://roadmap.silex.me/posts/3/silex-desktop
âś… Funding is available to get started.
Tech stack:
- TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Node.js
- CLI, git, npm workflow
- @eleventy #SSG
- @TauriApps or #NeutralinoJs
We’re looking for someone who:
- Wants to maintain the app long-term
- Shares progress, listens to users
- Shares a vision, independant, no open core
Interested? Boosts & DMs welcome!