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Windmill

Windmill

Open-source developer platform for scripts and workflows

Windmill turns scripts into workflows, UIs, and scheduled jobs. Write in TypeScript, Python, Go, or SQL and get auto-generated UIs with approval flows.

Panel Reviews

The Builder

The Builder

Developer Perspective

Ship

Scripts become workflows with auto-generated UIs. The approval flows and scheduling turn scripts into proper automation.

The Skeptic

The Skeptic

Reality Check

Ship

Open-source Retool + n8n hybrid. The auto-generated UI from script parameters is surprisingly useful.

The Futurist

The Futurist

Big Picture

Ship

Internal tooling from scripts with auto-generated UIs is the right abstraction for developer-built automation.

Community Sentiment

Overall1,418 mentions
65% positive23% neutral12% negative
Hacker News243 mentions
68%22%10%

Windmill is what Retool should have been — code-first with auto-generated UIs that don't get in the way

Reddit380 mentions
65%24%11%

Replaced our internal n8n + custom cron scripts with Windmill. The approval flow feature alone saved us hours

Twitter/X650 mentions
63%23%14%

Write a TypeScript function, get a production workflow with a UI in minutes. Windmill is seriously underrated

Product Hunt145 mentions
73%17%10%

The multi-language support is killer — our team writes Python, TS, and SQL scripts and they all compose together