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Node-RED
Low-code, flow-based programming tool for wiring devices, APIs, and online services.
Node-RED is a flow-based programming tool for event-driven applications, built on Node.js. It is used to wire together hardware devices, APIs, and online services through a browser-based visual editor, and is maintained under the OpenJS Foundation.
| Category | Workflow automation platforms |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Hosting | self-hosted |
| Repository | github.com/node-red/node-red |
| Website | nodered.org |
| Last verified | 2026-09-02 |
Documented features
- Builds applications by wiring nodes together in a browser-based flow editor
- Processes event-driven data flows
- Provides access to thousands of pre-built nodes in the community node library
- Supports creating and sharing custom nodes
- Runs on Node.js for server-side execution
- Installs globally via npm and starts from the command line
- Serves its editor as a local web interface
Feature summaries come from the project's own repository and documentation and describe the software as documented on the verification date, not an evaluation.
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