Overview
xyflow is a collection of open-source libraries for building node-based visual editors, including React Flow and Svelte Flow. It provides a complete set of components for node rendering, connection management, and interactive controls, making it suitable for flow editors, visual orchestration, and low-code interfaces.
Key features
- Official implementations for React and Svelte for easy reuse across front-end stacks.
- Rich node and edge interactions, layout and transformation utilities, and customizable behaviors.
- Highly extensible rendering and event system designed for plugin development and enterprise integration.
Use cases
- Building workflow and process editors (ETL, orchestration, visual programming).
- Implementing visual configuration interfaces in low-code platforms.
- Interactive data flow visualization and editing tools.
Technical aspects
- Written in TypeScript with a mono-repo structure (packages include @xyflow/react, @xyflow/svelte, etc.).
- Designed for performance and scalability in complex graph scenarios with many nodes.
- MIT licensed, active community, comprehensive documentation and examples for quick adoption.