automation

ToolJet: Automate Workflows

Name: ToolJet: Automate Workflows
Author: ToolJet

Build internal tools and workflows with ToolJet, a low-code platform for founders, backed by 38k+ GitHub stars.

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free

40,786 stars5,419 forksJavaScriptHealth Score 9/10Updated 8/28/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Use ToolJet to create custom business apps and workflows.

What you can make with it

Automations like: when a new customer signs up, automatically add them to a database.

How it helps

ToolJet helps you automate repetitive tasks and focus on growing your business.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to automate a weekly report. She uses ToolJet to connect a Google Sheet to a Notion database and a Slack channel. Every Monday morning, she gets a detailed report directly in her Slack without lifting a finger."

If you're new

Choose ToolJet when you've never automated a workflow before.

If you're senior

Use ToolJet when you need to quickly build custom internal business apps and workflows.

Common confusion cleared up

Some users assume ToolJet is solely for creating internal AI-powered apps, but it's also useful for non-AI related workflow automations.

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Why we list it on WorkflowStacks: ToolJet is included in this marketplace because it's an open-source foundation for building custom internal tools.

What it does

ToolJet is an open-source platform for building internal tools, dashboards, business applications, workflows, and AI agents with a focus on enterprise app generation

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/ToolJet/ToolJet.git && cd ToolJet && npm install

When to use it

•You need to create custom internal tools for your company
•You want to automate workflows and business applications
•You're looking for an open-source alternative to proprietary app generation platforms

Quick start

1Run npm run start to start the development server
2Access the ToolJet interface at http://localhost:3000
3Create a new application by clicking on the 'Create App' button
4Configure your app's settings and workflow using the ToolJet UI
5Use the ToolJet API to integrate with external services and data sources

Ready-to-paste prompt

npm run start && open http://localhost:3000/apps/new to create a new app with a sample workflow

Heads up: Make sure you have Node.js (14 or higher) and npm installed on your system before running the install command, as ToolJet requires a specific Node.js version to function correctly

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Topics

ai-app-builder

docker

hacktoberfest

internal-applications

internal-project

internal-tool

internal-tools

javascript

kubernetes

low-code

low-code-development-platform

low-code-framework

no-code

nodejs

reactjs

self-hosted

typescript

web-development-tools

workflow-automation

How ToolJet: Automate Workflows works

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Free to inspect

ToolJet: Automate Workflows is a very large JavaScript project (~456k lines across 4791 code files, plus 354 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, AGPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~456k lines · 4791 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Node.js · Docker

Needs API keys (.env)

JavaScript 59%TypeScript 33%SCSS 7%

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