nocodb/packages/noco-docs/content/en/index.md

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Welcome!

NocoDB is an open source Airtable alternative.

NocoDB works by connecting to any relational database and transforming them into a smart spreadsheet interface! This allows you to build no-code applications collaboratively with teams. NocoDB currently works with MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, SQLite, Amazon Aurora & MariaDB databases.

Also NocoDB's app store allows you to build business workflows on views with combination of Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Twilio, Whatsapp, Email & any 3rd party APIs too. Plus NocoDB provides programmatic access to APIs so that you can build integrations with Zapier / Integromat and custom applications too.

Features

Rich Spreadsheet Interface

• ⚡  Search, sort, filter, hide columns with uber ease
• ⚡  Create Views : Grid, Gallery, Kanban, Gantt, Form
• ⚡  Share Views : public & password protected
• ⚡  Personal & locked Views
• ⚡  Upload images to cells (Works with S3, Minio, GCP, Azure, DigitalOcean, Linode, OVH, BackBlaze)!!
• ⚡  Roles : Owner, Creator, Editor, Commenter, Viewer, Commenter, Custom Roles.
• ⚡  Access Control : Fine-grained access control even at database, table & column level.

App Store for workflow automations :

• ⚡  Chat : Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, Mattermost
• ⚡  Email : SMTP, SES, Mailchimp
• ⚡  SMS : Twilio
• ⚡  Whatsapp
• ⚡  Any 3rd Party APIs

Programmatic API access via :

• ⚡  REST APIs (Swagger)
• ⚡  GraphQL APIs.
• ⚡  Includes JWT Authentication & Social Auth
• ⚡  API tokens to integrate with Zapier, Integromat.

Architecture - Simple Overview

Project Type	Metadata stored in	Data stored in
Create new project	NC_DB	NC_DB
Create new project with external DB	NC_DB	External database