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![Silex UI](https://github.com/silexlabs/www.silex.me/raw/gh-pages/assets/silex-ui.gif)

## About Silex, live web creation.

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Silex, is a free and open source website builder in the cloud. Create websites directly in the browser without writing code. And it is suitable for professional designers to produce great websites without constraints. Silex is also known as the HTML5 editor.

Brought to you by Silex Labs team, promoting free software. Feel free to [use the free Silex instance](https://editor.silex.me/) provided by [Silex Labs foundation](https://www.silexlabs.org/).

Silex for makers and web designers who want a free alternative to Webflow or other closed source website builders:

* [Use Silex online for free](https://editor.silex.me)
* [Silex desktop app (works offline, with your local files)](https://github.com/silexlabs/silex-desktop/)
* [Silex official website](http://www.silex.me/)
* [Documentation wiki](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/wiki)
* [Silex forums](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/issues)
* [subscribe to Silex news by email (a few messages per year)](http://eepurl.com/F48q5) and follow us on [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/silexlabs), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/silexlabs)


Silex for professionals, agencies and hosting companies:

* [Install Silex on your computer or server](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/wiki/How-to-Host-An-Instance-of-Silex#as-a-web-app-silex-web-version) (basically this is `npm install -g silex-website-builder && silex`)
* If you know HTML and CSS here is how to [add your own components to the "+" menu](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/wiki/Create-Silex-components)
* If you are a designer, here is how to [add your own templates to Silex](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/wiki/Create-templates-for-Silex)
* If you are a freelance designer and wants to create Silex website for clients, [please leave your email here](http://eepurl.com/gjYnib)
* If you are looking for a designer to help you create your website, [please leave your email here](http://eepurl.com/gjYnib)
* [Hire a contributor from this list](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/graphs/contributors) or [from one](https://github.com/silexlabs/unifile/graphs/contributors) [of these](https://github.com/silexlabs/CloudExplorer2/graphs/contributors) [other lists](https://github.com/silexlabs/drag-drop-stage-component/graphs/contributors)


Other links

* [Silex meta repository for Silex contribution](https://github.com/silexlabs/silex-meta)
* [Silex is dual licensed under GPL or MPL](http://www.silexlabs.org/silex/silex-licensing/)
* [Road map](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/milestones)
* [Change log](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/pulls?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=is%3Apr)
* [Open positions, join the team](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22open+position%22)
* [Become a core contributor with these issues to get started](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22good+first+issue%22)
* [Testers, docs and other help wanted annoucements](https://github.com/silexlabs/Silex/issues?q=is%3Aopen+is%3Aissue+label%3A%22help+wanted%22)

## Dependencies

The upstream projects we use in Silex are all listed in [Silex meta package](https://github.com/silexlabs/silex-meta)

## Github stars history

[![Star History Chart](https://api.star-history.com/svg?repos=silexlabs/Silex&type=Timeline)](https://star-history.com/#silexlabs/Silex&Timeline)

