<divalign="center"><strong>Build your <ahref="https://reactjs.org/">React</a>-based CRUD applications, without constraints.</strong><br>An open-source, headless web application framework developed with flexibility in mind.
**Refine** is a meta **React** framework that enables the rapid✨ development of a wide range of web applications.
From internal tools to admin panels, B2B apps, and dashboards, it serves as a comprehensive solution for building any type of **CRUD** application.
Refine's internal hooks and components simplify the development process and eliminate repetitive tasks by providing industry-standard solutions for crucial aspects of a project, including **authentication**, **access control**, **routing**, **networking**, **state management**, and **i18n**.
**Refine** is _headless by design_, thereby offering unlimited styling and customization options.
## What do you mean by "headless" ?
Instead of being limited to a set of pre-styled components, **Refine** provides collections of helper `hooks`, `components`, `providers`, and more. Since business logic and the UI are completely decoupled, you can customize the UI without constraints.
It means that **Refine** just works _seamlessly_ with any _custom designs_ or _UI frameworks_. Thanks to it's headless architecture, you can use popular CSS frameworks like [TailwindCSS](https://tailwindcss.com/) or even create your own styles from scratch.
Refine also provides integrations with [Ant Design](https://ant.design/), [Material UI](https://mui.com/material-ui/getting-started/overview/), [Mantine](https://mantine.dev/), and [Chakra UI](https://chakra-ui.com/) to get you started quickly. These libraries are a set of components that are nicely integrated with the headless `@refinedev/core` package.
### Headless in Routing
For the routing, Refine's headless approach shines too. It doesn't tie you to a single routing method or library. Instead, it offers a simple routing interface with built-in integrations for popular libraries.
This means you can use Refine seamlessly on different platforms like React Native, Electron, Next.js, Remix, etc. without any extra setup steps.
## ⚡ Try Refine
Refine's [browser-based app scaffolder](https://refine.dev/#playground) enables you to build a Refine app through an interactive, step-by-step process in your browser.
You have the freedom to select your preferred libraries and frameworks, and the tool generates a ready-to-download boilerplate code. This feature not only lets you preview and tweak your project on the fly but also accelerates the overall development workflow.
**Refine**shines on _data-intensive⚡_ enterprise B2B applications like **admin panels**, **dashboards** and **internal tools**. Thanks to the built-in **SSR support**, itcan also power _customer-facing_ applications like **storefronts**.
You can take a look at some live examples that can be built using **refine** from scratch:
[👉 Refer to most popular real use case examples](https://refine.dev/docs/examples/)
[👉 More **Refine** powered different usage scenarios can be found here](https://refine.dev/docs/examples#other-examples)
## Key Features
⚙️ Zero-config, **one-minute setup** with a **single CLI command**
🔌 Connectors for **15+ backend services** including [REST API](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/simple-rest), [GraphQL](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/graphql), [NestJs CRUD](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/nestjsx-crud), [Airtable](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/airtable), [Strapi](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/strapi), [Strapi v4](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/strapi-v4), [Supabase](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/supabase), [Hasura](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/hasura), [Appwrite](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/appwrite), [Nestjs-Query](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/tree/master/packages/nestjs-query), [Firebase](https://firebase.google.com/), [Sanity](https://www.sanity.io/), and [Directus](https://directus.io/).
🌐 **SSR support** with **Next.js** or **Remix**
🔍 Auto-generated **CRUD** UIs from **your API data structure**
⚛ Perfect **state management**&**mutations** with **React Query**
🔀 **Advanced routing** with any router library of your choice
🔐 Providers for seamless **authentication** and **access control** flows
⚡ Out-of-the-box support for **live / real-time applications**
📄 Easy **audit logs**&**document versioning**
💬 Support for any **i18n** framework
💪 Future-proof, **robust architecture**
⌛️ Built-in CLI with time-saving features
💻 Refine [Devtools](https://github.com/refinedev/refine/blob/master/packages/devtools/README.md) - dive deeper into your app and provide useful insights
✅ Full **test coverage**
## Quick Start
There are two ways to create a Refine app: either by using the `create refine-app` CLI tool or the [browser-based app scaffolder](https://refine.dev/#playground).
To quickly start a Refine project with [Ant Design](https://ant.design/) as the default UI framework, run the following command.
```
npm create refine-app@latest -- -o refine-antd
```
Once the setup is complete, navigate to the project folder and start your project with:
```
npm run dev
```
<br/>
Your **Refine** application will be accessible at [http://localhost:5173](http://localhost:5173):
<ahref="http://localhost:5173"></a>
<br/>
> Note: The command above uses pre-set options for ease. For a different tech stack, simply run:
>
> ```
> npm create refine-app@latest
> ```
Let's consume a public `fake REST API` and add two resources (_blog_posts_ and _categories_) to our project. Replace the contents of `src/App.tsx` with the following code:
```tsx title="src/App.tsx"
import { Refine } from "@refinedev/core";
import {
notificationProvider,
ErrorComponent,
ThemedLayout,
} from "@refinedev/antd";
import routerProvider, { NavigateToResource } from "@refinedev/react-router-v6";
import dataProvider from "@refinedev/simple-rest";
import { BrowserRouter, Routes, Route, Outlet } from "react-router-dom";
import { AntdInferencer } from "@refinedev/inferencer/antd";
🚀 The [**Refine Inferencer package**](https://refine.dev/docs/packages/documentation/inferencer/) automatically generates `list`, `show`, `create`, and `edit` pages by guessing configurations from API data. We've used it here for a quick, clear start, but you can also choose to code your pages from scratch instead of using the Inferencer feature.
Now, you should see the output as a table populated with `blog_posts`&`category` data:
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You can get the auto-generated page codes by clicking the `Show Code` button on each page. Afterward, simply pass the pages to the `resources` array by replacing them with the Inferencer components.
## Next Steps
👉 Jump to [Tutorial](https://refine.dev/docs/tutorial/introduction/index/) to continue your work and turn the example into a full-blown CRUD application.
👉 Visit the [Learn the Basics page](https://refine.dev/docs/getting-started/overview/) to get informed about the fundamental concepts.
👉 Read more on [Advanced Tutorials
](https://refine.dev/docs/advanced-tutorials/) for different usage scenarios.
👉 See the real-life [CRM Application](https://example.crm.refine.dev/) project built using Refine.
👉 Play with interactive [examples](https://refine.dev/docs/examples/).
## Contribution
[👉 Refer to the contribution docs for more information.](https://refine.dev/docs/contributing/#ways-to-contribute)
If you have any doubts related to the project or want to discuss something, then join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/refine).
