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framework7io/framework7

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TLDR

JavaScript framework for building mobile web apps that automatically look like native iOS or Android apps, with pre-styled components and platform-aware design.

Mindmap

mindmap
  root((Framework7))
    What it does
      Mobile web apps
      Native-like UI
      Cross-platform
    Components
      Buttons and bars
      Lists and modals
      Forms and tabs
    Design systems
      iOS styling
      Material Design
      Auto-adapt
    Tech stack
      HTML CSS JS
      Cordova support
      Build tools
    Use cases
      Ship faster
      One codebase
      Web to native

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Build a mobile web app once and deploy it to iOS and Android without writing native code.

USE CASE 2

Create a web app that automatically switches between iOS and Material Design styling based on the device.

USE CASE 3

Package a web app as a native iOS or Android app using Cordova without learning Swift or Kotlin.

USE CASE 4

Prototype a mobile app quickly using pre-built, production-ready UI components.

Tech stack

JavaScriptHTMLCSSCordova

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice and license text.

In plain English

Framework7 is a JavaScript framework for building mobile web applications that look and feel like native iOS and Android apps. You write your app once using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and Framework7 provides pre-built components, buttons, navigation bars, lists, modals, tabs, and more, styled to match both Apple's iOS design language and Google's Material Design guidelines. The same code base can produce an app that adapts its appearance to the platform it's running on. The framework is aimed at developers who want to ship a mobile-quality web app without building native apps for each platform separately. It works with or without additional JavaScript frameworks and can be integrated with various build tools. The library is MIT-licensed and maintained with community funding through Patreon. Framework7 covers the full mobile UI surface: routing between pages, form handling, animations, touch gestures, and a wide range of interface components. It also supports integration with packaging tools like Cordova that can wrap web apps into installable native app packages.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to set up a Framework7 project and create a basic page with a navigation bar and list component.
Prompt 2
How do I make a Framework7 app automatically use iOS design on iPhones and Material Design on Android devices?
Prompt 3
Walk me through building a form with validation in Framework7 and handling the submission.
Prompt 4
How do I integrate Framework7 with Cordova to turn my web app into an installable native app?
Prompt 5
Show me how to add touch gestures and page transitions to a Framework7 app.
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