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Chai Builder is an AI-enabled, open-source low-code visual builder for React and Tailwind CSS that allows developers and non-technical users to create web pages through intuitive drag-and-drop interactions.

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About Chai Builder

This innovative platform integrates seamlessly with React applications, uses Tailwind CSS for styling, supports custom block rendering, and provides a simple React component for embedding the builder directly into existing applications. The visual page building interface enables rapid web page development without extensive coding, making it possible for designers, product managers, and other team members to contribute to UI development while developers maintain control over component libraries and design systems.

Perfect for agencies building client websites quickly, SaaS platforms offering customizable user-facing pages, marketing teams needing landing page flexibility without developer bottlenecks, or any project where visual development accelerates iteration cycles and enables non-technical stakeholders to participate in UI creation. As a community-driven, extensible platform with a Next.js starter project and live demo at chaibuilder-sdk.vercel.app, Chai Builder demonstrates how low-code tools can enhance rather than replace traditional development workflows, providing a bridge between visual design tools and production-ready React applications while maintaining code quality and customization capabilities.

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Free, open source, and ready to ship.

Clone the repo, install dependencies, and start customising. Chai Builder is free and open source: its license is in the repository.

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  1. Clone the Chai Builder repository from GitHub.
  2. Run npm install or pnpm install to install all required packages.
  3. Run npm run dev to start the development server and begin customizing.
  4. Check the repository’s README and license before you ship.

Terminal

$ git clone https://github.com/chaibuilder/sdk
$ cd sdk
$ npm install
$ npm run dev

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  • Client work, SaaS products and anything you charge for.Commercial use: Personal & open source only
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  • How many people can use the license.Seats: Up to 5 seats
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