# Flow

PHP web application framework focused on Domain-Driven Design and clean code, installed with Composer.


Source: https://findsoftware.frbit.cloud/flow/
Last reviewed: 2026-10-20
Updated: 2026-10-25
Listed since: 2026-10-20

## Record

### Links

- home: https://flow.neos.io
- repository: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection
- docs: https://flowframework.readthedocs.io/en/stable/
- mastodon: https://neos.social/@team
- forum: https://discuss.neos.io

### Identity

- status: active
- maintainer: Neos project
- maintainerType: unknown
- parent: unknown
- firstRelease: unknown
- hqCountry: unknown

### Kind

- category: framework
- hosting: php
- language: php
- runtime: php
- runtimeMin: php 8.4
- basedOn: unknown

### Content

- contentStore: unknown
- databases: mariadb, mysql
- adminUi: unknown
- headlessApi: unknown
- templating: fluid
- i18n: unknown

### Rendering and deploy

- runsAs: unknown
- renderingModes: unknown
- installMethod: composer create-project neos/flow-base-distribution

### License

- licenseModel: open-source
- license: MIT

### Releases

- currentMajor: 9
- latestReleaseDate: 2026-10-13

### Adoption

- githubStargazers: 144
- packagistDownloads: 2432278
- npmWeeklyDownloads: not applicable
- contributors: unknown
- pluginCount: unknown
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: 66628
- ecosystemsMonthlyDownloads: unknown
- httpArchiveSites: unknown
- wordpressActiveInstalls: unknown
- dependentRepos: 529
- dependentPackages: 416

### Sources

- name: https://flow.neos.io/ (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://flow.neos.io/ (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://packagist.org/packages/neos/flow.json (read 2026-10-20)
- urls: https://flow.neos.io/docs-and-support.html (read 2026-10-20)
- maintainer: https://flow.neos.io/ (read 2026-10-20)
- category: https://flow.neos.io/ (read 2026-10-20)
- language: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection (read 2026-10-20)
- runtime: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/neos/flow.json (read 2026-10-20)
- runtimeMin: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/neos/flow.json (read 2026-10-20)
- templating: https://flowframework.readthedocs.io/en/stable/Quickstart/index.html (read 2026-10-20)
- databases: https://flowframework.readthedocs.io/en/stable/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartII/Requirements.html (read 2026-10-20)
- installMethod: https://flowframework.readthedocs.io/en/stable/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartII/Installation.html (read 2026-10-20)
- license: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-20)
- license: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection (read 2026-10-20)
- licenseModel: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection/blob/master/LICENSE (read 2026-10-20)
- currentMajor: https://repo.packagist.org/p2/neos/flow.json (read 2026-10-20)
- latestReleaseDate: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection/releases (read 2026-10-20)
- githubStargazers: https://github.com/neos/flow-development-collection (read 2026-10-20)
- packagistDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/neos/flow.json (read 2026-10-20)
- dependentRepos: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/neos%2Fflow (read 2026-10-25)
- dependentPackages: https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/registries/packagist.org/packages/neos%2Fflow (read 2026-10-25)
- packagistMonthlyDownloads: https://packagist.org/packages/neos/flow/stats.json (read 2026-10-25)

## Notes

Flow is a PHP web application framework focused on Domain-Driven Design and clean code. A project is created with Composer from the Flow base distribution, as the [installation guide](https://flowframework.readthedocs.io/en/stable/TheDefinitiveGuide/PartII/Installation.html) describes. Templates are written in Fluid.

Flow is created by the Neos project and presents itself as a member of the Neos family. The community runs on discuss.neos.io and Slack.

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