Flowfile

Main Repository: Edwardvaneechoud/Flowfile
Documentation: Website - Core - Worker - Frontend - Technical Architecture

Flowfile is an open-source data platform that combines a visual pipeline builder, a data catalog with Delta Lake storage, scheduling, Kafka ingestion, sandboxed Python execution, and a Polars-compatible Python API — all in a single pip install.

Quick Start

pip install Flowfile
flowfile run ui

This starts the backend services and opens the visual ETL interface in your browser.

What You Get

Visual pipeline builder with 30+ nodes for joins, filters, aggregations, fuzzy matching, pivots, and more
Data catalog with Delta Lake storage, version history, and lineage tracking
Scheduling — interval-based or triggered by catalog table updates
Kafka/Redpanda ingestion as a canvas node with automatic schema inference
Sandboxed Python execution in isolated Docker containers
Code generation — export visual flows as standalone Python/Polars scripts
Flow parameters — ${variable} substitution, configurable via UI or CLI
Cloud storage — S3, Azure Data Lake Storage, Google Cloud Storage
Database connectivity — PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, DuckDB, and more
Python API with Polars-like syntax and visual flow graph generation

Python API

import flowfile as ff
from flowfile import col, open_graph_in_editor

df = ff.from_dict({
    "id": [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
    "category": ["A", "B", "A", "C", "B"],
    "value": [100, 200, 150, 300, 250]
})

result = df.filter(col("value") > 150).with_columns([
    (col("value") * 2).alias("double_value")
])

# Open the pipeline on the visual canvas
open_graph_in_editor(result.flow_graph)

Common Operations

import flowfile as ff
from flowfile import col, when, lit

# Read from various sources
df = ff.read_csv("data.csv")
df_pq = ff.read_parquet("data.parquet")

# Transform
filtered = df.filter(col("value") > 150)
with_status = df.with_columns([
    when(col("value") > 200).then(lit("High")).otherwise(lit("Low")).alias("status")
])

# Aggregate
by_category = df.group_by("category").agg([
    col("value").sum().alias("total"),
    col("value").mean().alias("average")
])

# Join
joined = df.join(other_df, left_on="id", right_on="product_id")

# Visualize any pipeline
ff.open_graph_in_editor(joined.flow_graph)

Code Generation

Export visual flows as standalone Python/Polars scripts:

Code Generation

Package Components

Core Service (flowfile_core) — ETL engine, catalog, scheduler, auth
Worker Service (flowfile_worker) — CPU-intensive data processing
Web UI — Browser-based visual pipeline builder
FlowFrame API (flowfile_frame) — Polars-compatible Python library
Scheduler (flowfile_scheduler) — Interval and table-trigger scheduling

CLI

flowfile run ui                              # Start web UI
flowfile run core --host 0.0.0.0             # Start core service
flowfile run worker --host 0.0.0.0           # Start worker service
flowfile run flow pipeline.json              # Run a flow
flowfile run flow pipeline.json --param key=value  # Run with parameters

More Options

Desktop App: Download from GitHub Releases
Docker: docker compose up -d for self-hosted deployments
Browser Demo: demo.flowfile.org (WASM, no server)

Resources

Documentation: Comprehensive guides
Main Repository: Latest code and examples
Technical Architecture: Design overview

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