Build full-stack web apps
with nothing but Python.
No more JavaScript – yes, really!
Here's how it works:
Run Python on the server
Use simple Python function calls to pass information from the server to client.
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Built-in database
Backed by Postgres. Query or edit your data with a no-nonsense Python statement.
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Deploy in the cloud with one click
Choose public or private hosting at the click of a button.
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Install Anvil on-site
Develop and run your app entirely behind your corporate firewall, on servers you control.
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Open Source Anvil App Server
Run Anvil Apps anywhere! You have complete control, because Anvil's runtime engine is open source.
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Built-in user authentication
Anvil handles sign-up, log-in, email verification, two-factor authentication, password reset and more.
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Generate PDF Documents
Design your documents with Anvil's drag-and-drop designer. Create them with one line of code.
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Build HTTP APIs in seconds
Integrate with external HTTP REST APIs, or expose REST APIs.
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Connect to outside code
Connect a script you’ve already written, connect to your Jupyter notebook, call into Anvil from your local machine - it’s a two-way API!
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Import Python libraries
Full Python environment, with access to any library you can pip install.
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Securely store sensitive information
Passwords or API keys stored safely, encrypted in your app.
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Add Google Maps, YouTube and Stripe instantly
Drag and drop Anvil's built-in components.
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Send and receive emails
Send and respond to emails with one line of Python using Anvil’s built-in Email service.
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Run background tasks
Leave your main program to continue executing while your background tasks are running.
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Upload and download files
Upload and download using Anvil's built-in components and store media files directly in your database.
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Git Version control
Every app is a Git repository. Clone with Git onto your own machine, edit it, and push new versions up to Anvil.
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Access the raw web APIs
If you need to, you can always write HTML & CSS, and call JavaScript from Python.
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