HeyPuter/builder
📦✨ AI Builder For Creating Sites and Apps! An open-source alternative to Lovable, Replit, v0, and similar platforms.
- Stars
- 292
- Forks
- 82
- Open issues
- 26
- Last push
- today
About builder
builder is a free, open-source AI agent tool by HeyPuter, written mainly in JavaScript. 📦✨ AI Builder For Creating Sites and Apps! An open-source alternative to Lovable, Replit, v0, and similar platforms. It has 292 GitHub stars and 82 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license. People use it as a free alternative to Lovable.
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 292
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Not stated
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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builder FAQ
Is builder free?
Yes. builder is open source and free to use. It's released under the Apache-2.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does builder run on a Mac?
The project doesn't say. Check its installation guide before you start.
Does builder need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is builder still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 26 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to builder?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, ECC, claude-code-best-practice, ponytail. builder itself is a free alternative to Lovable.