Get started with Nordcraft
Nordcraft provides a flexible and intuitive development environment for building web applications and websites.
Dashboard
When launching Nordcraft, you'll land on the Nordcraft dashboard.
The dashboard includes three key sections:
- 1Start building: Quick action to start a new project or solve challenges to explore Nordcraft features
- 2Recent activity: Quick access to your recently edited projects
- 3All projects: View and manage projects in your currently selected organization
Projects in Nordcraft
A project in Nordcraft can be either an app or a package.
Apps
Apps in Nordcraft are full web applications composed of pages, components and elements. Nordcraft is built on standard HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Anything you can build for the web, you can build with Nordcraft.
Learn more about creating an app in Nordcraft.
Packages
Packages are modular, self-contained collections of components or functions that can be used across multiple apps. Packages help keep your projects organized by separating reusable elements and logic. Packages are public, allowing other users to install and integrate them into their own projects.
Learn more about creating a package in Nordcraft.
It is currently not possible to use packages in packages.
Packages in Nordcraft work similar to NPM packages. They can contain pure logic, visual elements or both.
Learn Nordcraft through challenges
To get hands-on with features of Nordcraft, try solving the challenges available on your dashboard in the Start building block. These guided exercises will introduce you to key concepts of the Nordcraft Web Development Engine, and help you become familiar with the platform.