What is Payload CMS?
Payload is a TypeScript-based headless CMS designed to streamline the development of digital products for developers. It offers a code-first approach, allowing developers to build their applications using JavaScript or TypeScript and reducing the complexity often associated with graphical user interfaces (GUIs). Payload generates extensible REST, GraphQL, and Node APIs, as well as a powerful React-based admin panel, providing developers with the tools they need to build and manage their digital products efficiently
Highlights
- Code-first approach: Developers can build their applications using JavaScript or TypeScript, reducing unnecessary complexity from GUI-based systems
- Extensible APIs: Payload generates REST, GraphQL, and Node APIs that can be easily extended to meet the specific needs of the application
- Flexible admin panel: Developers have full control over the admin panel, with the ability to use their own React components as needed
- Headless CMS architecture: Payload is a headless CMS, allowing developers to use their preferred front-end frameworks and technologies to build their digital products.
Platforms
- Desktop Linux
- MongoDB
- Self-Hosted
- Desktop Mac
- Mobile Android
- Mobile iPhone
- Node.JS
- Desktop Chromebook
- On-Premise Linux
- Mobile iPad
- On-Premise Windows
- Web
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- Typescript
- Desktop Windows
- JavaScript
Languages
- English
- Arabic
- Czech
- German
- Persian
- French
- Croatian
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Burmese
- Dutch
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Thai
- Turkish
- Ukrainian
- Vietnamese
- Chinese (Simplified)
Features
Headless
Ad-free
Extensible by Plugins/Extensions