Quick overview
Engine Awesome (Engine Awesome) is a no-code tool for building custom business apps. You define what data you track, how it looks, and who can see it, without writing code.
How Engine Awesome works
Engine Awesome has three building blocks:
- Object Types: the things you track. A contact, a job, an invoice, a task. You define the fields on each one.
- Layouts: the screens your team uses. A list of all contacts. A detail view for one contact. A dashboard with totals.
- Team & Roles: who can see and do what inside your app.
That's it. Everything in Engine Awesome is a combination of those three things.
The three-step pattern
Every app in Engine Awesome follows the same pattern:
Step 1: Create an Object Type. Give it a name and add the fields you need. A "Contact" might have fields for name, email, phone, and status.
Step 2: Build a Layout. Choose how your team will view and edit records. A Collection layout shows a list. An Item layout shows one record in detail.
Step 3: Add it to Navigation. Go to Settings and add your layout to the app menu so your team can find it.
That's enough to have a working app.
What to do next
- Build your first application, a full step-by-step walkthrough
- Invite your team, add your first team members and set their roles