Merge pull request lowcoder-org#514 from lowcoder-org/dev

2.1.7 fixes. Video Components, OAuth, Navigation, Documentation

README.md

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 <div align="center">
     <h1 style="border-bottom: none; margin-bottom: 0">Lowcoder</h1>
-    <h3 style="margin-top: 0">The Open Source Retool, Tooljet and Appsmith Alternative</h3>
+    <h3 style="margin-top: 0">Lowcoder is the best Retool, Appsmith or Tooljet Alternative.</h3>
     <p>
-        Build internal and customer facing Apps fast, with no limitations
+        Create internal and external software applications for your Company and your Customers with minimal coding experience. 
     </p>
 </div>
 
-<img src="/docs/.gitbook/assets/Bu2fpz1h01.gif"/>
+<img src="https://1167272343-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FjNgeI0mUzgw6Re92iTOw%2Fuploads%2FnwXJC1XBqP2MvTQitPyo%2FApp%20Editor%20%7C%20Main%20Screeen%20clean.png?alt=media&token=e5fba81b-82a7-4c0e-a15d-baa781d5b13a"/>
 
 ## 📢 Use Lowcoder in 3 steps
 1. Connect to any data sources or APIs.
@@ -21,32 +21,42 @@ It's cumbersome to create a single app. You had to design user interfaces, write
 
 Low-code/No-code platforms are fast to get started with but quickly become unmaintainable and inflexible. This creates more problems than it solves.
 
-Retool-like solutions are great for their simplicity and flexibility, but they can also be limited in different ways compared to frameworks like React/Vue.
+NewGen Lowcode Platforms like Retool and others are great for their simplicity and flexibility - like Lowcoder too, but they can also be limited in different ways, especially when it comes to "external" applications for everyone.
 
-Lowcoder wants to take a step forward. More specifically, Lowcoder is
-- An all-in-one IDE to create internal or customer-facing apps.
+Lowcoder wants to take a step forward. More specifically, Lowcoder is:
+- An all-in-one IDE to create internal or customer-facing (external) apps.
 - A place to create, build and share building blocks of web applications.
-- A domain-specific language that UI-configurable block is the first-class citizen.
+- The tool and community to support your business, and lower the cost and time to develop interactive applications.
+- The only platform to embed Lowcode Apps natively in Websites (no iFrame!)
+- The only platform where you can build your own Meeting Tool - like Teams, Zoom or Google Meets, - just in the Lowcode way.
 
 ## 🪄 Features
-- **Visual UI builder** with 50+ built-in components.
+- **Visual UI builder** with 50+ built-in components. Save 90% of time to build apps.
 - **Modules** for reusable (!) component sets in the UI builder.
-- **Embed Lowcoder Apps as native React component** instead of iFrame (!). [Demo](https://github.com/lowcoder-org/lowcoder-sdk-demo)
+- **Embed Lowcoder Apps as native parts of any Website** instead of iFrame (!). [Demo](https://github.com/lowcoder-org/lowcoder-sdk-demo)
+- **Video Meeting Components** to create your own individual Web-Meeting tool.
 - **Query Library** for reusable data queries of your data sources.
 - **Custom components** to develop own components and use them in the UI builder.
 - **Native Data connections** to PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, REST API, SMTP, etc.
+- **Stream Data connections** to Websockets for realtime data updates & collaboration
 - **JavaScript supported everywhere** to transform data, control components, etc.
 - **Role-based access control (RBAC)** for granular permission management.
 - **Auto-saved and restorable history** for release and version control.
 - **App Themes and Theme Editor** to precisely align with your company's brand guidelines.
 
-- **Self Hosting** to use Lowcoder in your internal company network.
+- **Self Hosting** to use Lowcoder in your internal company network, even behind the firewall.
 - **Free Community Cloud** to start within a minute and build your first Apps. [Start here](https://app.lowcoder.cloud)
 
 ## 🏆 Comparisons
+### Lowcoder vs Teams, Google Meets, Zoom
+- build a Meeting tool with peace in mind. Blue buttons - ok. Red corners or circle Videostream - ok too.
+- embedd applications in your Video-Meetings, so attendees can enjoy collaborative "anything". From shopping to working and gaming...
+### Lowcoder vs Powerapps
+- build a apps way faster than in Power Apps. Save up to 50& of the time at least.
+- Use self-hosting to keep all apps and data under your control for example at the own baremetals.
 ### Lowcoder vs Retool
 - Lowcoder is open-source. You don't need to worry about vendor lock-in or being stuck with an outdated version of the software.
-- In Lowcoder, developers can create and use their own components instead of depending on official updates.
+- In Lowcoder, developers can build truly responsive apps - not as cumbersome as the "Desktop / Mobile switch" in Retool
 - Lowcoder is free and you can contribute!
 - The EE Version of Lowcoder comes with a much better pricing model, so you have no "per-user costs".
 ### Lowcoder vs Appsmith, Tooljet
@@ -55,15 +65,17 @@ Lowcoder wants to take a step forward. More specifically, Lowcoder is
 - In Lowcoder, you can reuse common structures when building apps with modules and query library features.
 ### Lowcoder vs Mendix, Outsystems, Pega
 - Lowcoder is modern. The codebase is fresh and uses modern standards.
-- Lowcoder Apps do not need a compile and deployment. Just publish and use.
+- Lowcoder Apps do not need a compile and deployment. Just publish and use. Within seconds!
 - Lowcoder Apps can get embedded natively in websites and apps, even in mobile apps.
 ### Lowcoder vs internal Tool platforms
 - Lowcoder supports internal tools like admin panels perfectly, but also customer-facing apps can get developed and published.
 - The Lowcoder UI builder is straightforward and better to use than Bubble.
 - App release cycles and updates can be done nearly daily without service downtimes for customers and users.
 
+
 ## 👐 Support and Community
 If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or share them with our community. Our team is here ready to help.
+And we mean it... Day by day!
 
 📮 Best way is to chat with us on [Discord](https://discord.gg/qMG9uTmAx2)
 
@@ -72,10 +84,16 @@ If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us or share them with our
 🔎 Submit an issue here on [GitHub](https://github.com/lowcoder-org/lowcoder/issues)
 
 ## 💻 Deployment Options
-You can access Lowcoder from [cloud-hosted version](https://www.lowcoder.cloud/) at any time, or use the following resources for deploying Lowcoder on different platforms:
-- [Docker](docs/self-hosting/README.md)
+You can access Lowcoder from [cloud-hosted version](https://app.lowcoder.cloud/) at any time, or use the following resources for deploying Lowcoder on different platforms:
+- [Docker](https://docs.lowcoder.cloud/lowcoder-documentation/setup-and-run/self-hosting)
 
 ## 💪 Contributing
 - Language support: If you have experience with a language that isn't currently supported by our product, send us a pull request.
 - Create and share components or demos: If you've created something that might be useful to others, add the link here.
 - [Frontend contributing guide](https://github.com/lowcoder-org/lowcoder/tree/develop/client)
+
+## 🥇 Sponsors
+Accelerate the growth of Lowcoder and unleash its potential with your Sponsorship – together, we're shaping the future of Lowcode for everyone!
+[Be a Sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/lowcoder-org)
+
+Like ... @CHSchuepfer. Thank you very much!

app.json

@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 {
   "name": "lowcoder",
-  "description": "Lowcoder is a developer-friendly open-source low code platform to build internal apps within minutes.",
+  "description": "An all-in-one IDE to create internal or customer-facing apps. · Visual UI builder with 50+ built-in components",
   "repository": "https://github.com/lowcoder-org/lowcoder",
-  "logo": "https://cdn-files.openblocks.dev/logo.png",
+  "logo": "https://lowcoder.cloud/images/webclip.png",
   "keywords": [
-    "low code",
-    "develop tool"
+    "LowCode",
+    "Low code",
+    "develop tool",
+    "Fast Application Development",
+    "Rapid development",
+    "Collaboration tool",
+    "Video conferencing"
   ],
   "stack": "container",
   "formation": {

client/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.1.5
+2.1.7

client/packages/lowcoder-design/src/components/Section.tsx

@@ -142,5 +142,5 @@ export const sectionNames = {
   validation: trans("prop.validation"),
   layout: trans("prop.layout"),
   style: trans("prop.style"),
-  meetings : trans("prop.meetings"),
+  meetings : trans("prop.meetings"), // added by Falk Wolsky
 };