Filament

Filament describes itself as a server-driven UI framework for Laravel. Developers define interfaces in PHP using structured configuration objects, and Filament renders forms, tables, actions, notifications and dashboards from them. Filament is built on Livewire, Alpine.js and Tailwind CSS, so the interface updates without writing a separate API.

Many developers use Filament to add admin panels to Laravel applications, but Filament also builds custom dashboards, user portals, CRMs and full applications with more than one panel. Components can also be dropped into existing Laravel Blade views.

What Filament provides

• Admin panels with resource pages for creating, editing and listing records
• Form builder with validation and relationship fields
• Tables with search, filters, sorting and bulk actions
• Dashboard widgets and charts
• Authentication, multiple panels and localization
• A plugin ecosystem and theming

Why Filament speeds up business software

Most business software spends much of its interface on the same patterns: lists of records, forms to edit them, filters, actions and permissions. Filament provides these patterns as building blocks, so development time goes into the workflows that are specific to the business instead of rebuilding tables and forms.

Because Filament runs on Laravel, the same application handles data, roles, background jobs and integrations. A staff panel and a client-facing portal can live in one codebase, each with its own access rules.

When Filament fits

Filament fits staff tools, CRMs, client portals and admin panels where the users are logged in and the interface is mainly data and actions. Public marketing pages are usually better built with a CMS or a front-end framework, connected to the Laravel app where needed.