Nodlume
Visual planner for React appsPlan the app before you code it
Highlights
What you can do with it
- Planning a Next.js app before writing components
- Scoping a Tauri desktop application
- Mapping data and access rules for a mobile app
How to use it
- 1 Open the site and run the interactive tutorial
- 2 Start a project on the free plan
- 3 Plan through tabs such as domain, data, and structure
- 4 Share a read only link or export the report and scaffold
Who it is for
Pros
- Free plan without a credit card
- Covers planning dimensions in one place
- Exportable reports and scaffolds
Limitations
- AI assisted steps consume credits
- Planning is not building, so code is still required
- Focused on React, so other stacks are out of scope
What Nodlume is
Nodlume is a visual planning workspace built for React applications. The premise is that most projects go wrong before the first line of code, in the gap between an idea and a shared understanding of it. Nodlume puts product context, data models, routing, components, APIs, access rules, traceability, themes, and documentation into a single coherent plan that can be reviewed by people who do not read code. It targets several kinds of application: Next.js web apps, Tauri desktop apps, and Expo or React Native mobile apps. From the plan it produces project reports and code scaffolds, and read only links let others view and comment. A free plan is available and does not require a credit card.
What you can do with it
- Lay out data models, routing, components, and APIs in one plan
- Define access rules, traceability, and theme decisions
- Target Next.js, Tauri, Expo, or React Native
- Share a read only link or export a report and scaffold
Who it is for
- React developers who want a plan before a pull request
- Product managers defining scope, flows, and rules
- Project planners documenting architecture for a team
- Teams that need a reviewable artefact before building
What to watch out for
Planning is not building. Nodlume produces a plan, a report, and a scaffold, and someone still has to write and maintain the application. The scope is React and its common targets, so a Vue, Angular, or plain backend project will find little here. AI assisted steps consume credits, which means the free plan covers exploration rather than sustained use. Because a plan invites review, expect more people to have opinions once you share the link, and budget time to reconcile them before the scaffold is generated.
FAQ
Which targets are supported?
Next.js, Tauri, Expo, and React Native.
Is there a free plan?
Yes, and no credit card is required.
Do AI features cost credits?
Yes, AI assisted steps consume credits.
Why it is free
What the official page says: free plan
Free limits, trial length and features are decided by the official site and can change at any time.
Product preview
Screenshot archived from the listing page, for preview only.