Frappe Framework

The Frappe Framework is the open-source Python + JavaScript application platform that everything in this section is built on. It provides the database layer, document model, role-based permissions, REST API, form and report UI, background workers, and the desk where users interact with records.

You typically don't interact with the framework directly as an end user — you interact with the apps built on it. But every feature you see (a custom field, a workflow, a print format, a scheduled job) is provided by the framework and reusable across all apps.

Core concepts

Term	What it is
DocType	A model — like a database table, but with field definitions, permissions, hooks, and a generated UI
Document	A record of a DocType (one row)
App	A pluggable bundle of DocTypes, code and UI, installable per site
Bench	A working directory holding apps, sites and the Python environment
Site	One isolated installation with its own database and config

Where to learn more

Official docs: frappeframework.com/docs
Source code: github.com/frappe/frappe
Community forum: discuss.frappe.io