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<h1 align="center">🦉 <a href="https://odoo.github.io/owl/">Odoo Web Library</a> 🦉</h1>
<h1 align="center">🦉 <a href="https://odoo.github.io/owl/">OWL: the Odoo Web Library</a> 🦉</h1>
_Class based components with hooks, reactive state and concurrent mode_
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- a store implementation (for state management),
- a small frontend router
Owl components are defined with ES6 classes, they use QWeb templates, an underlying
virtual dom, integrates beautifully with hooks, and the rendering is asynchronous.
Owl components are defined with ES6 classes, they use QWeb templates, an
underlying virtual dom, integrates beautifully with hooks, and the rendering is
asynchronous.
**Try it online!** An online playground is available at [https://odoo.github.io/owl/playground](https://odoo.github.io/owl/playground) to let you experiment with the Owl framework. There
are some code examples to showcase some interesting features.
**Try it online!** An online playground is available at
[https://odoo.github.io/owl/playground](https://odoo.github.io/owl/playground)
to let you experiment with the Owl framework. There are some code examples to
showcase some interesting features.
Owl is currently mostly stable. Possible future changes are explained in the
Owl is currently stable. Possible future changes are explained in the
[roadmap](roadmap.md).
## Why Owl?
Why did Odoo decide to make Yet Another Framework? This is really a question
that deserves [a long answer](doc/why_owl.md). But in short, we believe that
while the current state of the art frameworks are excellent, they are not
optimized for our use case, and there is still room for something else.
If you are interested in a comparison with React or Vue, you will
find some more additional information [here](doc/comparison.md).
## Example
Here is a short example to illustrate interactive components:
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two topics). It is a no nonsense framework to build applications. There is only
one way to define components (with classes).
If you are interested in a comparison with React or Vue, you will
find some more information [here](doc/comparison.md).
## Documentation