Orchid

Spec sheet

Purpose

Laravel Orchid is an open-source package for building administration panels and line-of-business applications.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Product

Laravel Orchid is an open-source package for building admin panels and line-of-business applications with a code-driven approach.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Intended users

The documentation is aimed at people familiar with Laravel and says Orchid is not a turnkey solution for people with little or no programming experience.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Audience

The documentation is intended for people familiar with Laravel and says Orchid is not a turnkey tool for people with little programming experience.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Integrations

Orchid is a Laravel package and its documentation describes it as integrating with other Laravel components.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Support

Support, bug fixes, and security updates are provided only for the latest major release.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

License

The product is licensed under MIT, which permits commercial use, modification, and redistribution subject to preserving notices.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Founded

2016Read 28 Sep 2026 · orchid.software

Maker

The license page names Alexandr Chernyaev in its copyright notice.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Attachments

Files can be attached to application records through Orchid’s attachment system.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Authentication

Orchid’s built-in login page provides basic email and password fields; advanced features such as password recovery and two-factor authentication require another approach or package.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Authentication limit

The built-in login page provides only email and password fields; advanced authentication such as password recovery or two-factor authentication requires another approach or package.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Code-driven development

Orchid uses a code-driven approach and says applications can be built mostly in PHP.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Components

The documentation lists a form builder, Screens, more than 40 field types, permissions management, menus, charts, and notifications.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

File attachments

Attachments can be associated with application models, and duplicate files are detected by hashing unless duplicates are explicitly allowed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Form fields

The documentation lists a form builder and more than 40 field types.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

History

The maker says the first version originated in 2016 during development of a Laravel-based CMS for a travel portal.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Intended applications

Orchid is designed for intranet applications such as admin panels, dashboards, and line-of-business applications.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Migration

Teams can gradually integrate Orchid into an existing Blade-based admin panel by connecting existing controllers, without rewriting the whole application.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Permissions

Orchid includes roles and permissions for managing access, which work alongside Laravel Gates or Policies for fine-grained control.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Security configuration

Attachment uploads have no default restrictions on file extensions, MIME types, or sizes, so the documentation advises developers to define their own validation and access rules.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

UI components

It offers form inputs, dialogs, data grids, visualizations, charts, and modals that can be extended or composed in code.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

UI development

Orchid uses Screens to build interfaces and says modern apps can be built with 80% of the code in PHP.Read 8 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

Upload security

File upload validation is not enforced by default, so developers are advised to define their own upload rules and access restrictions.Read 9 Oct 2026 · orchid.software

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