FastHTML: The Perfect Framework for Simple AI-Powered Web Apps?

Built on solid web foundations, not the latest fads – with FastHTML you can get started on anything from simple dashboards to scalable web applications in minutes.”

But I’m wary of new frameworks. Few of them become popular enough long-term to really be worth your time. Was this just another one that people might get excited about, but that would ultimately fade away?

I’ve been using Django as my go-to platform for building LLM-based applications for a while now and it’s amazing (I’m a fan of Ruby on Rails, too, but switched to Python for AI-centric projects.) With so many people using it, you can be confident of finding built-in support or 3rd-party libraries and documentation for any common task.

But Django also feels quite cumbersome for small applications. A more lightweight option with a simple way to achieve some basic front-end effects could be a handy tool to have available.

Possibly the best thing about FastHTML is how easy it is to get started. It really is very straightforward to follow their instructions and get something up and running locally. It probably took me a few minutes. And as it hooks into HTMX out of the box, you can set up some handy and effective frontend UI effects very easily.

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