Fabrik

Fabrik, is an open source application development, form and database management component.

It gives people the power to create custom applications without requiring knowledge of mySQL and PHP, all from within a familiar Joomla administration interface.

Fabrik provides you with all the tools that you need to create applications that range in complexity from simple contact forms to complex applications such as a job application site or bug tracking systems.

For programmers, Fabrik still allows customization via xhtml/css templating and javascript.

Fabrik has a broad set of functions, both basic and advanced, and with these it is possible to create a broad range of applications.

If you are non-technical and only want a simple application to store and list data, then you can create this purely from the Fabrik administrator interface without writing any PHP or Javascript code.

If you are reasonably technical, and prepared to spend the time learning about Fabrik (from the wiki and other resources on this site) and to write some small pieces of PHP and / or Javascript, you can create sophisticated applications and visualizations.