A Rails-inspired framework for CFML

Build CFML applications, fast.

Wheels is an open-source MVC framework for CFML. Rails-inspired conventions, a powerful ORM, database migrations, and a modern CLI — so you spend less time wiring things up and more time shipping.

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brew tap wheels-dev/wheels
brew install wheels
wheels new myapp

Runs on Lucee 7, Adobe ColdFusion 2023/2025, and BoxLang.

What you get out of the box

MVC, done right

Clear separation between routes, controllers, models, and views. Convention over configuration so you write less boilerplate.
Expressive ORM

Model classes map directly to database tables. Associations, validations, callbacks, and scopes read like plain English.
Database migrations

Version your schema. wheels dbmigrate latest on one side and wheels dbmigrate down on the other — always reversible.
Modern CLI

wheels generate, wheels test, wheels server — a first-class command-line workflow for every step of development.
Multi-engine support

Runs on Lucee 5/6/7, Adobe ColdFusion 2023/2025, and BoxLang. Primary development target is Lucee 7.
20 years strong

Started in 2006. Production-ready since 1.0 in 2009. Still actively developed, now as Wheels 4.x with modern tooling.