# Streaming Engine

## Workflows - the easy way

Helmut4 is driven by a specially crafted streaming engine, visualized in the [Stream Designer](/helmut4-releases/v4.9.1/helmut4-components/streamdesigner.md) as a node-based workflow editor.

This "low-code" approach enables users to quickly dive into Helmut4 and create [their own workflows](/helmut4-releases/v4.9.1/getting-started/overview/helmut4-modules.md).

With over 36 [conditions](/helmut4-releases/v4.9.1/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/nodes/conditions.md), 259 [actions](/helmut4-releases/v4.9.1/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/nodes/actions.md), and 7 [output](/helmut4-releases/v4.9.1/helmut4-components/streamdesigner/nodes/outputs.md) nodes, users have the flexibility to construct any desired workflow.

Each node concludes with a true/success or false/fail path, enabling the adaptation of the workflow and the creation of fail-case conditions without requiring a master's degree in programming.

<figure><img src="/files/Vu9Y28h692WtSsrrrvnH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example stream in stream designer</p></figcaption></figure>


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