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Documentation Index

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Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

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What is Bolt?

Bolt is an AI-powered builder for websites, web apps, and mobile apps. Type your idea into the chat, click Build now, and Bolt transforms your idea into a working product in minutes. With a single prompt, you can build:
  • Websites like landing pages, personal and corporate websites, e-commerce shops, and more
  • Web apps such as project management tools, job boards, CRMs, SaaS platforms, booking platforms, and beyond
  • Mobile apps including games, productivity tools, social apps, workout planners, and whatever you imagine next

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Who is Bolt for?

Bolt is for everyone. Whether you’ve never written a line of code or you’re a full-stack developer, Bolt helps you build more and build faster. New to coding? Bolt removes the technical roadblocks. Describe what you want, and Bolt creates it for you. You can then make changes through chat prompts. No coding knowledge required: bring your ideas and feedback, and Bolt does the rest. Experienced developer? Bolt gives you speed, flexibility, and full control. Choose your languages and frameworks, connect to source control, and edit your code directly in the built-in editor. Or don’t. For anyone with a technical background, that’s the beauty of Bolt: code when you want, prompt when you want.

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What can you build?

You can build websites and JavaScript-based full-stack web applications with Bolt. For inspiration, Bolt’s YouTube channel features use cases of users who have successfully launched their applications through Bolt. You can use a wide range of JavaScript-based web frameworks and integrations with other tools to build your app. Bolt integrates with:
  • Figma for design
  • GitHub for version control, backups, and collaboration
  • Expo for mobile application development
  • Stripe for payment handling
Learn more about supported technologies and recommended architectures in Supported technologies.

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Build with your preferred model

Bolt is powered by large language models (LLMs), which are advanced generative AI systems that turn your natural language prompts into working code. Bolt gives you the choice of which model powers your builds, so you can work in the way that suits you best.
If you’re new to the concept of large language models, learn more about how they work in Introduction to LLMs.
Bolt offers several models to choose from. Each model has different strengths, so you can prioritize speed, capability, or token efficiency depending on the task. To learn more about available models, see Choose your model.

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Bolt Cloud

Bolt Cloud is your all-in-one home for launching and running your app. Instead of managing separate services for databases, hosting, and domains, you can handle everything inside Bolt. This keeps your workflow focused on building your product rather than setting up infrastructure.

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Databases

When your app needs a database, Bolt automatically creates one for you. You can explore and edit data in a table view, review activity logs, edge functions, and secrets, and manage users and authentication without leaving your project. If you prefer, you can also claim your database and connect it to Supabase. Learn more about databases.

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Hosting

Deploy your project to the web in seconds. Every project comes with a free bolt.host subdomain so you can share your work right away. Paid users can connect custom domains and access more publishing options. There’s nothing extra to configure and no external accounts to maintain. Learn more about hosting.

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Domains

You can manage your domains directly inside Bolt. Connect a custom domain, adjust settings, and see everything in one place. This provides a streamlined way to manage your app’s web presence without switching between providers. Learn more about domains.

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Publish your projects

Bolt hosting lets you publish your project to a live URL in seconds, with a free .bolt.host domain included. No third-party account of any kind is needed: Bolt handles everything. All Bolt users, both Free and paid, can publish their projects to a .bolt.host domain. Custom domains are available for paid users.

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Bolt and StackBlitz

StackBlitz is Bolt’s parent company, and the two platforms are connected in two key ways:
  • Bolt uses StackBlitz’s WebContainers to provide the development environment.
  • Bolt links with StackBlitz for account and project management. Refer to Accounts and subscriptions for more information.
Learn more about StackBlitz in the StackBlitz documentation.

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Pricing

View the Pricing page on the Bolt website. Pricing is based on tokens and token usage. Learn more about Tokens and Maximizing token efficiency.