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Free, open-source AI app builder · Windows & Linux

The simple way to build apps and websites with AI.

Describe what you want in plain English and build it on your own computer. Create tools, dashboards, games, landing pages and portfolios with a free desktop app for Windows and Linux.

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Free forever under the MIT license · No account or credit card

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See it in action.

Watch how easy it is to build complex applications from scratch using only plain English.

Workspace Architecture

The zero-complication workspace.

One single prompt box on the left, an instant live sandboxed application on the right. No multi-file trees, terminals, or confusing developer toolbars.

AppBlips Workspace interface featuring a single prompt box on the left and instant live sandboxed preview on the right
Single prompt box
Plain English, no code needed
Undo / Redo history
Full revision snapshots
Standalone HTML
Optional single-file export

Why AppBlips?

Many AI app builders are made for developers, with multi-file projects, build pipelines, and IDE-style interfaces. AppBlips is built to be simple.

User Interface
One prompt box & live preview

A single clean text box and a real-time side-by-side preview. Nothing extra to learn or configure.

Full IDE with 10+ tabs

File trees, terminal consoles, package managers, and multi-file code editors designed for engineers.

Generated Code
A local project folder

Your app is saved as a plain folder on your computer. Want one file instead? Export a standalone HTML file that runs anywhere.

Multi-file project trees

Dozens of scattered files, dependencies, build scripts, and compile steps that can fail.

Iterating & Edits
Ask for changes naturally

Describe tweaks naturally and AppBlips surgically updates the app, with instant undo/redo.

Manual code debugging

Requires inspecting stack traces, fixing syntax breakages, and managing diffs.

Ownership & Privacy
Local and fully yours

Run the desktop app on your own machine, keep projects local, and inspect or modify the MIT-licensed source.

Account and platform lock-in

Your work depends on a proprietary service, paid account, or platform-controlled project format.

If you want to describe an idea and get a real, working website or app back — without wading through a complicated tool built for professional developers — AppBlips is for you.

Built for pure simplicity.

Everything you need to turn thoughts into functioning software, with none of the friction of traditional developer IDEs.

One simple prompt box

Describe what you want in plain English. No multi-file project setup, no build configuration, no boilerplate to manage.

Click-to-edit websites

Select any element on your generated site and ask the AI to change just that part. Precision editing without digging through code.

App Studio & Website Studio

Two focused workspaces: one for interactive tools and games, one for content-first websites.

Instant live preview

See exactly what you built right next to your prompt, in a secure sandboxed preview.

Build from a reference image

Attach a screenshot or mockup and let AppBlips build something that matches it.

AI inside your apps

Generated apps can call AI with the built-in blip.ai.text() API, using the provider you configure.

Ask for changes naturally

Adjust styling, add a feature, or change behavior. Just ask in conversational English.

Full version history

Every iteration is saved as a snapshot. Jump back and forth through history at any point.

Responsive testing

Check any screen size using built-in device toggles and zoom.

Export to standalone HTML

Optionally export any app as one self-contained file. Double-click to run, or upload anywhere.

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Apps and websites

Not just apps. Websites & Games too.

The same prompt-to-product workflow builds full websites. Describe the site you need and AppBlips designs, writes and exports it from your desktop.

  • Multi-page sites with navigation, forms and responsive layouts
  • Describe it, refine it in chat, and export when it looks right
  • Same local workflow for apps, websites, and browser games
An idea branches into a website and a browser game.
Example prompt

“A landing page for my new productivity app, with pricing and a sign-up form.”

Click-to-edit

Point, click, and edit visually.

One of the unique features of AppBlips is that you can continue editing your site with a point-and-edit WYSIWYG visual editor in combination with prompting AI.

  • Precise, quick editsMake detailed changes instantly without writing long prompts.
  • No prompts usedVisual edits happen directly in the desktop workspace without another AI request.
  • Seamless integrationCombine visual tweaks with AI prompts in the same workspace.
Built with AppBlips

Showcase

Four real projects, each built with one prompt. Explore a website or jump into a game.

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Submit Your App

Built something with AppBlips? Submit it to be featured in the showcase.

How it works.

From a plain-English thought to a working application in three simple steps.

01

Describe in plain English

Type what you want in plain, conversational English into the single prompt box. Pick App Studio for tools and games or Website Studio for content pages, and attach a reference image if you have one. No prompt engineering or multi-file scaffolding required.

02

Watch it build in seconds

AppBlips generates your app and renders it live in a securely sandboxed iframe right next to your prompt with zero build wait.

03

Tweak, undo & export

Ask for adjustments in plain English, roll back to any version using instant undo/redo, and keep the project on your computer, or export it as a single HTML file ready to use anywhere.

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Desktop app for Windows & Linux

Download it. Run it. Own it.

AppBlips runs on your computer, with your projects and credentials under your control. No account, subscription, or hosted service required.

01

Download the desktop app

Get AppBlips from the Microsoft Store on Windows, or choose a Linux installer below. macOS is coming soon.

02

Connect your AI provider

Add your own OpenAI-compatible API key, or connect a local model through Ollama. Your key is protected by your operating system keychain.

03

Build and keep your work

Projects stay as local folders on your computer, and any finished app can optionally be exported as a single self-contained file.

Choose your download

WindowsMicrosoft Store · updates automaticallyLinux (.AppImage)Portable Linux app · x86_64Linux (.deb)Debian / Ubuntu · amd64
macOSComing soon

Windows opens the AppBlips page in the Microsoft Store. Linux downloads start when you choose a file type; if one is unavailable, GitHub opens with the available releases.

MIT licensed, transparent source, local project storage, and your choice of AI provider.
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Frequently asked questions

Clear answers about AppBlips Desktop, projects and exports, AI providers, and how it compares to complex developer tools.

Yes. AppBlips is a free desktop AI app builder and website builder for Windows and Linux. Describe an app, tool, dashboard, game, landing page or portfolio in plain English and it generates a working result you can preview, edit and export. The source is available under the MIT license.
No. AppBlips is a no-code, text-to-app tool: you type what you want and ask for changes in plain English. Developers can still open, read and edit the generated HTML, CSS and JavaScript, which makes it a handy free coding tool for prototypes and quick utilities too.
Interactive apps such as calculators, trackers, dashboards, quizzes and games, and full websites such as landing pages, portfolios and small business sites. You can start from a reference image, and generated apps can call AI through a built-in API.
AppBlips is MIT-licensed and free to self-host with your own AI key (OpenAI, OpenRouter (Claude, Gemini and more), DeepSeek, Z.ai, Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint), so there are no per-seat fees or vendor lock-in. It focuses on simplicity: one prompt box and a live preview, with no developer tooling to learn.
Tools like Bolt and Lovable are powerful and aimed at developers building large projects. AppBlips takes a different approach, focused on simplicity: the interface is a single prompt box and a live preview, projects are saved as ordinary folders on your computer, and you can export any app as one self-contained HTML file when you want something easy to share. If you want a working app or website without developer tooling, AppBlips is for you.
Yes, if you want to. Your project is saved as a folder on your computer, and you can also export it as one standalone HTML file with its HTML, CSS and JavaScript included inline. That file needs nothing installed: double-click it to run in any browser, email it to a colleague, or drop it onto any static web host.
AppBlips is free and open source under the MIT license. The desktop app does not require an AppBlips account, subscription, or credit card. You connect your own compatible AI provider or local Ollama model, so any model usage charges come directly from the provider you choose.
AppBlips is distributed as a desktop app for Windows and Linux. It runs on your own computer, stores projects as local folders, and uses an AI provider or local model that you configure. Developers can also build it from the public source code.
AppBlips works with OpenAI-compatible API endpoints. You can connect providers such as OpenAI, OpenRouter, DeepSeek, Z.ai, or a local Ollama model from the desktop app. Provider credentials are stored locally and protected by your operating system keychain.
To change your app, just type your tweak in plain English into the prompt box. AppBlips surgically modifies the application without rewriting everything from scratch. Every single generation and revision is recorded as a version snapshot, so you can easily step backward and forward through your history using the Undo and Redo buttons.
Generated applications are never executed directly in the parent window. Instead, they are injected into an isolated HTML iframe with a strict sandbox attribute (omitting allow-same-origin) and an opaque origin. The parent page and preview communicate safely via a lightweight bridge (previewBridge.js), keeping your browser environment completely secure.

Have a different question?

Read the docs for desktop setup, AI providers, and how to use AI inside your apps.

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Free forever · MIT open source

Your ideas stay on your machine.

Build with your own AI provider, keep projects in local folders, and export work without lock-in.

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