Build an app

1. 01

   Write your brief

   1. Describe the intended user, one main task, the pages needed and the smallest useful result.
   2. Gather the notes or assets you can use. Remove private information you cannot share and confirm permission for any source material.

   Prepare your prompt for Lovable

   Add your details, then copy the prepared prompt into the tool. This helper combines your text with the task instructions.

   Your brief and permitted notes

   Try a fictional exampleCopy prompt

   View prepared prompt

   Create the smallest useful app for this brief. Use fictional sample data first. Include clear labels, useful empty states and a responsive layout. Do not add paid services, live integrations or publish it.

   Start with

   The objective and proposed source material.

   You’ll have

   An approved brief and authorised inputs.

   CheckThe brief says what to make, who it is for and how you will judge the result.
2. 02

   Build a first version in Lovable

   1. Open Lovable’s home page or dashboard. Paste the prompt in the app-creation box and send it.
   2. Wait for the editor and preview to appear. Try the main task in the preview.
   3. Ask for one specific improvement at a time. Use the preview’s device controls to inspect a narrow mobile layout as well.

   Open Lovable (opens in a new tab)

   Start with

   The approved brief and authorised inputs.

   You’ll have

   A local or private app prototype.

   CheckThe preview supports the main task using the agreed sample data.

   Lovable’s getting-started guide (opens in a new tab) · Checked 2026-11-11

3. 03

   Check the finished result

   1. Try the main journey, an empty state and an invalid input. Check labels, focus, readable text and mobile spacing.
   2. Review connected services and what data would be stored. Save your work and decide separately whether to connect real data or publish.

   Start with

   A local or private app prototype.

   You’ll have

   An accepted output or a clear list of corrections.

   CheckThe main journey works on wide and narrow screens, and real data or publication needs a separate decision.

0 of 3 step checks complete. A person has checked the output against the brief and accepted the result.