Templates

A template is a ready-made starting point for a new Pikku Studio Cloud project — a working app you build on top of, so you don't begin from a blank page. Pick one that's close to what you have in mind, and you start with something that already runs instead of nothing at all.

Annotated screenshot of the templates gallery showing a grid of starter template cards with names and one-line descriptions, callout: "Start from a ready-made app instead of a blank page."

What a template gives you

When you start a new project, you can begin from a template instead of from scratch. Each template is a real, working app — its frontend, backend, and data are already wired together. That means you're editing and shaping something live from minute one, rather than figuring out how to assemble the pieces yourself.

Does picking one lock me in?

No. A template is just a head start, not a cage.

Choosing a template doesn't commit you to anything. Once your project exists, you can change everything — features, design, data, all of it. The template is where you begin, not where you're stuck.

So pick the closest match without overthinking it. Wrong guess? Reshape it freely afterward.

Why start from a template?

• Faster. You skip the blank-page problem and start with something that already works.
• Safer. You're building on a known-good foundation instead of wiring everything from zero.
• Still fully yours. Everything is editable the moment the project is created.

Browse the live set

The available templates evolve over time, so the up-to-date gallery lives in the console — open the new-project flow to see the current list, each with a short description of what it's good for.

The takeaway

You can start from a working template instead of a blank page, and picking one never locks you in — change everything afterward.

Where to go next

• Quick start — go from a template to a live app in minutes.
• Core concepts — the handful of words you'll see everywhere.
• The Builder — shape your project after you've picked a starting point.