# Create New Project

A project is a place where your designs, files and blocks come together to create Android and iOS apps. There are three different types of project in Thunkable.

1. [Public Projects](#public-projects)
2. [Private Projects](#private-projects)
3. [Read-Only Projects](#read-only-projects)

When you first sign in to Thunkable you will be prompted to create a project. To learn more about the maximum size your projects can be, please see our article about the [minimum requirements](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/assets#app-size-limits-50-mb-per-app) for apps.

### Other articles in this section

{% content-ref url="projects/settings" %}
[settings](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/projects/settings)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="projects/assets" %}
[assets](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/projects/assets)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="sample-apps" %}
[sample-apps](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/sample-apps)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="public-gallery" %}
[public-gallery](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/public-gallery)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Public Projects

Public projects are included in the [Thunkable Public Gallery](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/public-gallery) for anyone to preview, download or remix. If you create a public project, please know that it can be viewed by anyone in the Thunkable community. 

## Private Projects

Private projects are just that, private. They can only be seen by their app creator and do not get included in the [Thunkable Public Gallery.](https://docs.thunkable.com/snap-to-place/public-gallery) Only Thunkable users with a paid plan can create and share private projects. 

[Learn more about Thunkable Plans.](https://thunkable.com/pricing)

## Making Projects Public or Private

To make your projects public or private, clicking the vertical ellipsis associated with a project reveals its project menu. You can then select Project Detail Page and switch to change who can view your project.

![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FUe3rgJfvQYLrpDR1HfWv%2Fuploads%2FVTR6yP6vhHjVJp05Dea4%2Fproject_menu.png?alt=media\&token=db91515d-8812-4d79-bde6-ed50039a3749)

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You can also click into your app settings in your project and toggle the switch to set your project to public or private.&#x20;

![](https://689802330-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FUe3rgJfvQYLrpDR1HfWv%2Fuploads%2F64BauJjO8g7K04C9RH1y%2Fstp_toggle_private.png?alt=media\&token=97cddb2a-8597-47aa-9966-43f285b291bb)

## Read-Only projects

Private projects become Read-Only projects when a Thunker's paid membership expires. Read-Only projects remain private and are not included in the Thunkable Gallery.

You can only preview Read-Only. Once a project has been switched to Public, you cannot switch it back to Read-Only.