Your projects Page

You can find your projects page at x.thunkable.com/projects. This is the first page you see when you sign in.

Viewing your projects

Thunkable lets you choose between viewing your projects in List View or Grid View.

You can decide whether to view your projects in List View or Grid View in the upper right corner of the page.

Filtering your projects

Search Bar

You can use the search bar to filter your projects by name

Filter public/private projects

PRO Thunkable creators are able to create private projects. You can use the Public and Private checkboxes to filter your projects, showing only public projects or only private projects.

Your Project Menu - Delete, Duplicate, and more

When you click on the 3 dots on a project card (Grid View) or list item (List View), you can see some project options.

You can delete your project, duplicate your project, or see your Project detail page.

Your Project Detail Page

On the Project Detail page, you can test out your app, similar to when it has been published as a mobile web app.

You can also view information about the project, such as its name, creator, project size, and how many times it has been remixed or favorited.

If the project is a remix of another project, the name and creator of the original project will be displayed.

Sign Up

If you've never used Thunkable before then you should visit our sign up page. The sign up page gives you two options. You can either sign up with a Google account or an Apple account and sign in immediately, or you can enter your email address and to be sent a magic sign-in link. We recommend using a Google or Apple account, as it will make testing your app a little easier.

The email will look something like the image below. Pressing the Click to Sign In button will open your new Thunkable account and keep you signed in for 30 days, unless you choose to sign out sooner.

Sign in‌

Returning users can go directly to our sign in page to sign back into their Thunkable account. You can Sign in with Google, Sign in with Apple or Sign in with email.

Sign in with Google

This button will sign you in automatically with your Google account. For most users this will be a Gmail address but if your school or work email is powered by Google then that will work too.

Sign in with Apple

This button will sign you in automatically with your Apple account.‌

Sign in with Email

If you click Sign in with email you will be invited to type you email address in a text input.

When you click Email me the link we will send you a link that will sign you back into your account.

Next Steps

To learn more about using Thunkable, take a look at some of our tutorials.

Once you're ready to try out your app, we have a helpful guide for live testing.

Step 1. Sign in to Thunkable

Thunkable gives you a variety of ways to create your very own cross platform apps. To learn how to set up a Thunkable account, please read our article on signing in.

Step 2. Check out your Thunkable Projects page

Choose how you want your projects to be laid out. Search and filter your projects.

Step 3. Try Our Tutorials

They exist! They are helpful! Thunkable tutorials cover both basic concepts and advanced features.

Step 4. Download the Thunkable Mobile App

With the Thunkable Live mobile app, you can preview your apps directly on your personal devices. To learn more, please click below.

Click on one of the links below to download the Thunkable mobile app.

If you don't have an iOS or Android device, you can set up an emulator on your computer that will display your apps.

Step 5. Components

We have custom components and third-party integrations that you can drop directly into your projects. These components will allow you to build more advanced features.

Step 6. Blocks

The language of blocks is a visible programming language. By dragging and dropping blocks together, you can program your app.

What is the Thunkable Live App?

The Thunkable Live app connects the projects in your web browser directly to your mobile device. It allows you to do two things:

1. You can your project. Any changes you make in your browser are displayed on your device immediately.

2. You can any of your projects, directly on your device, without the need to be logged in to your computer.

Download the Thunkable Live App

The Thunkable Live app allows you to live test your app on your device, in real-time, while you are building it. Not even hard core developers have this super power. You can also preview all your app projects from the comfort of your mobile device.

With Thunkable Live installed on your device, you are now ready to live test or to live preview.‌

Live Test

While live testing, any changes that you make to your project should be reflected in your app. Bear in mind that the Thunkable Live app doesn't check your project for errors. Some changes that you make may crash the app. If this happens simply exit out of the app and re-open it.

Getting started

From any of your Thunkable projects, click on the Live Test button at the top of the screen to begin live testing.

If you select to sign in with Google:

Clicking on the Live Test button will remind you to open Thunkable Live on your device.

Sign in with the same Google account in Thunkable Live to preview your projects directly on your device.

If you select to sign in by Email:

When you click the Live Test button you will be prompted to enter a code into your computer.

To find this code, open Thunkable Live on your device and click Email sign in - Generate Test Code.

Enter this code into the first prompt and you will be able to live test your app.

Live Preview

For the first time, you can live preview all your app projects from the comfort of your mobile device. Simply login and you should see a list of all your projects on your Thunkable Live app.

Troubleshooting

Common issues with the Thunkable Live app

You see a blank / white screen when you live test (even if there are items in your app)

• If you have a Navigator as the first item in your tree, make sure your screen is dropped within it

• You have unconnected blocks

• You have an event triggered by a Screen. Start which may be causing the screen to crash

• Your app and desktop may not be logged into the same account

App is crashing because of a bug on our end; we are trying to fix it as soon as we can

• (Android only) You are trying to set the value of a Slider in your blocks

• (Android only) You are trying to set the latitude and longitude of a Map in your blocks

Image is not showing up on your phone

• The height or width of the image may be set to 'Fit contents'

Preview your App on the Web

Preview on the Web allows you to live preview your own project directly from your browser. Simply click on "Live Test" to preview your own app in a pop-up window.

Web Preview

You can test and preview your project directly within your browser. This is a great option when designing your app's user interface and building out the app's functionality with blocks.

Unsupported Components

Not all components are supported on the web at this time so please see the list below of components that are not supported: