Bolt.new

Key Features

• In-browser Node.js execution via WebContainers (no server, no local install)
• Full-stack generation: React, Vue, Svelte, Next.js, and vanilla JS
• Live terminal and file explorer inside the browser tab
• npm package installation running entirely in-browser
• One-click deployment to Netlify or StackBlitz hosting
• AI-powered code editing: describe changes in natural language
• Git integration for committing generated code
• Stackblitz import: open any GitHub repository in Bolt instantly

Pros & cons

Pricing

Pro removes the daily token limit (starts at 10M tokens/mo) and adds domains + 100MB uploads. Teams adds access management.

Tips & Best Practices

1. Use Bolt for frontend-heavy projects — it excels at React/Vue/Svelte apps; use a different tool for Python backends
2. Open an existing GitHub repo in Bolt (stackblitz.com/github/[repo]) to get AI help on your own codebase instantly
3. Export early and often to GitHub — Bolt session state does not persist indefinitely in the free tier

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Final Recommendation

Bolt.new is a freemium AI tool best suited for JavaScript and frontend developers wanting zero-setup environments, Educators teaching web development in classroom settings.