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Replit
Build AI-Powered Apps and Sites with AI
About Replit
Replit makes it easy to go from an idea to a working app. You can build and publish full-stack projects right in your browser, and the AI tools are already there to help you as you go—no setup or installation at all.
It’s an online workspace where everything you need lives in one place. Instead of dealing with complicated environments or switching between different programs, you just open a single tab and start building. Code, collaborate, and ship your project all from the same screen.
Replit is one of those tools that feels almost unreal the first time you use it. Instead of spending hours setting up your computer, installing languages, sorting out versions, or wondering why something “worked yesterday but not today,” you just open a browser tab and start creating. It’s a space where idea and execution sit close to each other, without all the usual friction in between.
At its core, Replit is a place to write code and build apps directly online. But it’s more than a code editor. It gives you everything you need in one spot: the editor, the terminal, the server, hosting, sharing, and collaboration. You don’t need to switch between tools or manage complicated setup steps. The environment is already tuned and ready the moment you open it.
What makes it feel especially powerful is how the platform brings AI into the process. The AI isn’t just there to fill in lines of code—it can help you think through your project, suggest structure, fix bugs, or even generate entire components. It’s like having someone sitting beside you who’s always ready to build alongside you.
Replit also makes it easy to share and collaborate. You can work with others in real time, which feels a lot like sharing a Google Doc, but for code. And when your project is ready, you can publish it instantly so others can try it. No digging through deployment docs or configuring servers.
Here’s the simplest way to say it: Replit removes the distance between having an idea and actually making something real.
It’s a place where you can just start, even if you’re new to coding, and it continues to support you as your projects get bigger and more ambitious. Everything happens in one browser tab, and that simplicity changes the whole experience of creating software.
It’s a place where you can just start, even if you’re new to coding, and it continues to support you as your projects get bigger and more ambitious. Everything happens in one browser tab, and that simplicity changes the whole experience of creating software.
Resources
Example Apps
ZenMindAI - An AI-powered Design Portfolio App that you can talk to. Includes UX/UI case study layout and chatbot powered by OpenAI.
View the playground and remix this app here →
Skillshot - An app that helps you assess your UX/UI skills, collect skills stories and get interview ready.
View the playground and remix this app here →
View the playground and remix this app here →
Skillshot - An app that helps you assess your UX/UI skills, collect skills stories and get interview ready.
View the playground and remix this app here →