bolt.diy

Community fork of Bolt.new that lets you pick any LLM provider

What bolt.diy does

  • Community fork of Bolt.new that lets you pick any LLM provider
  • Prompt, run, edit and deploy full-stack apps in the browser
  • Self-hosted with Docker or Node

bolt.diy — straight answers

What is bolt.diy?

bolt.diy is listed under App Builders & Vibe Coding, in the Code & Development category on Flocci AI Tools. Community fork of Bolt.new that lets you pick any LLM provider. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.

Is bolt.diy free?

bolt.diy is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.

Can I use bolt.diy in a browser, or is there an app?

bolt.diy needs to be installed or self-hosted — it doesn't run in a browser tab. It is available on self-hosting, Mac, Windows and Linux.

What can bolt.diy do?

bolt.diy does 3 things the catalog singles out: Community fork of bolt.new that lets you pick any llm provider; prompt, run, edit and deploy full-stack apps in the browser; self-hosted with docker or node.

What is the best free alternative to bolt.diy?

Cloudflare VibeSDK is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same App Builders & Vibe Coding sub-category and is free. a0.dev, Amazon PartyRock and Base44 also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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Lovable

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Bolt.new

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  • Prompt to a live full-stack app in the browser
  • Most framework flexibility
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v0 (Vercel)

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  • Beautiful Next.js apps and UI from prompts
  • Built-in databases and deploy to Vercel
  • Great component generation
  • Free monthly credits

Replit Agent

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  • Most autonomous end-to-end app builder
  • Real-browser testing and 30+ integrations
  • Cloud IDE, hosting and databases
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Base44

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  • Zero-config: DB, auth and hosting handled
  • Fastest path for non-technical founders
  • All-in-one build-and-ship
  • Free tier to start

Chef (Convex)

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  • AI app builder that generates a real transactional backend (Convex), not just a frontend
  • Free tier plus a low-cost hosted plan, with credits earned via milestones
  • Can run locally or in-browser, backend gets realtime subscriptions by default

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