Bolt

The read

Bolt builds and runs the whole project in the browser, which makes the loop between asking and seeing unusually short. It is happiest with self-contained projects where you want to poke at the files yourself, and it is candid about handing you the terminal when you need it.

Where it shines

• Install, run and edit happen in the tab, so there is no local setup at all
• Full file access the moment you want to stop prompting and start typing
• Fast to prototype something rough and iterate on it in one sitting

Worth knowing first

• Longer builds can burn through usage quickly if you are not deliberate
• The result is a project to host somewhere, not a managed website