> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Using app templates
> Explore ready-to-use app templates from the Base44 community and your workspace. Find inspiration, launch your next project in minutes, or publish your own.
## About the template marketplace
The template marketplace is your shortcut to [building great apps](https://base44.com/ai-app-builder) on Base44. Browse a wide range of ready-made templates created by talented creators in the community. If you are unsure where to start or want to skip hiring a partner, templates make it easy to get going right away. Just choose a template and customize it to fit your needs.
If you prefer to keep templates private to your team, you can create workspace templates instead of listing them publicly. Workspace templates reuse your app across a single workspace without appearing in the public marketplace. Learn how to [create and manage workspace templates](https://docs.base44.com/Account-and-billing/Managing-your-workspaces#managing-workspace-templates).
You can also publish your own public templates for others to use, reaching a wider audience while showcasing your skills. For internal-only use, keep templates as workspace templates so they are available only to your team.
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## Accessing templates
Go to [**App Templates**](https://base44.com/templates) in the **Community** tab in your workspace to browse all available templates. Templates with reviews display an average rating to help you evaluate them before choosing one.
App Templates include:
* **Community:** Templates shared by the community and available to all Base44 users.
* **Workspace:** Templates created and saved by your team. Workspace templates are private to your workspace, and only members of your workspace can see them.
When you use a template, it is copied into your own workspace where you can rename it, change the content, update the design, and modify how it works.
**Notes:**
* You need to be logged in to your Base44 account to view and use app templates.
* If you want to use a template that uses backend functions, you need to have a Builder plan or higher.
**To access app templates:**
1. In your Base44 workspace, go to [App Templates](https://app.base44.com/app-templates).
2. Hover over a template and click **View details** to see more information, images, usage stats, ratings, and reviews.
3. (Optional) Use the **Workspace** tab to view templates created and saved in your workspace. These templates are only visible to members of your workspace.
4. Click **Use Template**.
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## Creating public templates
You don’t need to create something complex to share as a public template. Simple apps, reusable layouts, or creative tools can all be helpful to others. If you have made something useful or fun, you can add it to the community app templates library. You can share your template with the whole Base44 community for free.
Before you start, check that your app qualifies. You need to own the app and have published it at least once, and you need to be an admin of the workspace that owns it. An app you started from someone else’s template cannot be listed again. When someone uses your template, it is copied into their workspace and your original app stays the same.
**Before submitting your app, make sure:**
* You test it to ensure it works and includes full functionality.
* You add real-looking sample content.
* Your app is secure. [Learn more about security and using the security check](/Setting-up-your-app/running-a-security-scan).
You start a template from your app’s dashboard settings.
**To create a public template:**
1. Click **Dashboard** in your app editor.
2. Click **Settings**.
3. Next to **Create App Template**, click **Create template**.
4. Select **Public template**, then click **Continue**.
5. Under **Basic info**, enter a **Template name** and a **Description** of what makes your app worth trying.
6. Under **Categories**, select at least one category that describes your app.
7. Under **Template screenshots**, click **Add screenshot** and upload at least 3 screenshots, up to 7.
8. Select the **I agree to the Base44 Terms and Marketplace Terms** checkbox.
9. Click **Create template** at the top right.
* Your first screenshot is the template’s cover and must be 16:9, such as 1920x1080. Use the crop icon if it is not.
* To take fresh captures, click **Preview app** to open your published app.
* Show your app in action with real-looking data, and use clean, full-screen views.
* Avoid blurry or empty screens.
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## Improving your listing
If you want your template to stand out, start by focusing on solving a clear problem for others and choosing a catchy title. Add a helpful image and description that show your app in action and make its purpose easy to understand.
The most successful templates have clear and friendly language, and include strong visuals that highlight your app’s value.
**Description:**
* Say clearly what your app is for and who it helps
* Use short, friendly sentences
* Avoid overly technical or complex language
**Categories:**
* Pick the categories that genuinely describe what your app does, like productivity or e-commerce
* Only choose categories that match your app, because a mismatch is a common reason listings are declined
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## The approval process
After you submit your listing, the Base44 team reviews it to make sure it meets community guidelines. Listings that don’t follow these guidelines may be rejected. If your app is approved, it appears in App Templates for others to discover and use.
**Base44 may decline or remove a listing if:**
* **Spam or broken:** The app listing is spam or is not functioning.
* **Private setting:** The app is set to private, which prevents others from viewing it.
* **Community rules violation:** The app includes content that breaks community rules.
* **Screenshots do not match:** The submitted screenshots do not reflect the actual appearance or features of the app.
* **Missing security settings:** Apps must complete a security check to be eligible for publishing.
* **Broken functionality:** Some features in the app are not working as intended.
* **Invalid or non-compliant app name:** The app name uses terms like "template," version numbers, or other values not allowed by store policy.
* **Duplicated app without chat:** If your app is a duplicate and does not include chat functionality, please send the original app with chat history.
* **Mismatched categories:** The categories selected do not match the app’s purpose or functionality.
* **App has never been published:** Apps must be published at least once before being submitted for review.
**Important:**
* Final approval depends on Base44’s internal guidelines. The team may remove listings that do not meet broader community quality standards, even if a specific reason is not listed above.
* The approval process may take some time. We appreciate your patience.
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## Updating your template
Your template stays linked to the app you created it from, so what you need to do depends on what changed.
* **App functionality or design:** Publish your app as usual. Anyone who uses your template from then on gets the latest version, and you do not need to resubmit it.
* **Listing details:** Changes to the name, description, categories, or screenshots go back through review before they appear in the catalog.
Either way, people who already added your template keep their own copy, and your changes do not reach it.
**To update your listing:**
1. Click **Dashboard** in your app editor.
2. Click **Settings**.
3. Next to **App Template**, click **Submit Update**.
4. Make your changes to the listing.
5. Click **Submit Update** to confirm.
You cannot submit another update while a previous one is still in review.
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## Managing your listings
From your app's dashboard you can manage your template listing.
**To manage a template listing:**
1. Go to your app's editor.
2. Click **Dashboard**.
3. Click **Settings**.
4. Click **App Template**.
5. Choose what you want to do:
* **See your app in the marketplace:** Click the **More Actions** icon and click **See on App Templates**.
* **Remove your template from the marketplace:** Click the **More Actions** icon and click **Remove from App Templates**.
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## FAQs
Click a question below to learn more.
We are in the process of removing the option to sell templates. Paid templates stay available until 30 September 2026, and we unlist them after that date. You can still share your templates with the community for free, and anything you publish stays in App Templates for others to find and use.
Yes! When you click your template in App Templates, you can see how many times your app has been used.
Yes, you can publish any number of templates, and each listing is reviewed individually to ensure it meets Base44’s guidelines.
In App Templates, click the **My Templates** tab to see the listings you created. Templates that other people shared in your workspace are on the **Workspace** tab.
No, removing or hiding your template does not impact anyone who has already added it to their workspace.
Yes. At the template type step, select **Workspace only** instead of **Public template**. A workspace template is visible only to your workspace members and skips marketplace review, so it is ready to clone as soon as you save it. See [creating workspace templates](/documentation/using-your-workspaces/creating-and-using-workspace-templates).
For a public template, backend functions and secrets do not transfer. Each user sets up their own in their own workspace, for security and privacy.
For a workspace template you can choose otherwise. Use **Integration secrets** on the listing form to pick which API keys and secrets are copied when a member clones it. See [creating and using workspace templates](/documentation/using-your-workspaces/creating-and-using-workspace-templates).
If your template uses paid third-party services, users who add your template to their workspace will need to set up their own accounts and connect those services themselves.
No. Once someone adds your template, they can create as many copies as they wish.