Live Preview & Terminal

Watch your app run while it is being built.

Forge shows a real-time preview of your app in device frames, with an xterm.js terminal wired straight into the project's sandbox — so you see and control exactly what is running.

App preview
Real-time
Frames
Device
Terminal access
Full
Preview · Device frames
  • Phone · 390pxpassing
  • Tablet · 820pxpassing
  • Desktop · 1440pxrendering

$ npm run dev — ready on port 3000

What you get

What makes Live Preview & Terminal different.

01

Instant feedback

The preview updates as the code changes, so mistakes show up immediately.

02

Check every screen size

Device frames let you test phone, tablet and desktop layouts.

03

A real terminal

An xterm.js terminal runs commands directly in the sandbox.

04

Isolated sandboxes

Each project gets its own container with Node.js, Python and PostgreSQL.

How it works

Three steps to get going.

  1. Open a project

    Start from a prompt or an existing repo.

  2. Run it

    The sandbox starts and the preview appears.

  3. Inspect and fix

    Use the terminal and preview together to debug.

Who it's for

Built for the people who use it.

Developers

A complete dev loop without setting up a local environment.

Designers

Check responsive layouts in real device frames.

Learners

See the effect of every change straight away.

FAQ

Common questions.

What runs in the sandbox?

Each project gets an isolated container with Node.js, Python and PostgreSQL ready to go.

Can I run my own commands?

Yes. The built-in terminal is connected directly to the project's sandbox.

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