Bolt.new Collaborative Editing Guide

Contents#

• What is Bolt.new?
• How to Do Collaborative Editing with Bolt.new
• Setting up Real Time Collaboration in Bolt.new
• Take Bolt.new Collaboration Further with Hopp
• Related AI Tools

What is Bolt.new?#

Bolt.new is an AI-powered web development platform that runs entirely in your browser. Built on StackBlitz's WebContainer technology, it lets you create, edit, and deploy full-stack web applications using natural language prompts—no local setup required.

How to Do Collaborative Editing with Bolt.new#

Bolt.new enables real-time collaboration through Teams plans. Team members can share projects and work together in a centralized workspace, though this feature requires a paid subscription.

Setting up Real Time Collaboration in Bolt.new#

• Create a team from the Bolt homepage and upgrade to a Teams subscription plan
• Invite members.

Project visibility options:

• Private: Only teammates can access
• Secret: Teammates edit directly, non-teammates create forks
• Public: Publicly accessible and searchable

Important limitations:

• Database sharing between team members isn't supported (use Supabase instead)
• Coordinate edits to avoid overwriting each other's work

Take Bolt.new Collaboration Further with Hopp#

Bolt.new teams need to coordinate carefully to avoid overwriting each other's work, since you don't see what teammates are typing in real time. This coordination overhead can slow down synchronous collaboration sessions.

Hopp solves this by adding true real-time presence to your workflow. When you share your screen through Hopp, teammates see exactly what you're doing—every keystroke, cursor movement, and change as it happens. They can even take control and type directly, as if sitting right next to you.

For pair programming or intensive collaborative sessions on Bolt.new projects, this immediate visibility eliminates the coordination guesswork. You'll spend less time managing who's editing what and more time actually building together.

Related AI Tools#

• Lovable - AI app builder with team workspaces