Learn by doing, build by remixing
The best way to learn how something works is to take it apart. The best way to build something fast is to start from something that already works. The Spinini Gallery Fork button makes both possible.
What is the Gallery?
The Gallery is a public directory of apps that Spinini users have chosen to share. Browse it at spinini.com/gallery. You'll find:
- Starter templates (REST APIs, landing pages, dashboards, auth systems)
- Fully built apps that community members have published
- Official Spinini templates for common patterns (Stripe integration, Postgres CRUD, WebSocket chat, etc.)
Each entry shows the app's name, a short description, a preview screenshot, and the Fork button.
Forking an app
Find an app you want to use. Click Fork. That's it.
Within a few seconds, a complete copy of that project appears on your dashboard as a new project. You own it outright — you can rename it, modify every file, delete it, or publish it as your own app. The original is completely unaffected by anything you do to your fork.
Why forking beats starting from scratch
You skip the boilerplate. Setting up a Next.js app with Tailwind, Postgres, Prisma, and authentication from scratch takes an hour. Forking a starter that has all of that takes two seconds.
You see working code. Reading someone else's working app teaches you patterns you wouldn't find in documentation. How did they handle error states? What's their folder structure? How did they connect the frontend to the backend? Fork it and read the code.
You can experiment freely. Make changes to your fork. Break things. The original is safe. If you go too far, restore a Version History checkpoint and start fresh.
You build faster. Starting from 80% done is faster than starting from 0%. Fork a gallery app that's close to what you need and use the AI Agent to modify it the rest of the way.
Forking + AI Agent: a powerful combo
Here's a workflow that combines Gallery forking with the AI Agent for maximum speed:
1. Browse the Gallery for something close to your project
2. Fork it
3. Open the AI Agent and describe the changes: "This is a generic blog platform. Modify it to be a recipe-sharing app. Change the content model from 'posts' to 'recipes' with ingredients and steps fields. Update all the UI accordingly."
4. The agent modifies the forked app to match your needs
You went from zero to a custom app in minutes, starting from a working foundation.
Publishing your own app to the Gallery
Want to share something you built? After publishing your app, go to the project settings and toggle "Share to Gallery". Add a description that explains what it does and who it's for.
Good Gallery entries include:
- A clear description of what the app does
- The tech stack (so people can find it by technology)
- A working preview (so people can try it before forking)
The more useful your Gallery entry, the more people fork it — and the more the community grows for everyone.