You're Invited: World's Largest Hackathon Awards Ceremony 🎉 (virtual event)

Inside: RSVP now! Plus, Demo Day, helpful info on token rollovers, and a new feature.

Hello builders! The judges have been hard at work reviewing and deliberating, and are nearly ready to unveil the big hackathon results. Are you ready to see which entries reign supreme? Will your project take the cake in one of the 30+ categories?!   Join us on Saturday, July 26th for the World's Largest Hackathon Awards Ceremony, a 90-minute virtual event where we'll be unveiling all the winners, and recognizing the amazing projects that this community built during the hackathon. RSVP for the Awards Ceremony (Prefer to watch the awards in person? Attend or host an IRL event near you.)   Can't wait?  Frankly, neither can we. So join us this Friday for Demo Day as we highlight some incredible projects created by builders like you. We'll be sharing a handful of community-made projects and hearing about how they came together. Come get inspired, cheer on your fellow builders, and see what's been brought to life with Bolt. RSVP for Demo Day.    Helpful info about token rollovers Last week, we announced that monthly tokens now have rollover benefits, and a lot of users had questions, so here's some clarification on this perk: Tokens associated with a paid subscription will roll over for an additional month as of July 1, 2025, remaining valid for a total of two months. Please note that you still need to have a paid subscription to access rolled over tokens. You can find more info about token rollover here. ICYMI, try the new Prompt Library Tired of retyping "add dark mode and SEO optimization" 100 times? Now you don't have to: simply save your best prompts once and reuse them everywhere! This feature is available now, and we hope it makes your prompts easier and faster than ever. Happy building!  Eric Simons CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt.new StackBlitz, Inc., 2443 Fillmore Street #380-16814, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States. To opt out of future emails from StackBlitz, click here to unsubscribe.

Exciting news: your Bolt tokens now roll over!

Now your tokens stay with you, even if you don't use them right away 🎊

Hello builders and happy Tuesday! We have some super exciting items to share today: YOUR TOKENS NOW ROLLOVER!! You asked, we shipped. Moving forward, all of your unused Bolt tokens will now roll over to the next month!   ↪️ No more lost tokens 🏃 Build at your own pace 📦 Save 'em up for big launches   We hope this change gives you less stress and more focus on what works for you. Learn more here. Tune in or say hello this week 👋 Join us today and tomorrow for 2 extra special livestreams:   Today at 9AM PT: Reddit for Builders: Find Your People, Grow Your Project  We're going live in a just a bit with Reddit, Inc. to break down how you can reach users, get featured, and monetize your projects! Don't miss this chance to learn how to make the most of the homepage of the internet.   Wednesday at 9AM PT:  GV x Bolt: Building Bold Ideas Join us for a conversation between general partner at GV, Erik Nordlander and Bolt Co-Founder, Eric Simons. They'll explore topics you might find interesting, like the early days of StackBlitz, the search for product-market fit, and what it takes to build a business in today's landscape. Curious about getting on the App Store? Check out this blog detailing how one builder used Bolt and Expo to go from prompt all the way to the App Store (real payments and all) in just two weeks.   World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge From now until July 31, this challenge offers everyone a chance to document and share their building experience. There will be at least one winner per prompt, and each winner will receive an exclusive DEV badge (plus, all valid submissions will earn a completion badge). Choose to enter using 1 of the 3 prompts: Building with Bolt: Share your project development experience and technical journey: what you built with Bolt, any challenges you tackled, favorite code snippets or prompts, or how AI-powered dev changed your approach. Beyond the Code: Tell us about the human side of your hackathon experience: team collaboration dynamics, IRL events, connections, mentors, community moments, networking experiences, or shout-outs to people who made your hackathon memorable. After the Hack: Share what's next for you and your project, and reflect on what you learned, whether you're continuing development, launching a startup, or found that building became more important than competing. Enjoy those tokens rolling over! Eric Simons CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt.new StackBlitz, Inc., 2443 Fillmore Street #380-16814, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States. To opt out of future emails from StackBlitz, click here to unsubscribe.

Post-hackathon blues? We've got you

Thank you to all of our hackathon participants

We've partnered with Netlify to bring you this email of exciting news and updates!  What an incredible month it has been! Seeing you all show up, dive in, and share your inspiring stories throughout the hackathon has been truly amazing. This community is the heart of everything we do, and your participation made it unforgettable. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts ❤️ What's next? Our panel of judges will be diving into all your incredible projects in preparation for the upcoming award ceremony on July 26. Be sure to save the date! And we will be sharing more details around the award ceremony soon!    Can't wait? Neither can we honestly. So in the meantime, join us and the Bolt community on Twitter, Discord, and Reddit. Join us in NYC Are you in the NYC area? We will be teaming up with the folks at Framer to host Design Space NYC — an invite-only creative coworking experience for founders, designers, and product builders for a day of focused work, real-time feedback, and new connections.   Whether you're building a new site, polishing UX, or need a fresh perspective…this is your space to make real progress. Space is limited, so request to join today 👀   Bolt Gallery is live Bolt Gallery is officially live! This is our showcase of standout projects built with Bolt. It's a place to get featured and a resource for the community to see what's possible! We'll be highlighting projects from the Gallery regularly, so submit yours now 👉 bolt.new/gallery   Share your experience in the DEV Writing Challenge Running through July 31 the World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge is your chance to document your building journey and share it with the community. Maybe you joined your first hackathon team, learned how to vibe code, or watched your project grow beyond the competition itself. Learn more about how to participate and get some inspiration here. Submissions are due July 31 at 11:59PM PDT: each winner will receive an exclusive DEV badge!   Pencils down, please As judging is now underway, please do not make any changes to your submitted projects as it might impact your eligibility. The team and judges are busy reviewing projects until July 22nd to select and announce the winners on July 26th.   You're welcome to clone your submitted project and continue working on the clone. If work on the cloned project would make database changes, we highly advise against that.   Building with Netlify Just because judging has started does not mean you have to stop building on Bolt! Netlify created the Bolt builder's guide to help you take your project to the next level. You'll learn how to: Connect a custom domain Add visitor analytics Use one-click rollbacks when you iterate (or break something) Password-protect while you gather feedback Monitor performance as you add features Join the upcoming Office Hours with Netlify experts, or peruse the community forums for more. Thanks again for building with Bolt and Netlify! See you (and your project) soon! Eric Simons CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt.new StackBlitz, Inc., 2443 Fillmore Street #380-16814, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States. To opt out of future emails from StackBlitz, click here to unsubscribe.

It’s go time…Bolt is free for the next 48 hours, starting NOW!

Enjoy Bolt for FREE!

Bolt is officially free for the next 48 hours. Starting now. Run (don't walk) to your keyboard because we've partnered with Anthropic to bring you Bolt for free to use this weekend, starting right now!    Whether you're a longtime user or just getting started, now's your chance to experience everything Bolt has to offer, totally free. It includes 3M tokens/day (a 10x boost) for all free users and 20M tokens for the weekend for all paid users. Just a heads up, with high demand, you may hit rate limits during peak hours. The countdown is officially on! You've got until Sunday at midnight PT to build something amazing.   Need a hand getting started? We've got a quick walkthrough to help you go from idea to website in minutes. Start Building What to do with all of these tokens?  One-shot competition: Build an app with a single prompt for a chance to win $1,000 and 25 winners will be selected. Join 120,000+ builders already creating. It takes ~30 seconds to register, and your app could come together in minutes. Share your entry and tag us on X @boltdotnew for a shot at other prizes too. Bring a friend, build together: Anyone can enjoy the 3 million free tokens, even if they've never used Bolt before. Show us what you've got: Have fun building whatever you want with Bolt! Don't forget to show off what you create so we can signal boost our favs. What can you build? Need ideas? Here's what the community is already building on Bolt: A budgeting app that actually understands your life An AI-powered DJ that mixes music based on your mood A no-code startup name generator A roleplay chat for pretending you're on a spaceship A single-prompt dashboard that builds itself from your data ✨ See the full inspo thread here We'll also be doing some extra giveaways throughout the weekend, so stay tuned 👀 Eric Simons CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt.new StackBlitz, Inc., 2443 Fillmore Street #380-16814, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States. To opt out of future emails from StackBlitz, click here to unsubscribe.

Bolt is completely free for everyone, this weekend only 😲

Free tier gets 10x tokens and Pro users get 20M tokens

It's really happening! Bolt is completely free for everyone this weekend, thanks to our friends at Anthropic! From 12:00 a.m. PT Saturday (June 28) to 11:59 p.m. PT Sunday (June 29): All free users are upgraded to Bolt Pro Pro users receive 20 million tokens to build with Claude Sonnet 4 We've partnered with Anthropic to bring Claude Sonnet 4 to all Bolt users for FREE this weekend, giving you increased capacity to bring your ideas to life. Whether you're a longtime user or new user, this is your perfect chance to experience everything Bolt has to offer, all without paying a dime (and a great time to let others know about it, too). Learn more in our announcement tweet.  Just jump in and start building at Bolt.new. What to do with your newfound mountain of tokens?!  Enter the one-shot competition: As you probably know, we've been running the World's Largest Hackathon over the past month. One of the bonus prize opportunities is the One-Shot Competition, awarding 25 winners $1000 each for the best app built with only a single prompt. Registering takes ~30 seconds, and a single-prompt app can come together in minutes, so definitely give it a try (we'll be doing some giveaways on X to folks who share their one-shot challenge entries) Win more by sharing: Post your build and tag @boltdotnew on X to enter this weekend's prize drop. Prizes include 1 MacBook Pro, 4 sets of AirPods, 10 one-year Bolt subscriptions, plus cash, tokens, snacks, merch, and more. Whew! Go nuts: Have fun building whatever you want with Bolt! Don't forget to show off what you create so we can boost! Have fun this weekend! 🎉 Eric Simons CEO & Co-Founder, Bolt.new StackBlitz, Inc., 2443 Fillmore Street #380-16814, San Francisco, CA, 94115, United States. To opt out of future emails from StackBlitz, click here to unsubscribe.