Turn off the live preview
BetaEditorReleased Aug 2026All plansSource: docs.lovable.dev
Turn off the live preview is Lovable's Editor feature: You can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project.
You can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project. In Project settings → General → Preview , switch off Live preview , and the preview panel shows the latest built version of your app instead of running it on a live dev server. It updates when Lovable finishes a change rather than while it works. Lovable still builds and tests your changes, and still sees runtime errors, console output, and network requests from the built preview. Holding Shift while selecting Refresh no longer restarts the preview environment. The setting applies to the whole project: everyone who opens it sees the built version, and project editors can turn it back on at any time.
Example workflows
Starting points built from this record, not transcripts of a run. Each prompt is written the way it should be sent, as one paragraph, and each is worth editing before you send it.
Stand it up from scratch
You have read the record and want Turn off the live preview working in a real project rather than a sandbox.
Set up Turn off the live preview in this project — you can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project. It is still in beta, so build the smallest version that proves it works, tell me exactly what you changed, and flag anything I have to switch on myself.
Expected outcomeA working setup, a plain list of what changed, and a short list of anything left for you to switch on. Check that list before assuming it is done.
Decide whether it fits your project
Worth five minutes before you wire anything in. Turn off the live preview sits in Editor, and not every project needs it.
I am building the project in this workspace. Given that Turn off the live preview you can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project, tell me honestly whether it fits what I am building, including the cases where I should not use it. If it does fit, give me the single smallest first step.
Expected outcomeA direct yes or no with the reasoning, the cases against it, and one first step. Treat a hedged answer as a no.
Brief your team on it
Someone has to explain the change to the people who will live with it. This produces that note.
Write a short note for my team about Turn off the live preview in Lovable — you can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project. Under 120 words: what it is, what changes for us, and what we should do about it this week. Plain language, no hype, no bullet padding.
Expected outcomeA note you can paste into chat as-is. Read it once for anything overstated before you send it.
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Frequently asked
What is Turn off the live preview?
Turn off the live preview is Lovable's Editor feature: You can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project. You can now turn off the live preview if it is slow for a big project.
Is Turn off the live preview GA or in beta?
Turn off the live preview is currently in beta on Lovable.
What Lovable plan includes Turn off the live preview?
Turn off the live preview is available on all Lovable plans.
When did Turn off the live preview launch?
Turn off the live preview launched on Aug 6, 2026.
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