Intro to the Builder

Left Bar

Top Menu


1	Screens	View and manage Screens
2	Blocks	View and manage Blocks
3	Navigate	View and manage Navigators
4	Preview	Preview your app in isolation within the Builder
5	Data	Manage API Services and Endpoints
6	Code	View and manage Functions and Files
7	Variables	View and manage App, Device, and Screen variables
8	Styles	View and manage Colors and Stylesheets
9	Assets	View and manage uploaded Assets
10	Settings	View and manage app project Settings

Bottom Menu


11	App Code	View and Export the app's source code
12	Keyboard Shortcuts	View available Keyboard Shortcuts or type ?
13	Docs	Go to the Draftbit Documentation
14	Community	Go to the Draftbit Community
15	Account	Go to your Draftbit Account

Left Panel

Top Section


1	Search Screens/Blocks	Search your existing Screens and Blocks depending on which you're viewing
2	Deleted Screens/Blocks	View and restore deleted Screens and Blocks depending on which you're viewing
3	Add Screen/Block	Add Screens and Blocks depending on which you're viewing
4	Screens/Blocks List	Displays a list of your existing Screens and Blocks depending on which you're viewing

Bottom Section


5	Search Component Tree	Search the existing Components on the selected Screen or Block depending on which you're viewing
6	Deleted Components	View and restore deleted Components from Screens and Blocks depending on which you're viewing
7	Add Component	Add Components on the selected Screen or Block depending on which you're viewing
8	Component Tree	View and manage Components on the selected Screen or Block depending on which you're viewing

Middle Panel


1	Dimensions Selector	Switch between different device-specific screen dimensions for previewing your app in the Builder
2	Orientation Selector	Switch between portrait and landscape orientations for previewing your app in the Builder
3	Scale Selector	Switch between different zoom levels to reduce or enlarge the device when previewing your app in the Builder
4	App Preview	The web, iOS, or Android preview of your app

Right Panel


1	Styles Tab	Customize Styles properties such as Flex Layout, Margins & Padding, Borders, Background, Effects, Typography, etc.
2	Configs Tab	Customize configuration properties available for a Component, Screen, Navigator, Block, etc.
3	Data Tab	Customize data properties available for a Component, Screen, Block, etc.
4	Interactions Tab	Customize Actions to run using available Triggers for a Component, Screen , Navigator , Block , etc.

Top Bar


1	Breakpoint Selector	Switch between different Breakpoints while building your app on different Screen sizes
2	Preview Mode Selector	Switch between different Preview modes while building your app
3	Environment Selector	Switch between different Environments to use while building and previewing your app
4	Live Preview	View the QR code to Live Preview your app on a physical device
5	Screen Menu	Provides an option to rebuild the current Screen
6	Share	Provides an option to Sharing Your Project with friends and colleagues using a private shareable link
7	Export	Provides options for Exporting Your Project source code and pushing your app code to GitHub
8	Publish	Provides options for Publishing your app to Web, Apple's App Store, and Google's Play Store

Bottom Drawer


1	Console Logs	View the Console Logs to help debug while building your app

Command Palette

The Command Palette lets you quickly navigate and perform various actions within the Draftbit Builder. Just hit CMD+K or CTRL+K to bring up the Command Palette and start typing. We’ll be adding to the available actions over time, plus include the ability to search our docs.

Draftbot Assistant

You can chat with our AI support assistant right from within the Builder. Draftbot has been trained using our docs and some other resources like video transcripts and community posts. It’s available in the bottom-right corner of the Builder. We’ll be fine-tuning it as time goes on so be sure to try it out and rate your response.

Support Chat

You can start a chat with our support team right from within the Builder. It’s available in the bottom-right corner of the Builder. You'll get replies here and also via email.