The app itself
Its code, pages, forms and views, as the app is now.
Community templates
Share the apps you build as templates
Share an app that keeps its data in a GoodTaco database as a template. Anyone with the link gets their own working copy, and the templates we review are listed in the gallery for everyone.
How to share your app as a template
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Build an app in GoodTaco
Describe the app you need, or upload a spreadsheet. Templates are shared from apps that keep their data in a GoodTaco database.
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Open the Template tab
In the app’s settings, open the Template tab and give the template a short title and a description. Workspace admins and developers can share apps.
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Publish and copy the link
Publishing gives you a link that works right away. Anyone who opens it gets their own copy of the app.
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Ask for a gallery listing
If you want everyone on GoodTaco to find it, request a listing. We review the template before it appears in the gallery.
What a template copies
People get a working app, not a blank page. You decide whether it comes with sample records.
The structure of its data
The tables and columns of its database, so the copy works from the first click.
Sample records, if you choose
Off by default. Turn it on and up to 100 of the app’s records go into every copy, so leave it off for real customer data.
What stays behind
Your other records, later changes, connections and secret keys. An app whose code holds a secret key can’t be published.
Using a community template
Open a template link and sign up or log in, or find community templates in the gallery when you create an app. GoodTaco copies the app into your workspace with its own database, without using AI credits, so nothing you add is shared with the person who made it. Then change it by describing what you need.
Reviews, updates and use counts
We review every template before it’s listed in the gallery, and we review updates to a listed template before they go live. Templates shared only by link aren’t reviewed. Each template shows how many times it has been used. Stop sharing whenever you like; copies people already made keep working and don’t change.
Share templates, earn as a partner
Templates are a good way to show clients what you can build. Join the GoodTaco partner program, share your partner link next to your templates, and earn 30% of the subscription payments of the customers you refer, for their first 6 months.
Or start from a template guide
Our template guides show the columns to set up in a Google Sheet for common workflows. GoodTaco then builds the app on your sheet. Read more about business app templates.
CRM
Contacts, deals, pipeline stages and owners.
Inventory management
Stock levels, locations and low-stock alerts.
Project management
Tasks, owners, due dates and status.
Approval workflow
Requests that route for sign-off.
Client portal
A login for each client to see their work.
Timesheet
Hours by person and project, with approvals.
Community template questions
What are GoodTaco community templates?
Community templates are apps that GoodTaco users share for others to copy. Anyone who opens a template link gets their own working copy of the app, with its own database.
How do I share my app as a template?
Open the app’s settings, go to the Template tab, add a title and a description, and publish. You get a link to share right away, and you can ask for the template to be listed in the gallery.
Which apps can I share as a template?
Apps that keep their data in a GoodTaco database. Workspace admins and developers can share them. Apps that work on a Google Sheet or an Airtable base can’t be shared as templates yet.
Does a template copy my data?
A template copies the app and the structure of its database. Your records are copied only if you choose to include sample records: up to 100 of the app’s records, off by default.
Does copying a template use AI credits?
No. Copying a template doesn’t use any AI credits.
Who reviews templates in the gallery?
The GoodTaco team reviews every gallery request before a template is listed, and reviews updates to a listed template before they go live. Templates shared only by link are not reviewed.
Do updates to a template change copies people already made?
No. Each copy is independent. An update only reaches people who copy the template after the update goes live.
What happens to copies if I stop sharing a template?
Your link stops working and the template leaves the gallery. Copies people already made keep working, because each copy is independent.
Can I see how many people used my template?
Yes. Each template shows how many times it has been used.
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