Can you export code from Lovable?

Git sync is Lovable's main export route, and its plan table lists it on every plan, including Free. Changes made in Lovable go to the repository, and changes pushed to the active branch sync back into Lovable.

1. Connect the workspace. A workspace owner or admin installs the Lovable GitHub app (Workspace settings → Git → GitHub).
2. Connect the project. A workspace or project owner or admin opens Project settings → Git and connects. Lovable creates a new repository and starts syncing.
3. Work anywhere. You or a developer can edit in any tool and push changes back.

Before you rely on it, from Lovable's docs:

• Repositories are private by default.
• It always creates a new repository. You can't connect one that already exists.
• One branch at a time, by default the repository's default branch, usually main.
• Disconnecting keeps your code: the repository and its history stay on GitHub.
• Don't delete the repository. That stops the sync; renaming it doesn't.

Yes, on paid plans. Anyone with edit access can click Download codebase at the bottom of the code editor's file panel, or use the Download codebase section in Project settings → Git, to save the whole project as a .zip file. No GitHub needed.

• Free plan: the code editor is read-only. The Download button above an open file saves one file at a time, on any plan.
• Enterprise: admins can restrict ZIP downloads to workspace admins and owners.

A ZIP is a snapshot. For ongoing work outside Lovable, the docs recommend Git sync instead.

Yes, through Git sync. It is included on the Free plan, so you can put the full code in a private repository you control without paying Lovable. What Free doesn't give you is code editing inside Lovable or the one-click Download codebase button; both start on Pro. Try it on Lovable's free plan before you build anything large.

The code. Lovable's FAQ says every project uses the same stack: TanStack Start for apps created from May 13, 2026 (June 22, 2026 for Enterprise workspaces), React and Vite for older apps, and a PostgreSQL database through Lovable Cloud or Supabase. You can't choose another framework.

Not the database. Your app's data is separate from the code. Lovable's docs describe Export project data under More → Cloud → Overview → Advanced settings: the full database structure and data, including user accounts and password hashes, but not stored files, Edge Function code or secrets. The docs don't say which plans can use it, and the plan table separately lists a “Data exports” feature on Enterprise only without saying whether it is the same thing.

Ownership. Lovable's pricing page says you own your code, customer data stored in Lovable and the AI output you generate, subject to third-party rights in the underlying AI models. The FAQ adds that you can host apps wherever you choose.

So leaving Lovable means exporting the code, exporting the data, and recreating file storage, server functions and secrets on the new host.

Lovable's docs don't describe a WordPress export. What you get is a TanStack Start or React app, which runs as its own app or site. If your website runs on WordPress, link to the Lovable app from it, and ask a developer before planning any migration.

If export is all you need, Pro is the cheapest plan with the ZIP button: $25 a month, or $250 a year. Our arithmetic: $25 × 12 = $300 against $250, two months free. Business adds governance, not more export options; see Lovable Business vs Pro. If you only need the code once, Free plus Git sync is enough.

Can I export my code from Lovable for free?

Yes. Git sync to GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket is included on the Free plan, so your full code can live in a private repository you control. The one-click Download codebase ZIP and code editing inside Lovable need a paid plan.

How do I download my Lovable project as a ZIP?

On a paid plan, click Download codebase at the bottom of the code editor's file panel, or use the Download codebase section in Project settings, then Git. Anyone with edit access can do it. On Enterprise, admins can limit it to admins and owners.

Do I need GitHub to export Lovable code?

Not on a paid plan: Download codebase saves a ZIP without GitHub. On the Free plan, Git sync is the way to get the whole codebase, and it needs a GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket account.

Does exporting Lovable code include my database?

No. The data is separate from the code. Lovable's docs describe an Export project data option in the Cloud advanced settings that leaves out stored files, Edge Function code and secrets. Lovable doesn't state which plans can use it.

Who owns the code Lovable generates?

You do, according to Lovable. Its pricing page says you own your code, customer data stored in Lovable and the AI output you generate, subject to third-party rights in the underlying AI models. Lovable's FAQ says you can host the apps wherever you choose.

Can I connect Lovable to an existing GitHub repository?

No. Connecting a project always creates a new repository, private by default. Disconnecting keeps that repository and its history on GitHub.

• Lovable docs, code mode: https://docs.lovable.dev/features/code-mode. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Lovable docs, GitHub: https://docs.lovable.dev/integrations/github. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Lovable docs, subscription plans: https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/subscription-plans. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Lovable docs, advanced settings: https://docs.lovable.dev/features/advanced-settings. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Lovable docs, FAQ: https://docs.lovable.dev/introduction/faq. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Lovable pricing: https://lovable.dev/pricing. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Base44 docs, mobile experience: https://docs.base44.com/Building-your-app/Mobile-experience. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Bolt help, project files: https://support.bolt.new/managing-projects/projects-files. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• v0 FAQs: https://v0.app/docs/faqs. Checked Oct 17, 2026.
• Bubble manual, ownership: https://manual.bubble.io/account-and-marketplace/application-and-data-ownership. Checked Oct 17, 2026.

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