Shipwrite runs the whole thing, server and database included, and hands you a link to share. No account. No setup.
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Anyone with the link can open it. The link works for 7 days.
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Open the app in its own tab and check the browser console. The usual cause is a path that only worked on your computer, such as /Users/… or a link to localhost. Use relative paths, then deploy again.
Read the app output under the preview. A Node.js app needs a start script in package.json, and a server should listen on the port in the PORT environment variable.
Only SQLite databases up to 25 MB are saved between sleeps. Files your app writes anywhere else start fresh each time it wakes.
Deploy again to the same link with the update command above, or ask your AI assistant to do it. The link does not change.
Open your dashboard and delete it. The link stops working straight away and the files are removed.
Most drag-and-drop hosts publish files. Shipwrite starts your server too, so the app you built keeps its forms, its API and its saved data when someone else opens it.
A workspace gives a team one place for its apps. A private app opens only for the people you choose, and tells your code who each visitor is.
Workspaces work today with a free account. Private apps and secrets are part of the paid plan, which isn’t available yet. Until then, anyone with an app’s link can open it.
Paste a prompt like this into ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or your coding assistant. It builds the app and deploys it with Shipwrite.
Build a shared grocery list for two with HTML, CSS & JavaScript, then deploy it with Shipwrite.
Assistants with a terminal run npx shipwrite deploy after you approve access in your browser. Chat-only assistants give you a ZIP to drop here. For integrations that need a stored key, .
Drag-and-drop hosting is not new. What Shipwrite adds is running the backend too: a Node or Python server and its SQLite data, with no account. Each app stays up for 7 days.
| Feature | Shipwrite | Netlify Drop | Vercel Drop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deploy without GitHub | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deploy without an account | Yes, an account is optional | Yes, claim it later | No, sign in first |
| Static HTML, CSS and JavaScript | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Framework projects | Runs Node apps from their start or dev script | Yes, detected and built | Yes, detected and built |
| Python apps such as Flask or FastAPI | Yes, run as a server | Not documented for Drop | Not documented for Drop |
| A SQLite database saved with your app | Yes, up to 25 MB | Not documented for Drop | Not documented for Drop |
| Paste code, no file needed | Yes, a single HTML page | Not documented | Not documented |
| How long it stays up | 7 days. Keeping an app longer will need a paid plan, which isn't available yet | Kept once you claim it | Kept as a project |
Checked October 2026 against Netlify's and Vercel's own documentation. “Not documented” means their Drop pages do not say either way. Netlify and Vercel are trademarks of their owners; Shipwrite is not affiliated with them.
You can deploy without signing in. An account adds control, not time. The paid plan, when it arrives, is what keeps an app for good.
| What you get | No accountYou are here | Free accountYou are here | Paid planYou are here |
|---|---|---|---|
| How long the link works | 7 days | 7 days | Until you delete the app |
| Static sites | Always on, no waiting | Always on, no waiting | Always on, no waiting |
| Node.js and Python apps | Sleep after about 2 minutes unused; wake in about 30 seconds | Sleep after about 2 minutes unused; wake in about 30 seconds | Sleep after about 2 minutes unused; wake in about 30 seconds |
| Where you manage it | Only the browser you deployed from | Any device you sign in on | Any device you sign in on |
| Logs and traffic | In that browser | On your dashboard | On your dashboard |
| Who can open it | Anyone with the link | Anyone with the link | Anyone with the link, your workspace, or people you list |
| Teams | No | Workspaces with roles | Workspaces with roles |
| Secrets | No | No | Yes, per app or shared in a workspace |
| Price | Free | Free | Not available yet |
Sleeping is not stopping: a sleeping app keeps its link and its saved SQLite data, and wakes when someone opens it. A static site has no server to run, so it never sleeps. After 7 days without the paid plan, the link shows an archived notice; the owner can restore the app for 7 more days, and then it is deleted. People you limit an app to sign in with Google to open it. The paid plan can’t be bought yet.
A project folder or a ZIP of one, up to 50 MB and 5,000 files. Shipwrite works out whether it is a static site, a Node.js app or a Python app. Dependency folders such as node_modules are left out and installed fresh.
No. The browser you deploy from controls the app. A free account moves your apps onto it so you can manage them from any device. Sign in with Google, a passkey or an email link. It doesn't change how long they last.
Its link works for seven days. During that time the app sleeps whenever nobody is using it and wakes when someone opens the link. After seven days the link shows an archived notice; you can restore the app for another seven days, and then it is deleted. Keeping an app longer will be part of a paid plan, which isn't available yet.
Anyone who has the link. Nobody else: links are long and random, and are not listed anywhere. Your source files stay private. Limiting an app to your workspace or to people you list, who then sign in with Google, is part of the paid plan, which isn't available yet.
Yes. With a free account you can create a workspace and add people by email as admins, editors or viewers. They get access when they sign in with that email. Admins manage people, editors deploy and manage apps, and viewers can look but not change anything.
Not yet. Secrets, which reach your app as environment variables when it starts, are part of the paid plan, which isn't available yet. When you upload from this page, .env files are left out, so a key kept in one does not reach your app.
Nothing today. A paid plan that keeps apps until you delete them, and adds private sharing and secrets, is planned. It isn't available yet.
A static site never sleeps. A Node.js or Python app that nobody has opened for about two minutes is paused to save resources, and the next visit wakes it, which takes about 30 seconds. It keeps its link and its saved SQLite data while asleep.
Each app runs alone in its own container. When you upload from this page, files that usually hold secrets, such as .env and private keys, are left out before anything leaves your computer.