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title: "How Mousepad Works: Describe, Build, Review and Publish"
description: "Learn how to create a website or business app with Mousepad: describe your idea, review the build, connect services and publish when you are ready."
url: "https://mousepad.app/how-it-works"
---

# How it works

Describe the website or app you need, review what Mousepad builds, and publish when you are ready.

[Get started](https://mousepad.app/signup) [Features](https://mousepad.app/features)

## From description to published app

1. **Describe your business and the task** Say what you do, who the site is for, and what visitors should be able to do. For example: “A website for a pottery studio with a weekly class schedule, seats available and payment when people book.” This is an invented example. [Browse more starting prompts](https://mousepad.app/templates).
2. **Create your account and build** Choose Get started. Your description carries into sign-up. Mousepad may ask clarifying questions, then builds the pages and app. You do not need to write code.
3. **Review and change the result** Use the studio preview to check pages and try the workflow. Ask for changes in the chat. The studio also has Code, Data and History views for inspecting the app and its records.
4. **Connect services and test** For payments, connect your own Stripe account. Check your content, forms, sign-in and any booking or order flow before inviting customers. Use synthetic records while testing. [Read the setup guides](https://mousepad.app/guides).
5. **Publish and keep improving** Publish to a Mousepad address, or connect your own domain on Plus or Pro. Changes made in the studio need publishing before visitors see them. Pro includes scheduled Growth reviews; you review drafts before they go live. See [hosting and domains](https://mousepad.app/hosting-and-domains) and [AI SEO and Growth](https://mousepad.app/ai-seo).

## Choose your next step

[Explore the features](https://mousepad.app/features) and [compare plans](https://mousepad.app/pricing) before building. If you are weighing alternatives, the [builder comparisons](https://mousepad.app/blog) explain the differences.

Want to build through an external agent? The [developer documentation](https://mousepad.app/docs/agents) covers workspace access, API and MCP setup, permissions and a test workflow.

## Product

- [Features](https://mousepad.app/features)
- [How it works](https://mousepad.app/how-it-works)
- [Website builder](https://mousepad.app/website-builder)
- [Business apps](https://mousepad.app/business-apps)
- [Booking and scheduling](https://mousepad.app/booking-and-scheduling)
- [CRM and client portals](https://mousepad.app/crm-and-client-portals)
- [AI assistants](https://mousepad.app/ai-assistants)
- [AI SEO and growth](https://mousepad.app/ai-seo)
- [Hosting and domains](https://mousepad.app/hosting-and-domains)

## Resources

- [Documentation](https://mousepad.app/docs)
- [Blog](https://mousepad.app/blog)
- [Templates](https://mousepad.app/templates)
- [Guides](https://mousepad.app/guides)
- [Developer docs](https://mousepad.app/docs/agents)
- [Help center](https://mousepad.app/help)
- [Changelog](https://mousepad.app/changelog)
- [Referral program](https://mousepad.app/referrals)