Forge User Manual

Chapter 8

Preview

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See your app while you build — Live, Static, Snapshot, Artifact.

What it is

Preview surfaces your app from the Desktop host while you work.

How it works

LIVE — running dev server / runtime.

STATIC — static export or prebuilt assets when the project supports it.

SNAPSHOT — captured frame of a prior render.

ARTIFACT — built output artifact preview.

Important notes / limitations

Raw Next/React TSX often requires a runtime or build — Forge does not claim every project can render statically.

Do not paste secrets into Preview URLs.