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Open your Lovable project
Start from a Lovable app or any Vite/React app with a web build directory such as dist.
Lovable to native app workflow
Convert a Lovable app to native apps.
Nativize turns a Lovable or Vite web app into native iOS, Android, macOS, and Windows projects. It generates the Capacitor 8 setup, pushes it to your GitHub repo, and starts cloud builds with GitHub Actions.
- Capacitor 8 output
- GitHub Actions builds
- Your repo owns the code
Workflow
How the conversion works
Nativize keeps generation local, then uses your own GitHub repository as the build and ownership boundary.
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Choose native options
Set the app name, bundle ID, permissions, push notifications, social sign-in, and optional store upload.
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Build in GitHub Actions
Nativize commits the generated native kit and runs workflows that create installable platform artifacts.
Generated project
What you get from a Lovable app
The output is a normal Capacitor project in your own repository, not a hosted wrapper.
ios/,android/, and desktop project files- Capacitor config, install scripts, and build workflows
- Permission descriptions and native social-auth helpers when enabled
Build targets
Native outputs for every launch path
Use free cloud builds to validate the project, then add signing and store-upload credentials when ready.
- iOS build validation on macOS runners
- Android APK/AAB generation for testing or Play upload
- macOS DMG and Windows EXE desktop builds
FAQ
Lovable to native app questions
Can a Lovable app become a real native app?
Yes. Nativize generates a Capacitor 8 native project from your web build and uses GitHub Actions to build native artifacts.
Do I need Xcode to convert a Lovable app?
No for the cloud build. GitHub Actions can compile iOS on macOS runners. You still need an Apple Developer account before signing and submitting to the App Store.
Does this only work with Lovable?
Nativize is optimized for Lovable projects, but it also works with Vite and React projects that produce a standard dist folder.
Ready to make the native version?
Open Nativize Studio, sign in with GitHub, and generate the native project from your repo.