> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is remix on Whip? How to remix an app

> Remix on Whip turns any public app into your own copy to build on. Tap the shuffle icon, chat to make it yours, and the original creator gets credit.

Remixing on Whip means taking any public app and instantly making it your own. Tap the shuffle icon on an app and you get a fresh copy in a new builder chat, pre-loaded with everything — its design, features, icon, and description — as your starting point. From there you chat to make it yours. The original creator gets credit automatically.

Remix is one of Whip's signature moves. It's how the whole community riffs on each other's ideas, and how a small spark turns into a hundred versions.

## How a remix works

<Steps>
  <Step title="Tap the shuffle icon" icon="shuffle">
    On any public app — in the [feed](/discover/the-feed),
    [search](/discover/search), or an app's detail sheet — tap the shuffle icon
    to remix it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get your own copy, ready to build" icon="copy">
    You land in a fresh builder chat with your own copy of the app, pre-loaded
    with its design, features, icon, and description. Nothing to set up — it's a
    running start, not a blank page.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Chat to make it yours" icon="message-circle">
    Now [build on it](/building/edit-your-app) the usual way: "make it a
    dark theme", "add a timer", "change this to be about my city." Each change
    is yours, on your copy.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish when you're ready" icon="rocket">
    Remixes always start **private**. Keep it just for you, or
    [publish it](/sharing/publish-your-app) to the feed whenever it's ready.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  A remix starts its own conversation with the AI — you're building on the app's
  design, not inheriting the original creator's chat history.
</Note>

## Credit is automatic

You never have to credit anyone by hand — Whip does it for you. Your remix carries a **"Remix of…"** label naming the original app, linking straight back to it, so the source creator always gets recognition. And they'll know: the original creator gets a [notification](/social/notifications) when you remix their app, and another when your remix goes public.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="They get notified" icon="bell">
    The original creator hears from Whip when you remix, and again if you
    publish your remix.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Everyone can see the lineage" icon="git-branch">
    Open any app's **Remixes** tab to see the versions the community has spun off
    from it.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Remixes power discovery

Remixing isn't just fun — it's the single strongest signal in the [feed](/discover/the-feed). A remix counts for roughly 3× a like when Whip decides what's rising, so a much-remixed app climbs fast. When you remix something great, you're helping that creator get discovered.

<Tip>
  See how an app is doing by its remix count — lots of remixes usually means an
  idea people can't stop building on.
</Tip>

## A little remix etiquette

Remix culture runs on generosity, and it's simple to be a good citizen:

* **Make it yours.** The best remixes add a real twist — a new theme, a new audience, a new feature — rather than republishing a near-identical copy.
* **Credit takes care of itself.** You don't need to add a shout-out; the "Remix of…" label already links back to the original.

## Common questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I remix any app?" icon="lock">
    You can remix any **public** app. Private apps aren't remixable — only their
    creator can build on them.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does remixing cost anything?" icon="badge-dollar-sign">
    No. Remixing is free. It draws from the same [daily
    limit](/building/build-limits-and-failed-builds) as creating and editing,
    which resets on its own.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Is my remix public right away?" icon="eye-off">
    No. Remixes always start private. It only goes public if and when you
    [publish it](/sharing/publish-your-app).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Will the original creator know?" icon="bell">
    Yes — automatically. They're [notified](/social/notifications) when you
    remix, and again when your remix is published.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="The feed" icon="compass" href="/discover/the-feed">
    Where you'll find endless apps worth remixing.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Publish your app" icon="rocket" href="/sharing/publish-your-app">
    Ready to share your remix? Here's how to make it public.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>