P5.js sketch editor
In this Vibe Season build, App Gen PM Neel Shivdasani recreates the magic of the p5.js editor—right inside Webflow.
Watch Neel build a sketch workspace where users can browse all their p5 sketches by name and date, create new ones, copy or delete old ones, and open any sketch into a clean split-view editor. Code lives on the left, with a live canvas on the right, plus a Play button that runs the sketch using a JavaScript file and an HTML wrapper that loads p5.js behind the scenes.
With sketches stored in Supabase, Neel’s app makes it easy to jump between the sketch list and the editor, tweak code, save changes, and instantly see the results—showing how App Gen can power serious creative tooling during Vibe Season.
The prompt
I want to build an app like the p5.js editor. I want it to list all of my sketches by name/date, and I want to be able to create, delete, copy, and open a sketch. For now, store the sketches locally. I'm going to connect a database. When I open my sketch, I want to show the code on the left and a canvas on the right. I should be able to edit and save the code. There should be a play button that lets me run the sketch in the canvas. Each sketch is made of a javascript file that contains my p5 sketch and an html file that loads p5.js as well as my sketch. This is what shows up the canvas to the right of the code. Users should be able to browse the sketch list, open a sketch, and then go back to the sketch list when they are done.
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