Simply copy and paste the following command line in your terminal to create your first Strapi project.
npx create-strapi-app
my-project
As part of our Strapi 5 Launch Week, we’re unveiling exciting new features each day. On Monday, we introduced the Draft & Publish and Content History features, giving more control over content management. On Tuesday, we highlighted Developer Experience improvements to enhance the developer workflow. On Wednesday, we focused on Performance and Type Safety with Vite and TypeScript.
And today, we’re thrilled to introduce LaunchPad, Strapi’s new demo app designed to showcase Strapi 5’s capabilities with a modern frontend and advanced features.
For years, FoodAdvisor has been your go-to demo app to explore Strapi’s capabilities, reaching 1K+ stars on GitHub. It’s helped you understand how Strapi and a headless CMS works. As the platform continues to evolve, so should the demo experience. That’s why we’re excited to introduce LaunchPad, a brand-new open source demo application based on Strapi 5 with more advanced features, and a modern frontend with powerful UI components.
LaunchPad is designed to show you Strapi’s full potential, highlighting the latest features and giving you a more comprehensive look at what you can build. It’s made to help you understand how Strapi can scale and adapt to meet your project needs.
If you’ve been using FoodAdvisor, you know it as a simplified TripAdvisor-like demo for restaurants, built with Strapi and a Next.js front-end. It featured dynamic zones, collection types, role-based access control (RBAC), and internationalization (i18n), giving developers like you a good overview of Strapi’s core features.
But as Strapi and the frontend landscape evolved, so did the need for a more powerful, feature-rich demo app. That’s where LaunchPad comes in. It’s designed to provide a much deeper dive into Strapi’s latest capabilities, so you can quickly see the content modeling and architecture best practices of a Strapi-powered website.
LaunchPad isn’t just an upgrade to Strapi 5 and Nextjs 14 —it’s a complete redesign of the frontend with TailwindCSS and Aceternity. Built with a cleaner structure and more modern UI components LaunchPad gives you a great overview of what using Strapi looks and feels like for backend, frontend development and content management. Whether you're new to Strapi or have been using it for a while, LaunchPad will help you better understand how Strapi can adapt to fit projects of all sizes.
LaunchPad is packed with essential features to help you explore Strapi, along with several key improvements over FoodAdvisor. Here’s what you can expect:
These updates make LaunchPad a more powerful, flexible, and practical demo for developers who want to see Strapi’s full capabilities in action.
And the best part is that it's fully open source. Check out the LaunchPad repository on GitHub and feel free to give it a ⭐ if you like what you see!
LaunchPad is built on a modern tech stack, making sure it’s fast, scalable, and aligned with current development best practices. Whether you're working on your front-end or exploring the back-end, you’ll experience improved performance and flexibility.
To celebrate the launch of Strapi 5, we invite you to join us for a special Strapi Stream and community call on October 8th. This is your chance to connect with the team and learn more about what's new in Strapi 5. We'll be covering the latest updates, discussing how to migrate your projects smoothly, and diving into the new Plugin CLI. It's also the perfect opportunity to ask any questions you might have during our open Q&A session.
📅 Date: October 8th
To make the launch of Strapi 5 even more special, our global partners are organizing exclusive launch parties around the world. These events are a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the release, network with other Strapi users, and get firsthand insights from our partners. Whether you’re a seasoned Strapi expert or new to the platform, you’ll find great conversations, live demos, and exciting content at these gatherings.
Find a launch party near you and join in the celebrations!
It’s time for you to experience LaunchPad for yourself. Whether you’re just getting started with Strapi or looking to explore its more advanced features, LaunchPad is the perfect tool to show you how Strapi can help you build better, faster, and more scalable applications. Dive in today and discover what Strapi can do for you.
Niklas Winkels is Senior Product Marketing Manager at Strapi, the leading open-source Headless CMS. He's a developer relations expert with a background in demand generation. In his free time, Niklas loves making music, travelling, and surfing 🏄♂️