Create and share photo albums with lightbox viewing, captions, and a beautiful masonry layout.
The prompt
Copy this prompt and paste it into Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, Codex, or any AI tool connected to Hatchable via MCP.
Build a photo gallery app. Users sign up and create albums with a title, description, and cover photo. Upload photos to albums with optional captions and dates. The public gallery shows albums as cover photo cards in a grid. Inside each album, photos display in a masonry grid layout. Clicking a photo opens a lightbox with the full-size image, caption, and previous/next navigation. Include a "featured" toggle for albums that appear on the homepage. Add a chronological "all photos" view across all albums. Include basic photo management: reorder, delete, edit caption. The design should be photography-focused with minimal UI and maximum image space. Deploy it on Hatchable when done.
How to use this template
Connect Hatchable to your AI tool
Add Hatchable as an MCP server in your AI tool of choice. You'll need your API key from Console → Settings. See our setup guides for Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex.
Copy the prompt and paste it
Hit the Copy button above, switch to your AI tool, and paste. The prompt is written to produce a complete, deployable app using Hatchable's platform features.
Your AI builds and deploys it
Your AI writes the code, creates a project on Hatchable, and deploys it. You'll get a live URL you can share immediately — no server setup, no billing.
Customize it
After the initial build, try asking your AI to add any of these:
Add a slideshow auto-play mode
Include photo download button for visitors
Add password-protected private albums
Include EXIF data display for photography enthusiasts
Build this app for free
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