How to Remove "Edit with Lovable": Clean Up Your Projects for Production

You've built something amazing with Lovable, tested it thoroughly, and you're ready to launch. But there's one little detail bugging you: that "Edit with Lovable" badge or link sitting on your website. 

While it's great for development, having platform branding on your production site isn't exactly the polished, professional look you're going for.

This is a common concern for developers and business owners who've used Lovable to create their web applications. 

The platform adds these indicators to help users quickly jump back into editing mode, but once you're ready to deploy your finished product, you want it to look entirely your own. 

No platform badges, no edit buttons, no reminders that this was built with a particular tool.

The good news? Removing "Edit with Lovable" elements from your project is completely doable, and you have several options depending on your technical comfort level and project requirements. 

In this guide, we'll walk through everything you need to know to clean up your Lovable project and make it truly yours.

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Quick Access

• Why "Edit with Lovable" Appears in Your Project
• Four Effective Methods to Remove Lovable Branding
• Troubleshooting Common Issues
• Best Practices for Clean, Professional Projects

Why "Edit with Lovable" Appears in Your Project

Before we dive into removal methods, it's helpful to understand why these elements exist in the first place. Lovable, like many development platforms, includes convenience features that make the development process smoother. 

The "Edit with Lovable" button serves as a quick bridge between your live preview and the editing interface.

During development, these buttons are actually quite useful. You can see your application running, spot something that needs adjustment, and click directly back to the editor without navigating through menus. It's a workflow optimization that saves time when you're iterating quickly.

However, these development conveniences aren't meant for production environments. They're similar to debug consoles, verbose logging, or test data that you use while building but remove before launching. 

The presence of "Edit with Lovable" branding can make your application look unfinished or amateurish, which is the opposite of what you want when presenting to clients or users.

The placement and visibility of these elements can vary depending on when you created your project and which Lovable features you used.

Some projects have prominent badges in the corner, others have subtle footer links, and some might have edit buttons integrated into specific components. Understanding where to look is half the battle.

Also Read: What Is Lovable.dev?

Four Effective Methods to Remove Lovable Branding

1. Deploy as a Production Build (The Automatic Solution)

Here's something many developers don't realize: most "Edit with Lovable" elements are configured to appear only in development mode and automatically disappear when you create a production build. This is by far the easiest solution and requires no code modification at all.

When you run your project locally using commands like npm run dev or yarn dev, you're running in development mode. This mode includes debugging tools, hot reloading, and yes, those helpful edit buttons. But when you build for production, these development-only features are stripped out automatically.

How to create a production build:

Stop your development server if it's running. Open your terminal and navigate to your project directory. Run the build command, typically npm run build or yarn build. This creates an optimized, production-ready version of your application.

Once the build completes, you can preview the production version locally using npm run start or yarn start. Check your application in the browser—in many cases, you'll find the "Edit with Lovable" elements have vanished completely.

Deploying to production platforms:

When you deploy to services like Vercel, Netlify, Railway, or other hosting platforms, they automatically run production builds. This means if you deploy your Lovable project to any of these services, the edit buttons typically won't appear on your live site.

Connect your GitHub repository to your hosting platform, configure environment variables if needed, and trigger a deployment. The platform handles the production build process, and your deployed site should be clean of development-only elements.

When this method works best:

This approach is ideal when the edit buttons are conditionally rendered based on environment variables, you're deploying to a professional hosting platform, and you want the simplest solution with no code modification. It's worth trying this first before moving to manual removal methods.

Also Read: How much is lovable.dev

2. Search and Remove Code References Manually

If production builds don't automatically remove the Lovable branding, you'll need to hunt down the code responsible and delete it manually. This sounds intimidating, but it's quite straightforward once you know what to look for.

Finding the relevant code:

Open your project in your code editor (Visual Studio Code works great for this). Use the search function to look for specific terms. Try searching for "lovable", "Edit with", or "gpt-engineer" (Lovable's former name). These searches will highlight files containing references to the platform.

Pay special attention to common locations like the main layout file (often App.jsx, Layout.jsx, or index.html), footer components, header components, and the public folder which may contain static HTML files.

What the code typically looks like:

You might find HTML elements like this:

<div className="lovable-badge">

  <a href="https://lovable.dev">Edit with Lovable</a>

</div>

Or React components:

{isDevelopment && <LovableBadge />}

‍

Or simple footer links:

<footer>

  <p>Built with <a href="https://lovable.dev">Lovable</a></p>

</footer>

Safe removal process:

Before deleting anything, create a backup or commit your current code to version control. Carefully select the entire component, div, or link element containing the Lovable reference. Delete the selected code—don't just delete part of it, as this might break your layout.

Save the file and check your application in the browser. Look for layout issues, broken styling, or JavaScript errors in the console. If everything looks good, you've successfully removed the branding.

Important considerations:

Only remove elements you're certain are purely cosmetic or navigational. If you see Lovable references in configuration files or service initialization code, be more cautious—these might be functional rather than decorative. When in doubt, comment out the code first rather than deleting it outright. You can always uncomment if something breaks.

3. Modify Component Imports and Dependencies

Sometimes "Edit with Lovable" functionality is built into imported components rather than hardcoded in your files. In these cases, you need to handle it slightly differently.

Identifying imported Lovable components:

Search your project for import statements that reference Lovable. Look through your package.json file for any Lovable-specific dependencies. Check your component files for imports from Lovable libraries or packages.

You might find imports like:

import { LovableProvider, LovableBadge } from '@lovable/react';

Or in package.json:

"dependencies": {

  "@lovable/components": "^1.0.0"

}

Removal strategy:

For imported components that only provide the edit button or branding, you can safely remove the import statement and any usage of that component. Navigate to where the component is used in your JSX and remove that instance. Remove the import statement at the top of the file. Check if the package is still needed—if the only import from that package was the branding component, you can uninstall it entirely.

Uninstalling unnecessary packages:

Run npm uninstall @lovable/components (or whatever the package name is) to remove it from your dependencies. Run npm install again to clean up your dependency tree. This ensures your production build is as lean as possible without unnecessary packages.

When to be cautious:

Some Lovable packages might provide both branding components and functional utilities. If you're using other features from a Lovable package, don't uninstall the entire package—just remove the specific component references. Review your code carefully to ensure you're not breaking functionality that depends on these imports.

4. Configure Environment Variables and Conditional Rendering

The most elegant solution for managing development-only features is using environment variables. This allows you to keep the convenience of edit buttons during development while ensuring they never appear in production.

Setting up environment-based rendering:

Create or modify your .env file in your project root. Add a variable like VITE_SHOW_LOVABLE_BADGE=true for development. Create a .env.production file with VITE_SHOW_LOVABLE_BADGE=false.

Most modern build tools (Vite, Next.js, Create React App) automatically load the appropriate environment file based on your build mode.

Implementing conditional rendering:

Find the code that renders the Lovable badge or button. Wrap it in a conditional statement that checks your environment variable:

{import.meta.env.VITE_SHOW_LOVABLE_BADGE === 'true' && (

  <div className="lovable-badge">

    <a href="https://lovable.dev">Edit with Lovable</a>

  </div>

)}

Or in plain JavaScript:

if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {

  // Render Lovable badge

}

Benefits of this approach:

You keep the development convenience without manual code changes each time you deploy. It's easy to toggle features on and off for different environments. Your code is cleaner and more maintainable. You can use the same approach for other development-only features like debugging tools or test data.

Configuration for different frameworks:

Next.js uses NEXT_PUBLIC_ prefix for client-side variables, Vite uses VITE_ prefix, and Create React App uses REACT_APP_ prefix. Make sure to use the correct prefix for your framework, or the variable won't be accessible in your code.

Troubleshooting Common Issues

After removing "Edit with Lovable" elements, you might encounter a few hiccups. Here's how to handle the most common problems.

Broken layouts or styling: If removing the badge leaves empty space or breaks your layout, you likely removed only part of a container element. Check the surrounding HTML structure and remove parent containers if they're now empty. Look for orphaned CSS classes that were styling the removed element.

JavaScript errors in console: These usually indicate you removed a component but left references to it elsewhere. Search your code for the component name and remove all references. Check for event handlers or functions that were attached to the removed element.

Badge still appears after removal: Clear your browser cache and hard reload (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R). If you're viewing a deployed site, the CDN might be caching the old version—wait a few minutes or purge the cache through your hosting platform.

Site functionality broken: This suggests you removed something functional rather than purely decorative. Restore your code from backup or version control. Review what you removed more carefully to identify which part was actually functional.

Best Practices for Clean, Professional Projects

Beyond just removing the "Edit with Lovable" badge, consider these practices for creating truly professional deployments.

Maintain clean separation between development and production code. Use environment variables consistently for any development-only features. Create separate configuration files for different environments. Never hardcode values that differ between development and production.

Document your changes. If you manually remove Lovable references, document what you removed and why in your README file. Future developers (including future you) will appreciate knowing what customizations were made. Keep a changelog of significant modifications to the original Lovable output.

Test thoroughly after modifications. Check all pages and features after removing any code. Test on multiple devices and browsers to ensure nothing broke. Have someone else review your site for issues you might have missed.

Consider white-labeling from the start. When creating new Lovable projects, think about production from day one. Set up environment-based rendering immediately so you don't have to clean up later. Build with the assumption that all development conveniences will be removed before launch.

Conclusion: Your Project, Your Brand

Removing "Edit with Lovable" from your project is more than just a cosmetic change. It's about taking full ownership of what you've built and presenting it as the professional product it deserves to be. Whether you're launching a client website, your own SaaS application, or a personal portfolio, having complete control over your branding matters.

The methods we've covered range from simple (deploying as production build) to more technical (manual code removal and environment configuration). Start with the easiest approach and only move to more complex solutions if necessary. Most projects will be clean after a proper production build and deployment.

Remember that Lovable is a tool that helped you build something great, but the end result should be entirely yours. There's no shame in using AI-powered development platforms—some of the best developers do. But when it's time to ship, your work should stand on its own without platform branding.