Blog · Updated 19 September 2026

How to change your Lovable domain for free (and what free really means)

Quick answer. Renaming your lovable.app address is free: open Publish in Lovable and edit the name in front of .lovable.app. Moving to your own domain is never completely free, because a domain name itself costs about $11 a year. What you can avoid is a paid Lovable plan: download your code and host it elsewhere, either on a free developer host if you are comfortable with GitHub and DNS, or on a done-for-you host.

How do I rename my lovable.app address?

  1. Open your project and click Publish.
  2. Edit the part before .lovable.app. It must be a name nobody else has taken.
  3. Publish or update. The old address stops working, so update any links you shared.

How do I use my own domain without a paid Lovable plan?

Connecting a domain inside Lovable is a paid plan feature. The way around it is to host the code yourself. Lovable gives you the code in two ways: a GitHub connection and a Download codebase button.

What are my options, honestly compared?

RouteYou payYou do
Free developer host (Vercel, Netlify)Domain only, about $11 a year. Free tiers are usually for non-commercial sitesConnect GitHub, fix build settings, copy images over, add DNS records
Lovely Hosting$9.00 a month plus the domain at costDrop a zip, pick a domain, pay
Paid Lovable planFrom about $25 a month plus the domainAdd DNS records in your registrar

If you go the developer host route, read about the three things that go wrong on Vercel and why images break after export first. They are all fixable.

Is a free domain name possible?

Not a real one. Free subdomains exist, such as your lovable.app address, but a name like yourbusiness.com is always rented yearly from a registry. Beware first year offers: some endings cost $2 for the first year and $25 or more for every year after. Check the renewal price before you buy.

Try it free

Drop the zip from Lovable's Download codebase button. It is in your Downloads folder. No account, no card, online in about a minute.

Drop your Lovable zip hereIt is in your Downloads folder. Or click to choose it.

Common questions

Can I change my domain name later?

Yes. A site can be moved to a different domain at any time. You buy the new name and point it at the same site. The old name keeps working until you let it expire.

How much does Lovable charge for custom domains?

Lovable does not charge per domain. Custom domains are included in its paid plans, which start at about $25 a month at the time of writing. The domain name itself is bought separately.

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