# Bring an existing GitHub project into Base44

By Steven Van · 2026-08-19

Base44 can now import an existing GitHub repo, edit it via AI chat, and ship changes back as pull requests.

[Base44](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/base44>) can now import an existing GitHub repository and work on it like any other app, rather than only building new apps from scratch. Base44 clones the project into a cloud environment, so there's no local setup and it can be worked on from any browser.

- Changes are requested in AI chat and appear live in the preview.

- Work ships back to the repository as a pull request, so the repository stays the source of truth for the code.

- Private repositories can be connected through the user's own GitHub sign-in.

Imported projects must be a web or full-stack app that can be built and run from source in Docker. Full details are in the [announcement](<https://docs.base44.com/Getting-Started/importing-from-github>).

![The plus menu open on the Base44 home page, with Connect your repo under GitHub project](<https://mintcdn.com/base44/LWIojkkJNEZ8PzKl/images/connect-your-repo.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LWIojkkJNEZ8PzKl&q=85&s=f1eb3105aceb94fb462206fab7279beb>)

Connecting a GitHub repository from the Base44 home page

![The app editor for an imported project with the Base44 AI chat and the running app in Preview on the right](<https://mintcdn.com/base44/To3xQZ0gv9AwxKbi/images/imported-project.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=To3xQZ0gv9AwxKbi&q=85&s=341eecfff1b52eb60a614a671edf3691>)

An imported GitHub project running in the Base44 app editor

![Base44](<https://www.google.com/s2/favicons?domain=base44.com&sz=128>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://docs.base44.com/Getting-Started/importing-from-github>)

[Read Bring an existing GitHub project into Base44 on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/base44-bring-an-existing-github-project-into-base44>)

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