# Generate a Project (/docs/verdent-cloud/create/generate-project)

> Create an app from a template, or use Design Mode to turn text or image ideas into an app.



Verdent Cloud supports two practical creation paths: start from a template, or use Design Mode to turn an idea into an app.

<Card title="Try Verdent Cloud now" icon="rocket" href="https://cloud.verdent.ai/">
  Open Verdent Cloud and generate your first project from a template or Design Mode.
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  <Card title="Use a template">
    Pick a template, import it, and start editing from a working app.
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  <Card title="Design Mode">
    Turn an idea into an app by describing it in the prompt box, or by attaching an image/design as reference.
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## Design Mode [#design-mode]

Design Mode is the project generation path for users who do not want to start from a template. Use it to turn an idea into an app — either by describing the app in the prompt box or by attaching an image/design as reference.

On the Cloud new task page, you can type an app idea directly. If no project is selected, Verdent creates a new project and sends your first instruction. If a project is selected, it sends the prompt into that workspace.

When you attach a design image or screenshot, Verdent uses it as visual context for the app you want to generate or modify.