How to Remove the Lovable Badge

Two Ways to Remove the Badge

Lovable users often ask this question for one reason: a visible platform badge undermines the impression that work was custom-built. If you deliver Lovable-built apps to paying clients, the badge signals "this was AI-assembled" to anyone looking at the code or the URL.

There are two paths:

Method 1: Lovable Pro Plan (Paid)

The official way. Upgrade to Pro ($25/mo) and toggle the badge off in project settings:

1. Open your Lovable project
2. Click project name (top left) -> Settings
3. Navigate to Publishing tab
4. Toggle "Hide Lovable badge" ON
5. Deploy normally to Lovable Cloud

This removes the visual "Edit with Lovable" button from your live site. Done.

Catch: The badge removal is per-project. Multi-project clients mean multi-subscriptions (or one team workspace with shared credits). Also, your app still lives on Lovable's infrastructure, still gets Lovable Cloud hosting, still consumes credits for every build.

Method 2: Export Code (Free)

The alternative that costs nothing but takes more work. Lovable lets you export code to GitHub at any plan level (including Free):

1. Open your Lovable project
2. Click project name -> Settings -> Deployment
3. Click "Deploy to GitHub" (or "Export code to Git")
4. Authorize GitHub, select or create a repo
5. Lovable commits your code
6. Deploy that repo to your own hosting (Vercel, Netlify, Railway, or a managed PaaS)
7. Connect your own domain
8. Zero Lovable branding, zero platform traces

Reality: This gives you code ownership immediately. But you then own the deployment, the database, the infrastructure, and the ongoing maintenance. Lovable is no longer in the loop.

Why Removing the Badge Isn't Enough

Agencies and consultants often hire Lovable because it cuts build time from weeks to days. The speed is real. But there's a friction point:

Toggling off the badge in Pro settings removes one visual element. Your app still:

• Lives on Lovable's subdomain or Lovable Cloud
• Consumes Lovable credits every time it builds or deploys
• Has Lovable in the DNS or hosting layer
• Is tied to the Lovable ecosystem

A client who inspects the page source, checks the dev console, or reviews your deployment setup will still see Lovable's fingerprints everywhere.

This is the real white-label problem. Lovable has no built-in reseller program or agency tiers specifically designed to hide the platform from client sight. You can hide the badge, but you can't hide the infrastructure.

The Core Issue

If you're paying Lovable Pro ($25/mo) just to hide a visual badge, you're paying for cosmetics. You're not actually owning or controlling the app's deployment.

If you export code to GitHub and deploy independently, you suddenly own everything—but you also suddenly own the ops, the maintenance, the security, and the uptime responsibility.

There's no middle ground within Lovable itself. That's where the wedge opens.