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Press the pointer, click the element, write the change. Rork edits that part of the app.

You no longer need a screenshot to point at a part of your app. Select the element in the preview and describe the change. Rork reads the element you picked and edits that part of the app. Element Selection works on the iOS simulator, the Android emulator, and the web preview.

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How to use it

1

Open the preview

Open a project and wait for the preview to load. The pointer stays disabled while the app builds or the preview reloads.
2

Press the pointer

Press the pointer icon in the toolbar above the preview. Its tooltip reads Select an element.
3

Click the element

Click the element in the preview: a button, a card, an image, a line of text. Each element lights up as you hover over it.
4

Write the change

A small card names the element you picked. Write the change you want, or leave the field empty, and press Add or Enter.
5

Send

Send the message. Rork applies the change to that element.
You can select more than one element before you send. Each one shows as a chip in the composer, and the X on the chip removes it.
Short prompts work best here. The element carries the “where”, so your message only needs the “what”.

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Good prompts

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What Rork receives

Rork attaches the element’s name and where it lives in your code. It does not attach a screenshot. This is why the edit lands on the exact component instead of a look-alike somewhere else in the app. If you want Rork to see the whole screen as well, attach a screenshot with + → Upload image. Both can go in the same message.

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Notes

  • The pointer is available on desktop. On a phone, describe the element in words.
  • The pointer is disabled while the app builds or the preview reloads. It becomes active when the preview is ready.
  • Press the pointer again to leave selection mode without picking anything. In the card, Esc closes the card without adding the element.

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FAQ

All three previews: the iOS simulator, the Android emulator, and the web preview. The pointer sits in the toolbar above each of them.
Yes. Select them one after another before you send. Each element shows as a chip in the composer. Remove a chip with its X.
The preview is still building or reloading. Wait for the app to appear, then press the pointer again.
No. Element Selection is part of the normal message. The message spends build credits the same way any other message does.
Press the X on the chip in the composer, then select again. Nothing is sent until you press send.

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Next steps

How the agent works

Design mode, Plan mode, and building.

Assets and AI media

Replace the element’s picture with one Rork generates.

Undo and history

Roll back a change you did not like.

Prompting strategy

Write messages Rork gets right the first time.