Pre-launch toolbar and the Powered by Netlify badge

Private projects on Netlify will now show a pre-launch toolbar so you can share your project for review and run audits using AI checks before you make your project public. Private projects and agent runs require a Credit pricing plan. If you're on a Legacy pricing plan, you will not have access to the pre-launch toolbar. Audits consume credits like any other agent run. For public projects, new projects created on a Free plan on or after August 19, 2026 show a Powered by Netlify badge to all visitors. The badge configurable for each project through your project configuration settings. To turn the Netlify badge on or off for all visitors of your site:

1. Go to Project configuration > General > Powered by Netlify badge and turn it on or off.

Additionally, any visitor can hide the badge for themselves, and that choice is stored locally on their browser and never reaches Netlify. All projects created before August 19, 2026 have the badge off by default. Users on a Credit-based Personal and Pro plans can also turn the badge on or off per-project. For these plans, the badge is always off by default. Release timeline We’re rolling both overlays out gradually over the next few weeks, so a project that qualifies may not have them yet. Learn more about the pre-launch toolbar and the Powered by Netlify badge in the Netlify documentation.

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