# \[Launched\] External sandbox to design dashboard themes 🖌️

**URL:** <https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-external-sandbox-to-design-dashboard-themes/2674>\
**Category:** Product Releases\
**Tags:** dashboard, themes\
**Created:** [March 31, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-external-sandbox-to-design-dashboard-themes/2674 "2026-03-31T09:04:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![di.hoang](https://community.holistics.io/user_avatar/community.holistics.io/di.hoang/32/421_2.png) [@di.hoang](https://community.holistics.io/u/di.hoang)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:04am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-external-sandbox-to-design-dashboard-themes/2674/1 "2026-03-31T09:04:05Z")

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Hi folks! 👋

If you’ve ever found it a bit tedious to build polished dashboard themes using only AML code, you aren’t alone.  
To make your design workflow a lot smoother, we’ve launched our **[Theme Builder Sandbox](https://theme-builder.holistics.io/)**.

 ![Theme builder sandbox](https://community2.holistics.io/uploads/default/original/2X/c/c5bbd86d8e67fc1c991c7ae03fe657ef8282c09c.png)

# Why we built it

We wanted to give you a GUI-driven “sandbox” experience. This tool takes the guesswork out of design, letting you visualize every change before you commit to the code.

# How it works

1. **Design** your theme in the interactive builder
2. **Preview** changes in real-time
3. **Copy** the generated AML code directly into Holistics

Think of this as our “test kitchen” 🍳 We’re validating the experience here before we look into bringing these features directly into the app!

Check out our [step-by-step guide here](https://docs.holistics.io/docs/canvas-dashboard/guides/use-external-theme-builder), and let us know what you think in the comments! 😊

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**Author:** ![di.hoang](https://community.holistics.io/user_avatar/community.holistics.io/di.hoang/32/421_2.png) [@di.hoang](https://community.holistics.io/u/di.hoang)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-external-sandbox-to-design-dashboard-themes/2674/2 "2026-04-01T02:50:52Z")

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**Author:** ![di.hoang](https://community.holistics.io/user_avatar/community.holistics.io/di.hoang/32/421_2.png) [@di.hoang](https://community.holistics.io/u/di.hoang)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2026, 3:54am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-external-sandbox-to-design-dashboard-themes/2674/3 "2026-04-02T03:54:44Z")

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