Branchlane
New: previews for your whole team

Preview your code changes easier

Branchlane is the all-in-one preview environment tool for developers and teams. Build stuff, share it with people and get feedback so you can ship better software faster.

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Your previews
PR #128 - New onboarding flowReady to review
PR #127 - Fix checkout buttonReady to review
PR #126 - Account settingsBuilding...

Example project: branchlane-demo / web-app

For teams building their next big thing

Patchwork LabsRelay Works

Illustrative demo teams

A better way to do development

Everything you need to preview changes in one place. No more asking who is using staging or sending screenshots that don't really show how things work.

Made for developers

Connect a GitHub repository and get a separate working environment for every pull request. Keep the workflow you already use.

Good for the whole team

Give designers, product managers and QA a link they can open. They can try the actual changes without running anything locally.

Helps you move faster

Review work while it is still on a branch. Find problems before merging instead of waiting for a shared staging environment.

01 / Connect

Your repo and tools, connected

Getting set up should be easy. Pick a repository, add your build command and tell Branchlane how to run your app. New pull requests then get previews automatically.

Works with your workflow

  • GitHub pull requests and status checks
  • Build commands for your existing app
  • Environment variables for each project
  • Preview links posted back to the pull request

02 / Preview

Keep track of what's being built

See your open branches and their preview status in one place. Every change has its own URL, so different features can be tested at the same time.

Everything in one place

  • One environment for each pull request
  • Build status and logs
  • Automatic updates when you push code
  • Separate test data for each environment

03 / Automate

Less manual stuff to worry about

Branchlane handles creating and removing preview environments. You don't have to remember to clean up an old branch or rebuild a preview after every commit.

Set it up and keep coding

  • Create a preview when a pull request opens
  • Rebuild when a new commit arrives
  • Keep previews separate from production
  • Remove the environment when the PR closes

04 / Review

Build it. Check it. Ship it.

Let people use the feature before it goes live. Send a link, get feedback and make your changes. Everyone can review the same version without a complicated setup.

Feedback before the merge

  • Designers check layout and interactions
  • Product managers try the full user flow
  • QA tests fixes in an isolated environment
  • Developers merge after the team has reviewed

Some nice things people said

“We used to wait for staging to be free. Having a link for each branch makes it much easier to check a feature when it's ready.”

Alex Morgan
Engineering lead, Patchwork Labs

“I can open the preview and try the flow myself. It's a lot better than asking a developer for another screenshot.”

Jamie Chen
Product designer, Relay Works

Fictional testimonials for this product demo.

Questions you might have

What is a preview environment?

A running copy of your app for a particular code change. It has its own link so the team can test the change before it is merged.

Does everyone need to install something?

Reviewers just open the preview URL in their browser. Developers connect the repository and configure how the project builds.

What happens when a pull request is closed?

Its preview environment is removed automatically, so old branches do not leave unused environments running.

Make your development workflow better

Start with a repo. Get a preview. Share it with your team.