# Using Search Templates Starter

The Search Templates Starter is a Preact-based starter template that provides a complete development environment for building custom search experiences with Nosto.

### Why use Search Templates Starter?

Search Templates Starter allows you to build fully custom search implementations with modern development practices. You get:

* **Full source code control** with Git version management
* **Modern development tooling** including TypeScript, Vitest, and Storybook
* **Local development environment** with hot reloading and debugging
* **Component library** with pre-built, customizable search components
* **Complete flexibility** to modify any aspect of the search experience

This approach is ideal when you need advanced customization or when your development team prefers working with familiar local tools and workflows.

### Get Started

To start developing with Search Templates Starter, you'll need **Node.js 22+** and familiarity with React/Preact.

### Implementation guides