bridgething

j0 - the bridgething app jam

build an app for the car thing for $250 in prizes

enter the jam how to start discord

s1 - how to start

the scaffold gives you react, vite, tailwind, the typed client

  1. 01

    $ bun create bridgething

    scaffolds a new bridgething app

  2. 02

    $ bun run dev:device

    run the app on your car thing with hot reload

  3. 03

    $ bun run share

    get a zip to install on your car thing

sdk reference publishing a catalog

cat1-cat5 - categories

five categories with prizes, first place / second place

$50 / $10
best launcher
the whole ui design a new home screen for bridgething
$50 / $10
best music app
control now playing spotify's is nice, yes... but i'm sure you can do better
$50 / $10
best utility
something useful home assistant, task tracker, something more creative
$50 / $10
best desk app
a la deskthing bridgething 0.12.0 added desktop extensions. make something cool with those
$10
most cursed
let's get creative no rules, have fun
$10
joey's choice
whatever joey likes i'll pick my favorite of the submissions

r1 - rules

  1. 01 must include a video of the app running on your car thing
  2. 02 must be open source (link repo)
  3. 03 must have a hosted store url (how you submit) with an icon and screenshots

p1 - the panel

judges include the DeskThing, Nocturne, and bridgething teams

t1 - timeline

submissions open
August 30th, 2026
submissions close
September 13th, 2026
winners announced
soon after

j1 - enter

enter

paste your store catalog url to submit your entry

catalog.v1