Getting Started

Learn how to set up your account, build your first AI-powered store, and publish it in minutes — no coding or design skills required.

Video Tutorial

Welcome to Runner AI. This guide walks you through the core workflow—from sign-up to publishing your store—in just a few minutes.

Whether you're launching your first business, migrating from another platform, or quickly validating a new idea, this section helps you create a live, sell-ready AI-powered store with speed and confidence.

What You Will Learn

Create an account and start your trial
Generate your first store with AI
Edit site content and design
Publish and deploy your store
Manage products and orders
Track performance and sales insights

Step 1: Create an Account & Start Your Trial

You can create a Runner AI account using:

Email sign-up
One-click sign-in with Google

2. What You Can Do for Free

During the free experience, you can:

Generate a complete website with AI
Preview your store before publishing

3. Additional Features Available During Free Trial

During your free trial, you can also unlock:

Publish your website
Manage products and inventory
Create coupons and marketing campaigns
One-click payment and shipping integrations
Early access to Runner Lab
Early access to Runner Ads
Early access to Runner Studio

Step 2: Generate Your Store with AI

Describe your idea, and Runner AI will generate a full commercial website in minutes.

1. Start Generating

In the Store tab, simply enter your business idea in the input box (English prompts are recommended for best results), for example:

"I want to sell pet supplies"
"I want to build a minimalist home decor store"
"Create a tennis gear store for tennis players"

2. What AI Generates for You

Runner AI automatically creates:

Homepage
Products, product pages, and category structure
A matching visual theme (colors, fonts, spacing)
AI-generated images and videos (Video generation is available on the Runner Plan only)

3. Prompt Examples (Recommended in English)

Winter Clearance

Create a modern, mobile-first winter clothing clearance eCommerce website with a clean, minimal aesthetic and a calm sense of urgency. The site should highlight end-of-season apparel such as coats, knitwear, sweaters, scarves, and winter essentials, using soft neutral winter tones and editorial-style layouts. Emphasize final markdown pricing with clear original vs discounted prices, subtle "final sale / limited stock" cues, and a prominent hero message like "Winter Clearance – Last Chance to Wear It Out." Include intuitive category filtering, strong but understated call-to-actions, a smooth low-friction checkout experience, and design the overall flow to feel premium, seasonal, and value-driven rather than loud or flash-sale focused.

Home Decor Boutique

Create a Home Decor Boutique with a chic, minimalist design, showcasing high-resolution product photography, intuitive category browsing, and a seamless shopping experience from cart to secure checkout.

Remix a Shopify Theme

Remix Shopify impulse theme https://themes.shopify.com/themes/impulse/presets/impulse for fashion website to feature a sophisticated homepage layout with a prominent hero section for new collections, dynamic lookbook galleries for visual storytelling, and enhanced product detail pages including size guides and high-resolution imagery.

Personal Brand Website

Create a modern, responsive founder-led ecommerce website that introduces me as the brand creator while showcasing a curated product line, such as apparel, accessories, lifestyle essentials, or seasonal collections. The site should blend personal storytelling with commerce, clearly communicating my vision, values, and why the brand exists, while naturally guiding visitors to explore and purchase products. Use a clean, premium aesthetic, highlight trust and credibility, include clear calls-to-action (shop the collection, learn the story, join the community), and design the experience to feel authentic, confident, and conversion-focused without feeling overly promotional.