Builder
Pages vs Styles — understanding the difference
This is the most important concept in the Saint Studios Builder. Pages and Styles serve completely different purposes.
PAGES (swipeable screens)
- Each page is a screen the user sees on the car
- Users swipe left/right to navigate between pages
- ALL pages get pushed to the car together in one .saint file
- Use pages for: driving dashboard, music controls, phone, settings
- Managed via the page bar at the bottom of the canvas
STYLES (design variations)
- Each style is an independent version of your entire theme (all pages)
- Only the ACTIVE style gets exported when you push/export
- The other styles stay in your .saintstudios project file
- Use styles for: dark/light versions, color variations, experiments
- Managed via the style tabs in the toolbar (Style 1, Style 2, +)
Example:
You're building a theme called 'Carbon'. It has 4 pages (Drive, Music, Comms, Controls) and 2 styles (Dark, Light).
• Style 1 'Carbon Dark' contains all 4 pages with dark colors
• Style 2 'Carbon Light' contains all 4 pages with light colors
When you push Style 1 → the car gets Carbon Dark with all 4 swipeable pages.
When you push Style 2 → the car gets Carbon Light with all 4 swipeable pages.
Both show up in the car's theme switcher as separate themes.
Remember:
- Want more screens on the car? → Add Pages
- Want a color variation? → Add a Style
- Pages ship together. Styles ship separately.
Last updated: Mar 28, 2026