diff --git a/website/src/components/SharedPatterns.tsx b/website/src/components/SharedPatterns.tsx
index bbd5cc8d..1cdca792 100644
--- a/website/src/components/SharedPatterns.tsx
+++ b/website/src/components/SharedPatterns.tsx
@@ -1,53 +1,43 @@
-import { createClient } from '@supabase/supabase-js';
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import type { Database, Tables } from '../../database.types';
+import type { Tables } from '../../database.types';
 import { getMetadata } from '../metadata_parser';
+import { loadFeaturedPatterns, loadPublicPatterns } from '../repl/util.mjs';
 
-function PatternLink({ pattern }: { pattern: Tables<'code'> }) {
+export function PatternLabel({ pattern }: { pattern: Tables<'code'> }) {
   const meta = useMemo(() => getMetadata(pattern.code), [pattern]);
-  // console.log('meta', meta);
   return (
-    <a href={`/?${pattern.hash}`} target="_blank">
+    <>
       {pattern.id}. {meta.title || pattern.hash} by {meta.by.join(',') || 'Anonymous'}
-    </a>
+    </>
   );
 }
 
-export function SharedPatterns() {
+export const usePublicPatterns = () => {
   const [publicPatterns, setPublicPatterns] = useState<Tables<'code'>[] | null>([]);
   const [featuredPatterns, setFeaturedPatterns] = useState<Tables<'code'>[] | null>([]);
   const init = useCallback(async () => {
-    const supabase = createClient<Database>(
-      'https://pidxdsxphlhzjnzmifth.supabase.co',
-      'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InBpZHhkc3hwaGxoempuem1pZnRoIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE2NTYyMzA1NTYsImV4cCI6MTk3MTgwNjU1Nn0.bqlw7802fsWRnqU5BLYtmXk_k-D1VFmbkHMywWc15NM',
-    );
-    const { data: _publicPatterns } = await supabase
-      .from('code')
-      .select()
-      .eq('public', true)
-      .limit(20)
-      .order('id', { ascending: false });
-    const { data: _featuredPatterns } = await supabase
-      .from('code')
-      .select()
-      .eq('featured', true)
-      .limit(20)
-      .order('id', { ascending: false });
+    const { data: _publicPatterns } = await loadPublicPatterns();
+    const { data: _featuredPatterns } = await loadFeaturedPatterns();
     setPublicPatterns(_publicPatterns);
     setFeaturedPatterns(_featuredPatterns);
-    /* console.log('public', publicPatterns);
-    console.log('featured', featuredPatterns); */
   }, []);
   useEffect(() => {
     init();
   }, [useCallback]);
+  return { publicPatterns, featuredPatterns };
+};
+
+export function SharedPatterns() {
+  const { publicPatterns, featuredPatterns } = usePublicPatterns();
   return (
     <div>
       <h2 className="">Featured</h2>
       <section>
         {featuredPatterns?.map((pattern, i) => (
           <div key={i}>
-            <PatternLink pattern={pattern} />
+            <a href={`/?${pattern.hash}`} target="_blank">
+              <PatternLabel pattern={pattern} />
+            </a>
           </div>
         ))}
       </section>
@@ -55,7 +45,9 @@ export function SharedPatterns() {
       <section>
         {publicPatterns?.map((pattern, i) => (
           <div key={i}>
-            <PatternLink pattern={pattern} />
+            <a href={`/?${pattern.hash}`} target="_blank">
+              <PatternLabel pattern={pattern} />
+            </a>
           </div>
         ))}
       </section>
diff --git a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
index 4466b599..a3d67460 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
+++ b/website/src/repl/panel/PatternsTab.jsx
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { DocumentDuplicateIcon, PencilSquareIcon, TrashIcon } from '@heroicons/react/20/solid';
 import { useMemo } from 'react';
 import {
+  $featuredPatterns,
+  $publicPatterns,
   clearUserPatterns,
   deleteActivePattern,
   duplicateActivePattern,
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ import {
   useSettings,
 } from '../../settings.mjs';
 import * as tunes from '../tunes.mjs';
+import { PatternLabel } from '../../components/SharedPatterns';
+import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react';
 
 function classNames(...classes) {
   return classes.filter(Boolean).join(' ');
@@ -22,6 +26,8 @@ function classNames(...classes) {
 export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
   const { userPatterns } = useSettings();
   const activePattern = useActivePattern();
+  const featuredPatterns = useStore($featuredPatterns);
+  const publicPatterns = useStore($publicPatterns);
   const isExample = useMemo(() => activePattern && !!tunes[activePattern], [activePattern]);
   return (
     <div className="px-4 w-full dark:text-white text-stone-900 space-y-4 pb-4">
@@ -94,8 +100,52 @@ export function PatternsTab({ context }) {
           </button>
         </div>
       </section>
+      {featuredPatterns && (
+        <section>
+          <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Featured Patterns</h2>
+          <div className="font-mono text-sm">
+            {featuredPatterns.map((pattern) => (
+              <a
+                key={pattern.id}
+                className={classNames(
+                  'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer block',
+                  pattern.hash === activePattern ? 'outline outline-1' : '',
+                )}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActivePattern(pattern.hash);
+                  context.handleUpdate(pattern.code, true);
+                }}
+              >
+                <PatternLabel pattern={pattern} />
+              </a>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
+      {publicPatterns && (
+        <section>
+          <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Last Creations</h2>
+          <div className="font-mono text-sm">
+            {publicPatterns.map((pattern) => (
+              <a
+                key={'public-' + pattern.id}
+                className={classNames(
+                  'mr-4 hover:opacity-50 cursor-pointer block', // inline-block
+                  pattern.hash === activePattern ? 'outline outline-1' : '',
+                )}
+                onClick={() => {
+                  setActivePattern(pattern.hash);
+                  context.handleUpdate(pattern.code, true);
+                }}
+              >
+                <PatternLabel pattern={pattern} />
+              </a>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      )}
       <section>
-        <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Examples</h2>
+        <h2 className="text-xl mb-2">Stock Examples</h2>
         <div className="font-mono text-sm">
           {Object.entries(tunes).map(([key, tune]) => (
             <a
diff --git a/website/src/repl/util.mjs b/website/src/repl/util.mjs
index 325417d7..adb99b3d 100644
--- a/website/src/repl/util.mjs
+++ b/website/src/repl/util.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { writeText } from '@tauri-apps/api/clipboard';
 import { createContext } from 'react';
 
 // Create a single supabase client for interacting with your database
-const supabase = createClient(
+export const supabase = createClient(
   'https://pidxdsxphlhzjnzmifth.supabase.co',
   'eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJzdXBhYmFzZSIsInJlZiI6InBpZHhkc3hwaGxoempuem1pZnRoIiwicm9sZSI6ImFub24iLCJpYXQiOjE2NTYyMzA1NTYsImV4cCI6MTk3MTgwNjU1Nn0.bqlw7802fsWRnqU5BLYtmXk_k-D1VFmbkHMywWc15NM',
 );
@@ -150,3 +150,11 @@ export const setAudioDevice = async (id) => {
   }
   initializeAudioOutput();
 };
+
+export function loadPublicPatterns() {
+  return supabase.from('code').select().eq('public', true).limit(20).order('id', { ascending: false });
+}
+
+export function loadFeaturedPatterns() {
+  return supabase.from('code').select().eq('featured', true).limit(20).order('id', { ascending: false });
+}
diff --git a/website/src/settings.mjs b/website/src/settings.mjs
index 0e433806..2f973a2f 100644
--- a/website/src/settings.mjs
+++ b/website/src/settings.mjs
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
+import { atom } from 'nanostores';
 import { persistentMap, persistentAtom } from '@nanostores/persistent';
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react';
 import { register } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 import * as tunes from './repl/tunes.mjs';
 import { logger } from '@strudel.cycles/core';
+import { loadPublicPatterns, loadFeaturedPatterns } from './repl/util.mjs';
+
+export let $publicPatterns = atom([]);
+export let $featuredPatterns = atom([]);
+
+async function loadDBPatterns() {
+  const { data: publicPatterns } = await loadPublicPatterns();
+  $publicPatterns.set(publicPatterns);
+  const { data: featuredPatterns } = await loadFeaturedPatterns();
+  $featuredPatterns.set(featuredPatterns);
+}
+
+loadDBPatterns();
 
 export const defaultAudioDeviceName = 'System Standard';
 
@@ -172,12 +186,25 @@ export function updateUserCode(code) {
     setActivePattern(example);
     return;
   }
-
+  const publicPattern = $publicPatterns.get().find((pat) => pat.code === code);
+  if (publicPattern) {
+    setActivePattern(publicPattern.hash);
+    return;
+  }
+  const featuredPattern = $featuredPatterns.get().find((pat) => pat.code === code);
+  if (featuredPattern) {
+    setActivePattern(featuredPattern.hash);
+    return;
+  }
   if (!activePattern) {
     // create new user pattern
     activePattern = newUserPattern();
     setActivePattern(activePattern);
-  } else if (!!tunes[activePattern] && code !== tunes[activePattern]) {
+  } else if (
+    (!!tunes[activePattern] && code !== tunes[activePattern]) || // fork example tune?
+    $publicPatterns.get().find((p) => p.hash === activePattern) || // fork public pattern?
+    $featuredPatterns.get().find((p) => p.hash === activePattern) // fork featured pattern?
+  ) {
     // fork example
     activePattern = getNextCloneName(activePattern);
     setActivePattern(activePattern);