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description: Use workflow templates
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Workflow templates
When creating a new workflow, you can choose whether to start with an empty workflow, or use an existing template.
Templates provide:
- Help getting started: n8n might already have a template that does what you need.
- Examples of what you can build
- Best practices for creating your own workflows
Access templates
Select 
{.off-glb} Templates to view the templates library.
If you use n8n's template library, this takes you to browse Workflows on the n8n website{:target=_blank .external-link}. If you use a custom library provided by your organization, you'll be able to search and browse the templates within the app.
Add your workflow to the n8n library
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Self-hosted n8n: Disable templates
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Self-hosted n8n: Use your own library
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