diff --git a/cmd/cli.go b/cmd/cli.go
index a28a38c4d..d52a44513 100644
--- a/cmd/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/cli.go
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ type Command struct {
 	flagCount         int
 	log               *Logger
 	helpFlag          bool
+	hidden            bool
 }
 
 // NewCommand creates a new Command
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ func NewCommand(name string, description string, app *Cli, parentCommandPath str
 		SubCommandsMap:   make(map[string]*Command),
 		App:              app,
 		log:              NewLogger(),
+		hidden:           false,
 	}
 
 	// Set up command path
@@ -212,6 +214,9 @@ func (c *Command) PrintHelp() {
 		c.log.White("Available commands:")
 		fmt.Println("")
 		for _, subcommand := range c.SubCommands {
+			if subcommand.isHidden() {
+				continue
+			}
 			spacer := strings.Repeat(" ", 3+c.longestSubcommand-len(subcommand.Name))
 			isDefault := ""
 			if subcommand.isDefaultCommand() {
@@ -237,6 +242,16 @@ func (c *Command) isDefaultCommand() bool {
 	return c.App.defaultCommand == c
 }
 
+// isHidden returns true if the command is a hidden command
+func (c *Command) isHidden() bool {
+	return c.hidden
+}
+
+// Hidden hides the command from the Help system
+func (c *Command) Hidden() {
+	c.hidden = true
+}
+
 // Command - Defines a subcommand
 func (c *Command) Command(name, description string) *Command {
 	result := NewCommand(name, description, c.App, c.CommandPath)
diff --git a/cmd/fs.go b/cmd/fs.go
index 37a638577..83c1b2e57 100644
--- a/cmd/fs.go
+++ b/cmd/fs.go
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"crypto/md5"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -174,6 +176,22 @@ func (fs *FSHelper) MkDir(dir string) error {
 	return os.Mkdir(dir, 0700)
 }
 
+// SaveAsJSON saves the JSON representation of the given data to the given filename
+func (fs *FSHelper) SaveAsJSON(data interface{}, filename string) error {
+
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	e := json.NewEncoder(&buf)
+	e.SetEscapeHTML(false)
+	e.SetIndent("", "  ")
+	e.Encode(data)
+
+	err := ioutil.WriteFile(filename, buf.Bytes(), 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // LoadAsString will attempt to load the given file and return
 // its contents as a string
 func (fs *FSHelper) LoadAsString(filename string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/system.go b/cmd/system.go
index 311b8978a..af28058f6 100644
--- a/cmd/system.go
+++ b/cmd/system.go
@@ -68,6 +68,17 @@ func (s *SystemHelper) ConfigFileIsValid() bool {
 	return err == nil
 }
 
+// GetAuthor returns a formatted string of the user's name and email
+func (s *SystemHelper) GetAuthor() (string, error) {
+	var config *SystemConfig
+	config, err := s.LoadConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s <%s>", config.Name, config.Email), nil
+}
+
 // BackupConfig attempts to backup the system config file
 func (s *SystemHelper) BackupConfig() (string, error) {
 	now := strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().UTC().UnixNano(), 10)
diff --git a/cmd/templates.go b/cmd/templates.go
index f82fc8bee..4a609af4e 100644
--- a/cmd/templates.go
+++ b/cmd/templates.go
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
+	"github.com/kennygrant/sanitize"
 	"github.com/leaanthony/slicer"
 )
 
@@ -57,6 +59,36 @@ func NewTemplateHelper() *TemplateHelper {
 	}
 }
 
+// IsValidTemplate returns true if the given tempalte name resides on disk
+func (t *TemplateHelper) IsValidTemplate(templateName string) bool {
+	pathToTemplate := filepath.Join(t.templateDir.fullPath, templateName)
+	return t.fs.DirExists(pathToTemplate)
+}
+
+// SanitizeFilename sanitizes the given string to make a valid filename
+func (t *TemplateHelper) SanitizeFilename(name string) string {
+	return sanitize.Name(name)
+}
+
+// CreateNewTemplate creates a new template based on the given directory name and string
+func (t *TemplateHelper) CreateNewTemplate(dirname string, details *TemplateMetadata) (string, error) {
+
+	// Check if this template has already been created
+	if t.IsValidTemplate(dirname) {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cannot create template in directory '%s' - already exists", dirname)
+	}
+
+	targetDir := filepath.Join(t.templateDir.fullPath, dirname)
+	err := t.fs.MkDir(targetDir)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	targetMetadata := filepath.Join(targetDir, t.metadataFilename)
+	err = t.fs.SaveAsJSON(details, targetMetadata)
+
+	return targetDir, err
+}
+
 // LoadMetadata loads the template's 'metadata.json' file
 func (t *TemplateHelper) LoadMetadata(dir string) (*TemplateMetadata, error) {
 	templateFile := filepath.Join(dir, t.metadataFilename)
diff --git a/cmd/templates/vuebasic/frontend/.gitignore b/cmd/templates/vuebasic/frontend/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..185e66319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/templates/vuebasic/frontend/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+.DS_Store
+node_modules
+/dist
+
+# local env files
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
+
+# Log files
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Editor directories and files
+.idea
+.vscode
+*.suo
+*.ntvs*
+*.njsproj
+*.sln
+*.sw*
diff --git a/cmd/wails/10.1_dev_newtemplate.go b/cmd/wails/10.1_dev_newtemplate.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c52b45a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/wails/10.1_dev_newtemplate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+// +build dev
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/wailsapp/wails/cmd"
+	"gopkg.in/AlecAivazis/survey.v1"
+)
+
+var templateHelper = cmd.NewTemplateHelper()
+
+var qs = []*survey.Question{
+	{
+		Name:     "Name",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter the name of your template (eg: React/Webpack Basic):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "ShortDescription",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter a short description for the template (eg: React with Webpack 4):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "Description",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter a long description:"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "FrontendDir",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter the name of the directory the frontend code resides (eg: frontend):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "Install",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter the install command (eg: npm install):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "Build",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter the build command (eg: npm run build):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "Serve",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter the serve command (eg: npm run serve):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+	{
+		Name:     "Bridge",
+		Prompt:   &survey.Input{Message: "Please enter the name of the directory to copy the wails bridge runtime (eg: src):"},
+		Validate: survey.Required,
+	},
+}
+
+func newTemplate(devCommand *cmd.Command) {
+
+	commandDescription := `This command scaffolds everything needed to develop a new template.`
+	newTemplate := devCommand.Command("newtemplate", "Generate a new template").
+		LongDescription(commandDescription)
+
+	newTemplate.Action(func() error {
+		logger.PrintSmallBanner("Generating new project template")
+		fmt.Println()
+
+		var answers cmd.TemplateMetadata
+
+		// perform the questions
+		err := survey.Ask(qs, &answers)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println(err.Error())
+			return err
+		}
+
+		dirname := templateHelper.SanitizeFilename(answers.Name)
+		prompt := []*survey.Question{{
+			Prompt: &survey.Input{
+				Message: "Please enter a directory name for the template:",
+				Default: dirname,
+			},
+			Validate: func(val interface{}) error {
+				err := survey.Required(val)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if templateHelper.IsValidTemplate(val.(string)) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("template directory already exists")
+				}
+				if templateHelper.SanitizeFilename(val.(string)) != val.(string) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("invalid directory name '%s'", val.(string))
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		}}
+		err = survey.Ask(prompt, &dirname)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		answers.Version = "1.0.0"
+		answers.Created = time.Now().String()
+
+		// Get Author info from system info
+		system := cmd.NewSystemHelper()
+		author, err := system.GetAuthor()
+		if err == nil {
+			answers.Author = author
+		}
+
+		templateDirectory, err := templateHelper.CreateNewTemplate(dirname, &answers)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		logger.Green("Created new template '%s' in directory '%s'", answers.Name, templateDirectory)
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
diff --git a/cmd/wails/10_dev.go b/cmd/wails/10_dev.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d237cb98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/wails/10_dev.go
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// +build dev
+
+package main
+
+func init() {
+
+	commandDescription := `This command provides access to developer tooling.`
+	devCommand := app.Command("dev", "A selection of developer tools").
+		LongDescription(commandDescription)
+
+	// Add subcommands
+	newTemplate(devCommand)
+
+	devCommand.Action(func() error {
+		devCommand.PrintHelp()
+		return nil
+	})
+}