diff --git a/src/components/EmptyState.tsx b/src/components/EmptyState.tsx
index 6342188..f7e98d7 100644
--- a/src/components/EmptyState.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EmptyState.tsx
@@ -87,6 +87,51 @@ export function EmptyState({ onCreateClick, onCreateFromTemplate }: EmptyStatePr
               </div>
             </DropdownMenuItem>
           ))}
+          <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+          <DropdownMenuLabel>Python - Project Euler</DropdownMenuLabel>
+          {templates.filter((t) => t.category === 'euler').map((template) => (
+            <DropdownMenuItem
+              key={template.id}
+              onClick={() => onCreateFromTemplate?.(template.id)}
+            >
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1">
+                <span className="font-medium">{template.title}</span>
+                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-1">
+                  {template.description}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </DropdownMenuItem>
+          ))}
+          <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+          <DropdownMenuLabel>Python - Algorithms</DropdownMenuLabel>
+          {templates.filter((t) => t.category === 'algorithms' && t.language === 'Python').map((template) => (
+            <DropdownMenuItem
+              key={template.id}
+              onClick={() => onCreateFromTemplate?.(template.id)}
+            >
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1">
+                <span className="font-medium">{template.title}</span>
+                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-1">
+                  {template.description}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </DropdownMenuItem>
+          ))}
+          <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+          <DropdownMenuLabel>Python - Interactive Programs</DropdownMenuLabel>
+          {templates.filter((t) => t.category === 'interactive').map((template) => (
+            <DropdownMenuItem
+              key={template.id}
+              onClick={() => onCreateFromTemplate?.(template.id)}
+            >
+              <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1">
+                <span className="font-medium">{template.title}</span>
+                <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-1">
+                  {template.description}
+                </span>
+              </div>
+            </DropdownMenuItem>
+          ))}
         </DropdownMenuContent>
       </DropdownMenu>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/SnippetManager.tsx b/src/components/SnippetManager.tsx
index 74c2efa..6c58bdf 100644
--- a/src/components/SnippetManager.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SnippetManager.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ import {
   createSnippet, 
   updateSnippet, 
   deleteSnippet as deleteSnippetDB,
-  seedDatabase
+  seedDatabase,
+  syncTemplatesFromJSON
 } from '@/lib/db'
 
 const templates = templatesData as SnippetTemplate[]
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ export function SnippetManager() {
       setLoading(true)
       try {
         await seedDatabase()
+        await syncTemplatesFromJSON(templates)
         const loadedSnippets = await getAllSnippets()
         setSnippets(loadedSnippets)
       } catch (error) {
@@ -253,6 +255,51 @@ export function SnippetManager() {
                 </div>
               </DropdownMenuItem>
             ))}
+            <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+            <DropdownMenuLabel>Python - Project Euler</DropdownMenuLabel>
+            {templates.filter((t) => t.category === 'euler').map((template) => (
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                key={template.id}
+                onClick={() => handleCreateFromTemplate(template.id)}
+              >
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1">
+                  <span className="font-medium">{template.title}</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-1">
+                    {template.description}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
+            <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+            <DropdownMenuLabel>Python - Algorithms</DropdownMenuLabel>
+            {templates.filter((t) => t.category === 'algorithms' && t.language === 'Python').map((template) => (
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                key={template.id}
+                onClick={() => handleCreateFromTemplate(template.id)}
+              >
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1">
+                  <span className="font-medium">{template.title}</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-1">
+                    {template.description}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
+            <DropdownMenuSeparator />
+            <DropdownMenuLabel>Python - Interactive Programs</DropdownMenuLabel>
+            {templates.filter((t) => t.category === 'interactive').map((template) => (
+              <DropdownMenuItem
+                key={template.id}
+                onClick={() => handleCreateFromTemplate(template.id)}
+              >
+                <div className="flex flex-col gap-1 py-1">
+                  <span className="font-medium">{template.title}</span>
+                  <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground line-clamp-1">
+                    {template.description}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              </DropdownMenuItem>
+            ))}
           </DropdownMenuContent>
         </DropdownMenu>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index e559a71..1e61573 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -836,3 +836,22 @@ export async function clearDatabase(): Promise<void> {
   dbInstance = null
   await initDB()
 }
+
+export async function syncTemplatesFromJSON(templates: SnippetTemplate[]): Promise<void> {
+  const db = await initDB()
+  
+  const existingTemplates = db.exec('SELECT id FROM snippet_templates')
+  const existingIds = new Set(
+    existingTemplates[0]?.values.map(row => row[0] as string) || []
+  )
+  
+  let addedCount = 0
+  for (const template of templates) {
+    if (!existingIds.has(template.id)) {
+      await createTemplate(template)
+      addedCount++
+    }
+  }
+  
+  console.log(`Synced ${templates.length} templates from JSON, added ${addedCount} new templates`)
+}