diff --git a/src/createInstantSearchApp.js b/src/createInstantSearchApp.js
index af7629fa7..f5b793106 100755
--- a/src/createInstantSearchApp.js
+++ b/src/createInstantSearchApp.js
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ const installDependencies = require('../tasks/installDependencies');
 const {
   checkAppName,
   checkAppPath,
+  getOptionsFromArguments,
+  isQuestionAsked,
   isYarnAvailable,
   getLatestInstantSearchVersion,
 } = require('./utils');
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ const { version } = require('../package.json');
 
 let cdPath;
 let appPath;
+let options = {};
 
 program
   .version(version)
@@ -31,8 +34,11 @@ program
     '--main-attribute <mainAttribute>',
     'The main searchable attribute of your index'
   )
-  .action(dest => {
+  .option('--template <template>', 'The InstantSearch template to use')
+  .option('--no-installation', 'Ignore dependency installation')
+  .action((dest, opts) => {
     cdPath = dest;
+    options = opts;
     appPath = path.resolve(dest);
   })
   .parse(process.argv);
@@ -66,6 +72,7 @@ const templates = fs
   .map(name => path.join(templatesFolder, name))
   .filter(source => fs.lstatSync(source).isDirectory())
   .map(source => path.basename(source));
+const optionsFromArguments = getOptionsFromArguments(options.rawArgs);
 
 const questions = [
   {
@@ -102,8 +109,11 @@ const questions = [
     name: 'template',
     message: 'InstantSearch template',
     choices: templates,
+    validate(input) {
+      return templates.includes(input);
+    },
   },
-];
+].filter(question => isQuestionAsked({ question, args: optionsFromArguments }));
 
 const appName = path.basename(appPath);
 const packageManager = isYarnAvailable() ? 'yarn' : 'npm';
@@ -120,7 +130,8 @@ try {
   console.log(`Creating a new InstantSearch app in ${chalk.green(cdPath)}.`);
   console.log();
 
-  const answers = await inquirer.prompt(questions);
+  const promptAnswers = await inquirer.prompt(questions);
+  const answers = { ...optionsFromArguments, ...promptAnswers };
 
   const config = {
     ...answers,
@@ -137,18 +148,20 @@ try {
   const installCommand = packageManager === 'yarn' ? 'yarn' : 'npm install';
   let hasInstalledDependencies = false;
 
-  try {
-    console.log();
-    console.log('📦  Installing dependencies...');
-    console.log();
+  if (program.installation) {
+    try {
+      console.log();
+      console.log('📦  Installing dependencies...');
+      console.log();
 
-    installDependencies({ appPath, initialDirectory, installCommand });
+      installDependencies({ appPath, initialDirectory, installCommand });
 
-    hasInstalledDependencies = true;
-  } catch (err) {
-    console.warn(
-      '⚠️  Dependencies could not have been installed. Please follow the commands below to proceed.'
-    );
+      hasInstalledDependencies = true;
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(
+        '⚠️  Dependencies could not have been installed. Please follow the commands below to proceed.'
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   console.log();
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index bab7c8498..397139696 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -37,6 +37,46 @@ function checkAppPath(path) {
   }
 }
 
+function camelCase(string) {
+  return string.replace(/-([a-z])/g, str => str[1].toUpperCase());
+}
+
+function getOptionsFromArguments(rawArgs) {
+  let argIndex = 0;
+
+  return rawArgs.reduce((allArgs, currentArg) => {
+    argIndex++;
+
+    if (!currentArg.startsWith('--')) {
+      return allArgs;
+    }
+
+    const argumentName = camelCase(currentArg.split('--')[1]);
+    const argumentValue = rawArgs[argIndex];
+
+    return {
+      ...allArgs,
+      [argumentName]: argumentValue,
+    };
+  }, {});
+}
+
+function isQuestionAsked({ question, args }) {
+  for (const optionName in args) {
+    if (question.name === optionName) {
+      // Skip if the arg in the command is valid
+      if (question.validate && question.validate(args[optionName])) {
+        return false;
+      }
+    } else if (!question.validate) {
+      // Skip if the question is optional and not given in the command
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 function isYarnAvailable() {
   try {
     execSync('yarnpkg --version', { stdio: 'ignore' });
@@ -54,6 +94,9 @@ function getLatestInstantSearchVersion() {
 module.exports = {
   checkAppName,
   checkAppPath,
+  getOptionsFromArguments,
+  isQuestionAsked,
   isYarnAvailable,
   getLatestInstantSearchVersion,
+  camelCase,
 };
diff --git a/src/utils.test.js b/src/utils.test.js
index 09071fa86..5c2d7b94d 100644
--- a/src/utils.test.js
+++ b/src/utils.test.js
@@ -73,3 +73,117 @@ describe('checkAppPath', () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe('getOptionsFromArguments', () => {
+  test('with a single command', () => {
+    expect(
+      utils.getOptionsFromArguments('cmd --appId APP_ID'.split(' '))
+    ).toEqual({
+      appId: 'APP_ID',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('with a multiple commands', () => {
+    expect(
+      utils.getOptionsFromArguments([
+        'cmd',
+        '--appId',
+        'APP_ID',
+        '--apiKey',
+        'API_KEY',
+        '--indexName',
+        'INDEX_NAME',
+        '--template',
+        'Vue InstantSearch',
+      ])
+    ).toEqual({
+      appId: 'APP_ID',
+      apiKey: 'API_KEY',
+      indexName: 'INDEX_NAME',
+      template: 'Vue InstantSearch',
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('with different commands', () => {
+    expect(
+      utils.getOptionsFromArguments(['yarn', 'start', '--appId', 'APP_ID'])
+    ).toEqual({
+      appId: 'APP_ID',
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      utils.getOptionsFromArguments(['node', 'index', '--appId', 'APP_ID'])
+    ).toEqual({
+      appId: 'APP_ID',
+    });
+
+    expect(
+      utils.getOptionsFromArguments([
+        'create-instantsearch-app',
+        '--appId',
+        'APP_ID',
+      ])
+    ).toEqual({
+      appId: 'APP_ID',
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+describe('isQuestionAsked', () => {
+  expect(
+    utils.isQuestionAsked({
+      question: { name: 'appId', validate: input => Boolean(input) },
+      args: { appId: undefined },
+    })
+  ).toBe(true);
+
+  expect(
+    utils.isQuestionAsked({
+      question: { name: 'appId', validate: input => Boolean(input) },
+      args: { appId: 'APP_ID' },
+    })
+  ).toBe(false);
+
+  expect(
+    utils.isQuestionAsked({
+      question: {
+        name: 'template',
+        validate: input => input !== 'InstantSearch.js',
+      },
+      args: { template: 'InstantSearch.js' },
+    })
+  ).toBe(true);
+
+  expect(
+    utils.isQuestionAsked({
+      question: {
+        name: 'template',
+        validate: input => input === 'InstantSearch.js',
+      },
+      args: { template: 'InstantSearch.js' },
+    })
+  ).toBe(false);
+
+  expect(
+    utils.isQuestionAsked({
+      question: {
+        name: 'mainAttribute',
+      },
+      args: { indexName: 'INDEX_NAME' },
+    })
+  ).toBe(false);
+});
+
+describe('camelCase', () => {
+  test('with single word', () => {
+    expect(utils.camelCase('test')).toBe('test');
+  });
+
+  test('with caret-separated word', () => {
+    expect(utils.camelCase('app-id')).toBe('appId');
+  });
+
+  test('with caret-separated twice word', () => {
+    expect(utils.camelCase('instant-search-js')).toBe('instantSearchJs');
+  });
+});