--- sourceDocument: Xanadu Release Notes sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/xanadu/release-notes Release : - xanadu ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Xanadu Release Notes ft:clusterId : - rn bundleId : - rn --- # ServiceNow Studio release notes # ServiceNow Studio release notes {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Xanadu * * Updated September 5, 2024 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 2 minutes to read The ServiceNow® ServiceNow Studio application provides a unified experience for all ServiceNow® development activities, enabling admins and developers to extend base system solutions and easily create custom apps. ServiceNow Studio is a new application in the Xanadu release. ## ServiceNow Studio highlights for the Xanadu release {#servicenow-studio-rn__servicenow-studio-rn-highlights} * Create, edit, maintain, and deploy custom and globally scoped apps and app files in a single, integrated development environment instead of having to switch back and forth between tools and builders. You can also edit base system apps and files and customize store apps. * Search for and edit any type of metadata record using the Navigator file taxonomy. * Package app changes for deployment using System Update Sets, pipelines, and the Application Repository. * Create applications using Now Assist for app generation. * Bookmark applications and application files for easy, fast access. {#servicenow-studio-rn__ul_w3t_zgb_qcc} See [Building applications with ServiceNow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=servicenow-studio-landing&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) for more information.{#servicenow-studio-rn__servicenow-studio-rn-highlights-2} Important: ServiceNow Studio is available in the ServiceNow Store. For details, see the "Activation information" section of these release notes. ## ServiceNow Studio features {#servicenow-studio-rn__servicenow-studio-rn-new-features} [Consolidated access to all integrated ServiceNow® builders and tools](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=integrated-development-tools&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Use all of your favorite ServiceNow builders and tools in one place, without opening them in different products. For example, you can open files for flows in the Workflow Studio tool directly within ServiceNow Studio. [Work with all supported file types and metadata](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sn-studio-working-with-metadata&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Use the Navigator panel to quickly find, bookmark, and edit any type of supported ServiceNow metadata. [Deploy updates within ServiceNow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=working-with-update-sets-in-servicenow-studio&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Manage your deployments using several of the ServiceNow app life-cycle options, such as pipelines, update sets, or the Application Repository, directly within ServiceNow Studio. [Generate apps using Now Assist](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sns-now-assist-app-gen-landing&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Edit applications created with Now Assist for app generation directly in ServiceNow Studio. ## Activation information {#servicenow-studio-rn__servicenow-studio-rn-activation} Install ServiceNow Studio by requesting it from the ServiceNow Store. Visit the [ServiceNow Store](https://store.servicenow.com/sn_appstore_store.do#!/store/home) website to view all the available apps and for information about submitting requests to the store. For cumulative release notes information for all released apps, see the [ServiceNow Store version history release notes](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/bundle/store-release-notes/page/release-notes/store/sn-store-release-notes.html).{#servicenow-studio-rn__servicenow-studio-rn-activation-1} ## Related ServiceNow applications and features {#servicenow-studio-rn__servicenow-studio-rn-related-apps} [Access Control](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_SNCAccessControl&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-security&ft:locale=en-US) : Work with access controls and roles for apps and files in ServiceNow Studio. [Catalog Builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=catalog-builder&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-servicenow-platform&ft:locale=en-US) : Create and edit catalog items directly in ServiceNow Studio. [Decision tables in Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=decision-designer-overview&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US) : Add decision rules and use decision tables to decouple decision logic from code. [Email notifications](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=c_EmailNotifications&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-platform-administration&ft:locale=en-US) : Create and edit email notifications that are automatically sent when a record is created or updated. Email notifications are also used as a reference in flows or can be triggered by an event. [Flows in Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=flows&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US) : Create and edit flows, subflows, and actions directly in a Workflow Studio tab within ServiceNow Studio. [Integration Hub - Import](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=integrationhub-imports&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-integrate-applications&ft:locale=en-US) : Import data into existing tables in ServiceNow Studio. [Mobile App Builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=mab-concept&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-mobile&ft:locale=en-US) : Add mobile experiences in a Mobile App Builder within ServiceNow Studio. [Now Assist for app generation in ServiceNow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=sns-now-assist-app-gen-landing&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Create applications through a conversation with generative AI. [Playbooks in Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=process-automation-designer&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US) : Edit cross-functional processes and consolidate them into automated task-oriented views. [Table Builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=tb-landing-page&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Work with data models in a tabular format in a tab within ServiceNow Studio. [UI Builder](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=ui-builder-overview&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-application-development&ft:locale=en-US) : Create and edit experiences in a tab within ServiceNow Studio. [Workflow Studio](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/access?context=workflow-studio&version=xanadu&pubname=xanadu-build-workflows&ft:locale=en-US) : Integrate workflow authoring, configuring, and monitoring into a single page experience within ServiceNow Studio.