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# Add applications

# Adding applications with the ServiceNow SDK {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Yokohama
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* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Add applications to your local system to get started with development in source code with the ServiceNow SDK.
* [Create an application with the ServiceNow SDK](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/P7K9u9xc0kgA6EK0uBSMag "Create a scoped application to develop in source code with the ServiceNow SDK.")

  Create a scoped application that supports development in source code.
* [Convert an application with the ServiceNow SDK](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/EdFs4oCKkewEFKJT7epaxw "Convert an existing scoped application to support development in source code with the ServiceNow SDK.")

  Convert an existing scoped application to support development in source code.

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You can also clone an existing scoped application that has already been converted to support development in source code from a remote Git repository in Visual Studio Code Desktop. For more information, see [Introduction to Git in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/sourcecontrol/intro-to-git) in the Visual Studio Code documentation.