--- sourceDocument: Yokohama Build or modify applications sourceDocumentLink: https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/r/yokohama/application-development Release : - yokohama ft:locale : - en-US ft:publication_title : - Yokohama Build or modify applications ft:clusterId : - cadev bundleId : - cadev workflow : - Development, Data, and Analytics --- # Using ServiceNow Studio # Using ServiceNow Studio {#ariaid-title1} * Release version: Yokohama * * Updated January 30, 2025 * * ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read Accelerate your app development with ServiceNow Studio. Many ServiceNow AI Platform features are integrated with a suite of development tools and builders to provide an efficient and powerful app development and deployment experience. ## Aims of ServiceNow Studio {#using-servicenow-studio__section_d4h_qgc_vcc} ServiceNow Studio improves upon a lot of great features in the legacy Studio product, as well as integrates new features that can speed up your app development experience. ServiceNow Studio helps enable your app development experience by making it faster and easier to do the following: * Access, switch between, and adopt the right tools you need for development. * Find, organize, and edit your work in apps and metadata records. * Track, package, and deploy your work in applications through update sets, pipelines, or the Application Repository. {#using-servicenow-studio__ul_k5s_rlz_ycc} * **[Create an application in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/ZrWiCLN81Y8XzOoJi5r_sg)** Create a custom application in ServiceNow Studio. After creating the foundations of your app, you can add data, automation, or many other types of app files using integrated development tools and builders in ServiceNow Studio. * **[Create an app file in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/dhbgkWSS971gNMhm_lyxfw)** Create an app file to define an aspect of how an application functions. For example, you could add a security file using ServiceNow Studio to define which users can access the app. * **[Now Assist for app generation in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Gqwk_nBfVcox38f~pzHwsA)** Use ServiceNow Otto for Creator to work with generative AI and simplify app creation. After having a conversation about the app that you want to create, ServiceNow Otto for Creator generates the app that you can then modify. * **[Now Assist for app summary generation in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/poAWvmh7_dnshb00ddH8Wg)** Use the ServiceNow® ServiceNow Otto for Creator application to use generative AI for summarizing an app. With a single button, ServiceNow Otto for Creator generates the app summary that you can then copy to the app description, or use to find duplicate apps. * **[Bookmark apps and app files in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/6cVI_Mqt_3iJn7QP9PGJ3A)** Easily bookmark apps and app files from several locations for quick access in ServiceNow Studio. * **[Change your development experience in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/9z2lb7e~H~OIu7SL~Ddy_g)** Use the best tool for your app development by switching between development environments using the experience switcher in ServiceNow Studio. * **[Find an app or app file using code search](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4RXdzBe4bSiBYZLQOrN9KA)** Find an app or app file using code search in ServiceNow Studio. Code search enables you to search through all applications and tables on your instance to find what you're looking for. * **[Debug a script in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/0vIbjwccbV83IUQlm4D8JQ)** Use the Script Debugger in ServiceNow Studio to debug business rules and other synchronous server-side scripts. Access the Script Debugger during the course of your app development in ServiceNow Studio. * **[Modify an app's settings in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/TQMgCWgaqDDz__XbfYicVQ)** Adjust an app's settings in ServiceNow Studio using the full platform app record in app settings. Change the name, description, or other metadata associated with the app, and view all related links associated to the application. * **[Working with update sets in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/IGc~ZPqTItjaSfsT5U3mdQ)** An update set is a group of configuration changes that can be moved from one instance to another. This feature allows administrators to group a series of changes into a named set and then move them as a unit to other systems for testing or deployment. * **[Working with pipelines in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/4GWs59c6rcqktrlTFV7mFA)** Pipelines enable you to automate the propagation and installation of your applications from one instance to another. As an admin, you can manage app deployment requests coming from ServiceNow Studio in the App Engine Management Center (AEMC). * **[Working with the Application Repository in ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/Goahtt_dTu~q8ON9tk6KaQ)** After you develop and test a custom application in ServiceNow Studio, you can make the application available to company instances by publishing it to the ServiceNow Application Repository. The Application Repository is a central repository for all scoped applications that are published by all ServiceNow customers. * **[Delete an app from ServiceNow Studio](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/aaftczw~4F4Wv8EB~dVvdQ)** Delete apps that are no longer needed from ServiceNow Studio.