Developing your application

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title: Developing your application
description: Build a custom application to meet the business needs of your organization. Choose a builder for the type of user experience or workflow that you want to create.
locale: en-US
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last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Classic app development, Building applications]
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# Developing your application

Build a custom application to meet the business needs of your organization. Choose a builder for the type of user experience or workflow that you want to create.

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[Agentic development and Build Agent \[Omitted image "bus-ai-sparkle.svg"\] Alt text: Expedite app development and enhance custom applications with the AI tools available on the ServiceNow AI Platform.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-ai-workflow-factory-prime.md)

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[Build no-code applications with Creator Studio\[Omitted image "bus-automated-testing-framework.svg"\] Alt text: Create and manage custom applications in a simple, no-code environment.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/creator-studio/creator-studio-landing.md)

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[Build low-code applications with App Engine Studio \[Omitted image "bus-low-code-dev-tools.svg"\] Alt text: Accelerate innovation with more creators and less complexity. Empower developers of all skill levels to build applications at scale.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/app-engine-studio/aes-overview.md)

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[Build applications with ServiceNow Studio \[Omitted image "bus-application-development.svg"\] Alt text: Empower developers with a modern, unified environment for building on the ServiceNow AI Platform using integrated builders and tools.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/servicenow-studio-landing.md)

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[Build pro-code applications \[Omitted image "bus-application-development.svg"\] Alt text: Extend or maintain existing applications and user experiences. Connect applications and data across the enterprise.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/building-pro-code-applications.md)

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[Builder library \[Omitted image "bus-agent-workspace-1.svg"\] Alt text: Choose a builder tool to quickly develop an application.](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/builder-library-table.md)

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</table>## Which app builder should I use?

Use the following table to choose the app building experience that matches your role and technical background.

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Features

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Build Agent: Build an app using natural language prompts.

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Developers of all experience levels \(from low-code to Platform and source code\)

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Build full-stack applications via a conversational interface.You can use Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio and the ServiceNow IDE to generate a complete ServiceNow scoped or global application. For more information, see [Exploring Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/exploring-build-agent.md).

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ServiceNow Studio: Build and deliver apps in a unified environment.

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Citizen developers, Platform developers

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Build apps in a unified development environment.ServiceNow Studio provides streamlined navigation, integrated low-code tools, and built-in tracking and packaging so you can develop and ship apps faster. Use Build Agent in ServiceNow Studio to create and update apps with a conversational interaction.

For more information, see [Exploring ServiceNow Studio](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/exploring-servicenow-studio.md).

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</table>## Agentic development on the ServiceNow AI Platform

-   **[Agentic development of full-stack applications with Build Agent](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/build-agent.md)**

    Agentically develop applications on the ServiceNow AI Platform with Build Agent, an autonomous AI agent available with ServiceNow Otto for Creator. Describe what you need through back and forth conversations with Build Agent, and Build Agent automatically builds the application, including audit trails, security, and compliance.

-   **[ServiceNow Otto for Creator](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/now-assist-for-creator/now-assist-for-creator-landing.md)**

    Use the AI skills, agents, and agentic workflows available with ServiceNow Otto for Creator to generate and enhance applications.

-   **[Create and use AI assets in apps at runtime with ServiceNow Otto for App Engine](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/now-assist-for-app-engine/use-now-assist-for-app-engine-enterprise.md)**

    Enhance App Engine applications with AI skills, agents, and agentic workflows that users can use at runtime with ServiceNow Otto for App Engine.

-   **[Generate code with AI-powered code generation](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/api-reference/scripts/generate-scripts-from-text.md)**

    Generate scripts from text, code, or a combination of both with AI-powered code generation.


## Build applications with ServiceNow Studio

Build apps smarter and deliver them faster with the new ServiceNow Studio. ServiceNow Studio empowers platform developers with a modern, unified environment for building on the ServiceNow AI Platform. ServiceNow Studio features streamlined navigation to applications and metadata, integrated low-code tools, efficient tracking and packaging of development work that accelerates development processes and enhances productivity.

-   **[ServiceNow Studio quick start](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/servicenow-studio-quick-start.md)**

    Quickly familiarize yourself with new features in ServiceNow Studio.

-   **[Build applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/create-an-application-in-servicenow-studio.md)**

    Admins can easily build custom or global apps using a guided experience and integrated builders.

-   **[Deploy applications](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/working-with-update-sets-in-servicenow-studio.md)**

    Deploy your applications seamlessly using ReleaseOps, update sets, pipelines, or the Application Repository.

-   **[ServiceNow Studio Navigator panel taxonomy](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/servicenow-studio-classic/servicenow-studio-file-navigator-taxonomy.md)**

    Learn more about each type of file you can add to applications in ServiceNow Studio.


## Develop in sandbox environments

Use Developer Sandboxes to create isolated development environments where users can develop on the ServiceNow AI Platform in parallel. Sandboxes are temporary because they drift from the base instance configuration the longer they exist. Sandboxes support Git-based workflows of the software development life cycle and help reduce conflicts.

## Builder library

Each builder fulfills a specific need or produces a specific type of data, such as Decision Builder, UI Builder, and Workspace Builder. For a complete list of builders, see [Builder Library](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/builder-library-table.md).