Export an Extension

Last modified: August 19, 2024

Introduction

This how-to describes how you can export an extension so that you can publish it in the Marketplace or directly share it with other Mendix developers.

Prerequisites

To be able to export extension add-on modules, you need to have the feature flag --enable-extension-development enabled. For more information, see Get Started with the Extensibility API.

Procedure

  1. In Studio Pro, open the app that contains your development extension.

  2. Create a new module with the same name as your extension folder. For example, if your extension folder is called ‘MyFirstExtension’, your module must also be called ‘MyFirstExtension’.

  3. In App Explorer, go to Settings of this module and then go to the Export tab.

  4. Set Module type to Add-on module.

  5. In the Module version field, enter the version number of the extension.

  6. In the Extension Name field, select the name of your extension. This must match with your module name.

  7. Click OK to save the settings.

  8. In App Explorer, right-click the module and click Export to export the extension.

Now you can publish the extension in the Marketplace or directly share it with other Mendix developers.