New App

Last modified: May 5, 2026

Introduction

You can create a new app in Studio Pro.

To create a new app, follow these steps:

  1. Do one of the following:

    1. Open the File menu in the top bar > New App.
    2. Click Create New App on the Studio Pro landing page.

  2. In the My Apps tab, select a starting point (an app template).

  3. Click Use this app.

  4. In the App Settings dialog box, select the settings for your app and click Create app. For more information on app settings, see the App Settings section.

The new app is created and opened.

App Settings

When creating a new app, the App Settings dialog box opens. Use it to specify an app name, whether to enable the online services provided by the Mendix Platform, the default language, and the location on disk where the app files are stored:

App Settings

App Name

The name of your new app. This name is used as the name of the app directory and file on disk. If you enable online services for this app, the name is also used for the Team Server repository and a corresponding app in My Apps.

Enable Online Services

The Mendix Platform offers online services such as version control and cloud deployment. When enabled, this creates an app in Apps in the Mendix Portal and a corresponding version control repository.

If you choose No, you create an app that is only stored on your local disk. You can still upload this local app to a version control server later.

Default Language

The default language is the language of the user interface of your app. Choose the language that you use initially in your forms and other user interface elements. You can add additional languages to your app later.

App Directory

Specify the directory in which the files for your app are stored.

If you enable online services for the new app, the suffix -main is added to the directory name automatically. This indicates that the directory contains the main branch line of your app. While working on your app, you can create new branches and download them to other directories. For more information on branch line management, see Branch Line Manager.

You can change the default directory in which new apps are stored in the Preferences dialog box.

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