App developer tools
Shopify provides a range of software tools, app templates, example apps, and libraries to accelerate your development process.
Developer tools
Anchor link to section titled "Developer tools"- Shopify CLI: A command-line tool to scaffold and manage Shopify apps.
- App Bridge: A JavaScript library to streamline embedding an app in the Shopify admin.
- Shopify App Generator for Rails: A Rails engine for building Shopify apps.
API libraries
Anchor link to section titled "API libraries"For a complete list of official and third-party open source API libraries, refer to API libraries.
App templates
Anchor link to section titled "App templates"The following templates can help you start your Shopify app development.
Example apps
Anchor link to section titled "Example apps"The following examples can help you with your app.
- Shopify server-side rendered (SSR) Rails app: An example multi-page SSR Rails app that has been converted to a single-page app using App Bridge and Turbolinks.
- Shopify fulfillment integration app: An example app in Sinatra that demonstrates how to integrate an existing fulfillment service with an API into Shopify using the FulfillmentService resource.
- Storefront API apps: A series of example apps that demonstrate how to use the Storefront API. The examples are built and maintained by community members.