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March 6, 2024

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* Shopify App Store

# App submissions now require a screencast demo

Developers must create a video demo that illustrates how to use their app, as a now mandatory requirement for submission.

New apps that are in a Draft status will be asked to provide this prior to submitting for initial review. Submitted apps that are already in initial review may be asked to provide one before they can be published. Published apps that become Delisted may be asked to provide one before they can become published again.

This requirement will substantially help our review team to understand app flows and functionality during testing, and will speed up the review process.