SDK Introduction
In 2024, webOS TV CLI has been upgraded to webOS CLI, and so has webOS TV Extension for VS Code to webOS Studio. The old webOS TV CLI and webOS TV Extension for VS Code are deprecated.
The following are the tools that webOS TV provides to support your app development.
webOS CLI - It is a basic tool that provides a collection of commands for from creating to installing and launching web apps in the command line environment.
webOS Studio - webOS TV provides an extension for developers who are familiar with VS Code.
webOS TV Simulator - webOS TV Simulator allows developers to test their app on a computer without a real device.
Beanviser - It is a graphical tool that measures the performance of apps or services.
Compatible platform versions of SDK tools
The latest-version webOS CLI, webOS Studio, and Beanviser support all platform versions.
Emulator is deprecated, and Simulator is provided instead for webOS TV 22 or higher. If you still need to use the Emulator for webOS TV 6.0 or lower, you can install it using webOS Studio | Packager Manager.
IDE and Sublime Text Plugin are deprecated.
For compatible platform versions of each tool in detail, see the table below.
| Tool | Supported platform versions | Platform release year | SDK version* |
|---|---|---|---|
| webOS CLI | Supports all platform versions | ||
| webOS Studio | Supports all platform versions | ||
| webOS TV Simulator | webOS TV 24 | 2024 | 9.x.x |
| webOS TV 23 | 2023 | 8.x.x | |
| webOS TV 22 | 2022 | 7.x.x | |
| webOS TV 6.0 | 2021 | 6.x.x | |
| Resource Monitor | webOS TV 6.0 or higher (Supports all platform versions but the compatibility is not guaranteed) | ||
For the SDK version, go to Settings and check webOS TV Version on your TV device. The path in between may vary by platform version.