SDK Introduction

Note

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.

ToolSupported platform versionsPlatform release yearSDK version*
webOS CLI
Supports all platform versions
webOS Studio
Supports all platform versions
webOS TV Simulator
webOS TV 26
2026
11.x.x
webOS TV 25
2025
10.x.x
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)
Note

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.

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