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  title: `Getting started`,
  description: `Getting started with Amplify Studio`,
};

AWS Amplify Studio is a visual development environment for building fullstack web and mobile apps. To learn more, see the [Amplify Studio introduction](/console/).

Amplify Studio is available in the following regions: [Amplify Studio service endpoints](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/general/latest/gr/amplify.html#amplifyadmin_region).

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We recommend operating Amplify workloads in dedicated accounts so IAM principals not working with Amplify do not manipulate provisioned resources out-of-band.

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## Quick Start Guide

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If you are new to AWS, you don't need an account to get started. Visit the [Amplify Studio Sandbox](https://sandbox.amplifyapp.com/), where you can model your data and build React forms, all without logging into AWS.

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To use all of Amplify Studio's functionality, you will need an AWS account. You can take advantage of the [AWS free tier]("https://aws.amazon.com/free") to get started with no cost.

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If you already have an AWS account, you can begin using all of Amplify Studio's features. [Log into the AWS console]("https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home"), and click the button below to create a new project in Amplify Studio

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Next, follow these steps to deploy and launch Amplify Studio:
1. Enter a name for your app and choose **Confirm deployment**. 
1. After your app deployment is complete, select the **Backend environments** tab.
1. Select **Launch Studio**. This automatically launches Amplify Studio in a new tab.

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## Logging In and Creating an App

### Log into the Amplify Console
The Amplify Console is where you build, manage, and host your Amplify applications. To log in, take the following steps:
1. [Log into the AWS console]("https://console.aws.amazon.com/console/home")
1. Search for **AWS Amplify** in the console
1. Select **AWS Amplify** to open the Amplify Console

Alternatively, [click here to go straight to the Amplify Console]("https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home")

### Create a new Studio app
To create a new Studio app, first log into the [Amplify Console]("https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home"). Once you've logged in, you can create a new app using the following steps:

*If you have no apps in this region...*
1. Scroll to the bottom of the page
1. In the Amplify Studio section, select ["Get started"]("https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home?#/deploy-backend")
1. Name your app, and select **Confirm Deployment**

*If you already have apps in this region...*
1. Select **New app** in the upper right-hand corner
1. Select **Build an app** from the dropdown menu
1. Name your app, and select **Confirm Deployment**

### Launch Studio
To launch Amplify Studio for your app, take the following steps:
1. Log into the [AWS Amplify Console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home)
1. Select your app from the list of apps
1. Select the **Backend environments** tab
1. Select **Launch Studio**

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**Is your app missing from the list?** Make sure the correct region is selected in the upper right-hand corner

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### Add Studio to an existing project
If you have [created a new Amplify project through the CLI](/cli/start/workflows/#initialize-new-project), Studio will need to be activated before it can be launched. Use the following steps:
1. Navigate to the [AWS Amplify Console]("https://console.aws.amazon.com/amplify/home")
1. Select your app from the list of apps
1. Select the **Backend environments** tab
1. Select **Set up Amplify Studio**
1. Toggle **Enable Amplify Studio** from Off to On
1. After Studio has been successfully provisioned, navigate back your app's information page
1. Select **Launch Studio** to open Studio in a new browser tab


## Next steps

You are ready to start creating and managing your application's backend in Amplify Studio. Recommended next steps:
  * [Build a data model](/console/data/data-model)
  * [Create UI components in Figma](/console/uibuilder/figmatocode/)
  * [Invite your team members to collaborate](access-management/)