Shopify CLI Has a Free Toolkit That Lets You Build and Test Shopify Apps Locally

Shopify CLI is the official command-line tool for building Shopify apps, themes, and integrations. It handles scaffolding, local dev, and deployment.

What You Get for Free

• App scaffolding — generate full Shopify app structure
• Local dev server — hot reload with tunnel
• Theme development — build and preview themes locally
• GraphQL explorer — query Shopify APIs interactively
• Deployment — push to Shopify Partners

Create a Shopify App

npm init @shopify/app@latest
cd my-app
npm run dev

Theme Development

shopify theme dev --store=my-store.myshopify.com

Shopify App Structure

my-app/
  app/
    routes/
      app._index.jsx    # Main app page
      webhooks.jsx      # Webhook handlers
  extensions/
    my-extension/      # App extensions
  shopify.app.toml     # App config

Why Build on Shopify?

• 4.6M+ merchants worldwide
• Shopify App Store marketplace
• Built-in billing API for subscriptions
• Massive merchant ecosystem

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