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Roblox Studio
San Mateo, California, United States
What it is
Roblox Studio is a free IDE for building, scripting, testing, and publishing Roblox experiences on Windows and macOS. Its 3D workspace supports placing, moving, rotating, texturing, and refining objects. A script editor provides syntax highlighting, code completion, and inline documentation. Device emulation and playtesting let creators check experiences across screen sizes and form factors. The built-in Assistant can answer questions, update a project data model, modify scripts, generate materials and textures, and automate bulk actions. Real-time collaboration and group access controls support team projects. The Creator Store supplies millions of models, meshes, images, sounds, videos, and plugins. Open Cloud offers APIs for games, servers, data stores, restrictions, and other Roblox resources, with API keys and OAuth 2.0. Engine Open Cloud APIs are beta, limited to script-object reads and updates, require API-key authentication, and cap request bodies at 200 KB. Windows 10 or macOS 10.14 and 3 GB RAM are minimums; a Roblox account is required.
For and against
For
- Free Windows and macOS development environment
- 3D building and script-editing tools
- Device emulation and built-in playtesting
- Real-time collaboration with access controls
- Large Creator Store asset library
Against
- Roblox account required
- Engine Open Cloud APIs are beta
- Open Cloud request bodies limited to 200 KB
- Windows 10 or macOS 10.14 minimum
The verdict
Roblox Studio combines creation, coding, testing, collaboration, and publishing in one free desktop environment. Its cloud APIs add integration options, but the beta Engine APIs have narrow scope and request limits.
Who it suits
Roblox Studio suits creators and teams developing multiplayer Roblox experiences with 3D tools, scripting, testing, collaboration, and asset access. It also fits developers needing API connections to Roblox resources.
Plans and prices
Free
3D world building · Scripting and testing tools · Publishing to Roblox · Real-time collaboration
Read 21 Sep 2026 · create.roblox.com
Roblox Studio
Windows 10 or macOS 10.14 minimum · 3 GB RAM minimum · Roblox account required
Read 1 Oct 2026 · create.roblox.com
On the record
- 3D creation
- Studio provides drag-and-drop 3D world-building tools for placing, moving, rotating, texturing, and polishing objects.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- AI assistant
- Assistant can answer questions, update the data model, modify scripts, generate materials and textures, and automate bulk actions.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- API security
- API keys support granular permissions, optional IP restrictions, and expiration dates.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Assets
- The Creator Store provides millions of models, meshes, images, sounds, videos, and plugins for Studio and games.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Open Cloud supports API keys and OAuth 2.0, and Roblox uses OpenID Connect as an identity layer for OAuth authentication.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Collaboration
- Studio supports real-time collaborative creation and group-based access controls for projects and assets.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- External integrations
- Open Cloud provides REST APIs for updating games, restarting servers, accessing data stores, managing restrictions, and other Roblox resources.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Open Cloud limitation
- Engine Open Cloud APIs are in beta, can only read and update script objects, require API-key authentication, and limit request bodies to 200 KB.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Roblox Studio is an all-in-one IDE for building, scripting, testing, and publishing Roblox experiences.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Safety compliance
- Roblox is a recipient of the kidSAFE+COPPA seal and says its content moderation includes human moderators and automated systems.about.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Scripting
- Studio includes a script editor with syntax highlighting, code completion, and inline documentation.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Roblox provides documentation, tutorials, videos, a Developer Forum, community advice, and bug reporting resources.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The setup documentation lists Windows 10 and macOS 10.14 as minimum operating systems, Windows 11 and macOS 14+ as recommended, and 8 GB RAM as recommended.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Testing
- Studio supports device emulation and playtesting across screen sizes and form factors.create.roblox.com · read 1 Oct 2026
