Source: https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/three-ways
Summary: The part in the chat, NodeGX Studio, and the NodeGX editor. What each one shows you, which ones you can use today, and how to choose.

# Three ways to use NodeGX

There are three ways to see and change your app. They all open the same folder of files on your computer. You choose how deep to go. You can change your mind later.

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Every one of them opens the same folder. You choose how deep to go.

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| | what it is | what it shows | when |
|---|---|---|---|
| **The part in the chat** | one piece of the app, live, in the conversation | that piece and the settings the AI chose for you to decide; Approve or Not that | a decision while it builds |
| **NodeGX Studio** | an editor inside the chat, or in its own window on your computer | pages, elements, workflows, data, who can see what, a replay of what the app did, and the wiring underneath, read only | the day-to-day; changes you make yourself |
| **The NodeGX editor** | a free download for your computer | every node and every wire, and you can change all of it | when you want to work at that level |

## Which ones you can use today

**The NodeGX editor** is a free download you can install now. It works with Claude today. If you want to build an app this week, this is the way. [The NodeGX editor](https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/the-editor) explains it.

**The part in the chat** and **Studio inside the chat** come with a one-click add-on for the Claude desktop app. We are finishing it. Until it is out, the steps on [In the chat with Claude](https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/in-the-chat) show how it will work. You can join the list at [nodegx.io/start](https://nodegx.io/start/) to be emailed the day it is ready.

**NodeGX Studio as its own app** is also coming soon. [NodeGX Studio](https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/studio) says what it does.

## How to choose

Answer one question: who will make the day-to-day changes to this app?

- **Me, but I don't write code.** Studio, when it is out. The NodeGX editor until then.
- **Me, and I want to see everything.** The NodeGX editor.
- **My team or a client, who don't code.** Studio, or an editor built just for them. See [An editor built for you](https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/your-own-editor).
- **Nobody yet.** Build with Claude first. Your app is saved in a format every one of these can open. Nothing is decided.

## Under all three: the files

Your app is a folder of files on your computer. Every way of working opens that same folder. Developers put the folder in Git and open it in VS Code. If none of that means anything to you, it does not need to. Pick the way that suits you, and the files take care of themselves.

Some parts of an app are built from pieces Studio does not edit, such as a script or a piece of logic with its own states. Studio still shows you what such a part does and names it. From there you can look at the wiring underneath, read only. To change what you see there, you use the NodeGX editor. [Changing things yourself](https://learn.nodegx.io/build/your-changes) has the details.

## Quick reference

- Three ways, one folder. Change your mind whenever you like.
- Today: download the [NodeGX editor](https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/the-editor) and connect Claude.
- Coming soon: the part in the chat and Studio, in the Claude desktop app, with one click.
- Not a coder, but want your own tool? [An editor built for you](https://learn.nodegx.io/ways/your-own-editor).