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Use this page when you know what you want to do next and need the right link: install the app, open a reference Product, install developer tools, read source, or fall back to the official Polkadot documentation.

Note

The Polkadot Products Devnet is a public developer preview. Devnet tokens have no real value, and the flows described here may change. Never print or share seed phrases or private keys.

If you want to try the app

The Polkadot app is the end-user host for Products. It is available on mobile and desktop; a web gateway is also available for quick access.

Platform Link
Web gateway https://dev-dot.li
Android (Google Play) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.pcf.polkadotapp
Android (direct APK) https://get.polkadotcommunity.foundation/android/latest.apk
iOS (TestFlight) https://testflight.apple.com/join/VvC8SHVE
Desktop https://polkadotcommunity.foundation/desktop/

Possible blocker

If an account cannot submit a transaction, it may need Devnet funds. Use the faucet at https://faucet.polkadot.io. Some Devnet builds also auto-fund new accounts.

If you want examples to open

These reference Products are useful when you want to see the platform from a user's point of view before reading code. They are public developer-preview examples, not audited production applications.

App Live URL What it shows
Browse https://browse.dev-dot.li Directory of published Products
DotNS UI https://dotns.dev-dot.li .dot name registration and lookup
CDM Frontend https://contracts.dev-dot.li CDM contract registry frontend
Playground template https://playground-template.dev-dot.li Minimal fork-and-go scaffold
Simple Survey https://survey.dev-dot.li Storage app indexed by a contract

If you want to build

Install the SDK for Product code, then add the CLIs for the task you are doing: managing names, publishing an app bundle, or working with contracts.

Libraries

# Product SDK — build a Product that runs inside the Host
npm i @parity/product-sdk

# Host API — talk to the Polkadot Host from your app
npm i @novasamatech/host-api

# CDM environment library
npm i @polkadot-community-foundation/cdm-env

Command-line tools

# DotNS CLI — register and manage .dot names
npm i -g @parity/dotns-cli

# Deploy CLI (bin: pad) — publish a built app to a .dot domain
npm i -g @parity/polkadot-app-deploy

# CDM CLI (bin: cdm) — register contracts in a CDM registry
npm i -g @polkadot-community-foundation/cdm-cli

Note

Use the devnet preset for this environment. pad and dotns select it with --env devnet; CDM uses -n devnet.

Source repositories

Source code is the place to go when you need details that these docs intentionally do not duplicate. Product and tooling repositories are linked under paritytech. App client repositories keep their app-specific source links.

Reference Product repositories:

If you need protocol background

For the underlying protocol, tooling, and network concepts, see the official Polkadot developer documentation: