LiveCode 8.0 is the most exciting release in the history of the technology. It provides a simple way to extend the functionality or control set of LiveCode.

Go to the extension by clicking on the extension store tab and wait for it to load (Internet connectivity is required).

You can browse by category or search for an extension.

Click on any of the extensions to load full details and installation options.

Click on the install button to begin the download and installation of the extension. It should only take a matter of seconds to download and install.

**Widgets**

If you downloaded a widget it will appear in your list of installed widgets and also in your Tools Palette. Using the widget is no different from any of the classic LiveCode controls you've been used to. Simply drag it onto a stack and start interacting with it as you could any another control.

You can reference the widget in script as a control:

**API (Dictionary)**

1. Open the documentation stack from the menubar

2. API chooser - Choose which API to view. By default, LiveCode 8.0 comes with the LiveCode Script API and the new LiveCode Builder API. Any extension that contains an API is displayed here.

**User Guide**

1. Click on the "Guide" tab at the top of the documentation stack

2. Select the guide you wish to view

1. Choose a Widget - This list includes the source for the example extensions as well as any you have created.

2. Open a Widget - If you have created a extensions using an external editor you can load it into the builder here.

2. Push "test"

3. Notice that a stack is create with the widget. If you can't see it, it may be behind the plugin stack.

1. Your script should be in this box of the widget builder

2. Click test

To start creating more complex widgets see the LiveCode Builder api in the documentation stack in the IDE.

1. Open the dictionary

2. API chooser

Go to http://ng.livecode.com/login/ and login. The user credentials are the same ones you use on the main LiveCode website or when activating a commercial LiveCode license.

In order to ensure that every extension publisher has a unique ID we use a reverse domain name notation. For this alpha, all testers will be required to upload with an ID:

When logging in for the first time you will be asked to choose a unique *developer_name*. This is a one time step which will be added to your user account and used for all subsequent visits.

Once logged in you will be taken to your extensions account page:

1. To upload a new package click on the "Add New Extension" button

2. A list of extensions you've previously uploaded are listed here.

1. Click to browse to your package file.

2. Drag your package file anywhere within the grey dashed box