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title: Lux Lab release notes
description: Lux Lab is a desktop application for building Lux applications that run on a ServiceNow instance. You create projects, edit code, preview your work, and deploy to your instance from one tool. Release notes are organized by version.
locale: en-US
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release: australia
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last_updated: "2026-10-05"
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keywords: [Lux Lab, Lux Lab release notes, Lux applications, desktop application]
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# Lux Lab release notes

Lux Lab is a desktop application for building Lux applications that run on a ServiceNow instance. You create projects, edit code, preview your work, and deploy to your instance from one tool. Release notes are organized by version.

## About Lux Lab

-   Start a project from a base experience, an extension of an existing application, or a collection, and let Lux Lab scaffold it for you.
-   Extend existing applications by adding extension targets from the file explorer's right-click menu.
-   Create collection pages and control which page each user sees by adding access rules in a guided, two-step flow.
-   Preview your application locally and deploy it to your instance without leaving the app.
-   Edit code with the built-in editor and source control, including inline Git blame that shows who last changed each line.
-   Get started quickly with a first-launch setup that checks your environment and signs you in to your instance.
-   Create store applications with a custom scope that doesn't require your instance's company code.

For more information, see .

## Activation and other requirements

-   **Activation information**

    No activation is required. Lux is installed automatically on instances running Australia Patch 5 or later or Zurich Patch 12 or later.

-   **Additional requirements**

    Lux Lab requires the following:

<table id="table_lux_lab_reqs"><thead><tr><th>

Application

</th><th>

Version

</th><th>

Resources for more information

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Node.js

</td><td>

24 or later

</td><td>

[Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download)

</td></tr><tr><td>

pnpm

</td><td>

10 or later

</td><td>

[pnpm](https://pnpm.io/installation)

</td></tr><tr><td>

ServiceNow SDK

</td><td>

4.12.1 or later

</td><td>

[ServiceNow SDK](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@servicenow/sdk)

</td></tr><tr><td>

ServiceNow instance

</td><td>

-   Australia Patch 5 or later
-   Zurich Patch 12 or later


</td><td>

[Prepare your upgrade](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/rn-prepare-landing-page.md)

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>
**Parent Topic:**[App development and low-code release notes](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/release-notes/build-automate-rn-landing.md)