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Publishing Applications Built on ThingWorx Platform
This section provides a summary of the best practices for publishing your applications.
PTC Marketplace
The IoT solutions built on ThingWorx Platform can be published on the PTC Marketplace. Customers can access the Marketplace. On the PTC Marketplace you can publish:
Tools—Includes extensions, software development tools and starter kits.
Extensions are service libraries, connector templates, functional widgets, and more. Extensions enable ThingWorx users to extend the functionality of their IoT applications.
Software development tools are used to create applications.
Starter kits contain documents that help you connect a device or software product to the ThingWorx Platform. The kits may also include some software components.
Solutions—Includes commercial and reference solutions.
Commercial solutions are complete out-of-the box solutions that are developed by partners.
Reference solutions are solutions created for a specific domain that are developed by partners.
The phases of building and publishing your content to the PTC Marketplace are:
1. Develop the IoT application.
2. Submit it to PTC for review.
3. PTC reviews the application.
4. Publish the application to the Marketplace listings.
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