[Youtube Video] Tizen Studio Installation on Windows
Before you can build Tizen TV applications, you need to set up Tizen Studio on your development machine. This guide walks through the full installation process on Windows, including how to use the Package Manager to install the TV-specific components you need.
Downloading Tizen Studio
The Tizen Studio installer is available from the official download page at developer.tizen.org. The page supports Windows, Ubuntu, and macOS. On Windows and macOS, no additional software is required before running the installer. On Ubuntu, however, several packages must be pre-installed first — the video description lists them along with the sudo apt install command to install them. On Ubuntu you also need to mark the downloaded installer as executable using chmod +x before running it.
Running the Installer
On Windows, double-clicking the installer launches a standard setup wizard. The key steps are:
- Accept the license agreement.
- Choose the Tizen Studio installation path (where the IDE itself is installed) and the data path (where configuration and application data is stored). The defaults are suitable for most users.
- Click Install and wait for the process to complete.
Opening the Package Manager
Tizen Studio does not include any platform packages by default. When the installation finishes, a checkbox offers to open the Package Manager immediately — make sure it is checked. If you miss this step, the Package Manager is also installed as a separate application and can be opened from your application list at any time.
The Package Manager is where you install the components that actually enable development for specific Tizen platforms such as TV, mobile, or wearable.
Installing TV Development Packages
The Package Manager has two main tabs: Main SDKs and Extension SDK. For TV development, you need to install items from both:
- Extension SDK tab — install the TV Extension (latest version), the Samsung Certificate Extension (for signing apps before deploying to a TV), and TV Extension Tools (which include the simulator and web app tools)
- Main SDKs tab — install the Tizen SDK Tools package, which contains the CLI, IDE integration, emulator, project wizards, and other core tooling
These packages can be sizeable, so download time depends on your network speed. Once they are installed, your Tizen Studio setup is complete for TV development.
Additional Package Manager Options
Beyond the default Samsung and Tizen packages, the Package Manager also supports installing extensions from third-party sources, GitHub repositories, or your local machine. These advanced options will be covered in a dedicated future tutorial.
What Comes Next
With Tizen Studio and the required TV packages installed, you are ready to start development. The next step is creating your first sample application using the project wizard and running it inside the Tizen emulator. Watch the full video for a step-by-step walkthrough of the installer and Package Manager, and drop a comment below if you run into any issues during setup.