About the Tool

To streamline your device development process, OpenHarmony provides the useful tools listed below.

Table 1 Tools for device development

Tool Introduction Related Resources
DevEco Device Tool A one-stop integrated development environment (IDE) provided to develop applications for OpenHarmony devices. It allows on-demand component customization, as well as code editing, building, burning, and debugging. The tool supports C and C++ languages and can be installed in Visual Studio Code as a plug-in. HUAWEI DevEco Device Tool User Guide
Docker A containerization platform used to build and containerize applications. The Docker environments in OpenHarmony encapsulate build toolchains for different OpenHarmony variants, so you can start your building straightaway without having to install the build toolchain on your own. Docker Environments