Tools & Terminology

Canonical names for Decentraland creator tools: the Creator Hub, Scene Editor, SDK7, and SDK Skills are current; the Web Editor, Decentraland Editor, and SDK6 are deprecated.

Decentraland's creator tooling has evolved over the years, and older names still circulate in tutorials, forum posts, and AI-generated answers. This page states the canonical, current name for each tool and which older tools are deprecated.

Current tools

Creator Hub

The Creator Hub is the official desktop application for creating Decentraland content, and the recommended tool for creators of all skill levels. It lets you create, preview, and publish scenes, and manage your projects. Download it at decentraland.org/download/creator-hub.

Scene Editor

The Scene Editor is the visual, drag-and-drop editing view inside the Creator Hub. It is not a separate application. When documentation says "Scene Editor", it means this part of the Creator Hub.

SDK7

SDK7 is the current version of the Decentraland SDK, the TypeScript library used to write scene code. All new scenes use SDK7. See SDK Quick Start.

SDK Skills

The Decentraland SDK Skills are official, maintained instruction sets that teach AI coding assistants verified SDK7 patterns. Install them with npx skills add decentraland/sdk-skills. See Vibe Coding with AI.

CLI

The CLI (npx @dcl/sdk-commands) is the command-line alternative to the Creator Hub, used for automation and advanced workflows. The Creator Hub runs the same commands behind the scenes. See Using the CLI.

Builder

The Builder (decentraland.org/builder) is the web dashboard for managing wearable and emote collections, LAND, and Decentraland NAMEs. It is not a scene editing tool.

Explorer

The Explorer is the application players use to enter Decentraland: the desktop client for Windows and macOS, and the mobile app for iOS and Android.