# About the Roku Developer Program category

**URL:** <https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/about-the-roku-developer-program-category/11421>\
**Category:** Roku Developer Program\
**Created:** [May 18, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/about-the-roku-developer-program-category/11421 "2026-05-18T20:42:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![RokuNicole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/db5fbb/32.png) [@RokuNicole](https://forum.developer.roku.com/u/RokuNicole)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.developer.roku.com/t/about-the-roku-developer-program-category/11421/1 "2026-05-18T20:42:00Z")

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**Welcome to the Roku Developer Program Category**

**What is the Roku Developer Program?**

The Roku Developer Program gives developers and engineers the tools, resources, and platform access needed to build and publish channels on the Roku OS, the #1 streaming platform in the United States. Whether you’re an independent developer building your first app or an engineering team at a major media company, the Roku Developer Program is your entry point to reaching millions of Roku households.

Enrollment is free, and once you’re in, you have access to the full Roku SDK, developer documentation, sideloading tools, and the ability to publish channels to the Roku Channel Store.

**What belongs in this category?**

This category is for discussions related app development questions and should be tagged with their respective technical category tags. Topics that belong here include:

- Getting started with the Roku Developer Program including enrollment, account setup, and onboarding
- Questions about developer account management
- App publishing and submission process
- Roku Channel Store policies, guidelines, and certification requirements
- Monetization options including subscriptions, pay-per-view, and the Roku Billing platform
- Developer program announcements and updates from the Roku team
- General questions about what the program offers and how to get the most out  
of it

**Getting Started**

- [Enroll in the Roku Developer Program](https://developer.roku.com/enrollment/standard)
- Read out [Roku Developer Program overview](https://developer.roku.com/dev/docs/getting-started)

**Set up your developer environment:**

- [Activate Developer Mode on-device](https://developer.roku.com/dev/docs/developer-setup)
- Install the IDE of your choice. We recommend the [Brightscript plugin for VSCode](https://rokucommunity.github.io/vscode-brightscript-language/index.html)
- Review our [app certification criteria](https://developer.roku.com/dev/docs/certification-overview)

**A few tips before posting:**

- Search before you post, as many common questions about enrollment, publishing,  
and certification have already been answered
- Include your account type and channel type when asking program-related  
questions as it helps the community and the Roku team give you a more relevant  
answer
- For urgent account-specific issues, use Roku’s official developer support  
channels rather than the forum, as response times cannot be guaranteed here

**Stay in the loop**

The Roku Developer Relations team will use this category to share program  
updates, policy changes, and announcements that affect developers. Follow this  
category to make sure you don’t miss anything important.

Welcome to the program — we’re glad you’re here.

— The Roku Developer Relations Team