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Roblox Studio, Set Up Properly: A Beginner's First Hour
Download Studio, learn the four panels that matter, turn on the settings experienced devs change immediately; then build your first thing.
Roblox Studio is free, runs on Windows and macOS, and is the only tool you need to ship a Roblox game. Most beginners drown in its panels. You will not, because you only need four of them to start.
Install and first launch
Download Studio from create.roblox.com and log in with your Roblox account. Pick any template; Baseplate is fine. You are looking at the Explorer (the game's object tree), Properties (the selected object's settings), the 3D viewport, and the output window. If Output is hidden: View → Output. You will live in it.
Change these settings now
- Studio Settings → Studio → Skip Welcome Page: saves you a click forever.
- View → Explorer and View → Properties pinned: they are your home.
- Game Settings → Security → Enable Studio Access to API Services: DataStores need it when you get there.
- Plugins tab → Plugins Folder: bookmark it mentally; this is where ScriptFreak goes.
Your first build
Install the ScriptFreak plugin, connect your account, and type: a part that turns gold when touched and plays a sound. Watch what appears in ServerScriptService and read it. That read is the whole trick: the fastest way to learn Luau is to ship features and study the code that just worked.
Try it while you're here
The plugin is free during beta. Setup is five clicks, start to finish.