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Runway launches App Studio for building hosted creative apps from plain-language descriptions
On October 26, 2026, Runway launched App Studio, which builds, tests, deploys and hosts custom creative apps from a plain-language description. It was included in every paid plan and drew on existing credits.
Archive entry: this covers an event from October 26, 2026, and we published it on November 8, 2026. The details come from sources dated at the time and may have changed since.
On October 26, 2026, Runway launched App Studio, which let users describe a tool in plain language and then built, tested, deployed and hosted a custom creative app with its own interface, as set out in its launch announcement.
What Runway launched
- App Studio wrote, tested and deployed every app. Changes were requested in plain language, could be previewed before going live, and earlier versions could be restored.
- Publishing required no API keys, hosting setup or separate infrastructure.
- Existing Agent sessions and Workflows could be turned into an app in one click, locking the prompt, model sequence and settings.
- Apps could use Runway's image, video and audio models along with the creator's Brand Kits, Workflows, Assets and References.
- Six built-in apps were available at launch: Character Swap, AutoComp, Product Portfolio, 3D Camera Control, Precise Edit and Runway Pro.
What it means for people who build with AI
App Studio brought vibe-coding-style app building to creative teams: a tool described in plain language became a hosted, shareable app without writing or deploying code. Because apps could draw on a creator's own Brand Kits, Workflows, Assets and References, they could be built around a team's existing materials.
Plans, sharing and controls
- Apps were private by default. Team and Enterprise plans could share them with teammates, projects or the workspace, and paid-plan creators could publish a public link where visitors signed in and paid for their own generations.
- App Studio was included in every paid plan with no additional purchase or add-on, and building, running and hosting drew on the existing credit balance.
- Free users could use built-in apps and apps shared with them, but building required a paid plan.
- Enterprise admins could turn App Studio off per workspace and control whether public links were allowed.
Runway also recorded the launch in its changelog, where the App Studio entry carries the same date.
Sources
- Introducing Runway App Studio (Runway, October 26, 2026, official)
- App Studio (Runway, October 26, 2026, official)
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