With the free Omnis Studio Community Edition, you can start building apps now, free of charge and without risk.
With Omnis Studio Community Edition you have a true cross platform tool so you can create your app on one platform and deploy it to any other platform. Android, iOS, Windows and macOS, without redesign or recompilation. So, you can provide your app to any customer, whatever their platform and IT landscape may be.
Develop once, deploy anywhere
With the free Omnis Studio Community Edition you get everything you need to create great web and mobile apps in record time:
With the free Omnis Studio Community Edition you can:
More than powerful app development – Omnis Studio is a full-fledged application server
Its dual role as both a development environment and an application server makes it easy for you to develop, deploy, and manage your applications in one unified space.
The ultimate Introduction to the Omnis Community Edition
The best and fastest way to get to know Omnis Studio and to ask everything you want to know about the Community Edition is to attend one of our free live Intro Sessions.
The Intro Session provides a general introduction to Omnis Studio and shows live and in practice how you can develop a functional application and integrate it with a database within a few minutes. Whether you already downloaded your free developer license or first want to learn how Omnis can help you to build web and mobile apps for iOS and Android really fast and all with one code –
come and see a live introduction and samples of successful Omnis apps and ask all questions you have.
Free Tech Support
is included in your Omnis Studio Community Edition. We know that access to high quality technical support is often critical for the success of a project and can save time and money. And we want you to be successful with your first Omnis app development projects.
Therefore we provide valuable and reliable support by experienced developers and engineers free of charge within the scope of your Community Edition developer license.
If you are stuck somewhere in Omnis Studio or if you need help with a technical issue contact our support team by email. The easiest and fastest way is to fill in all fields of the form below as this makes sure our support engineers have all basic information and can immediately look into your case.
Need Access to a Different Database?
When you register for a free Omnis Studio Community Edition you can choose from data access modules to a MS Express or a PostgreSQL or a SQLite database.
If you need to access a different database with your app later, if your company or a customer decides to use a different database at some point – you could apply for a different Community Edition version that provides access to this database. In this case you can simply use the form below, enter your current Community Edition serial number which includes the data access module you are currently using, and select the database you want to access instead. You will then receive a new Omnis Studio serial number that provides access to the requested database.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Is the Omnis Studio Community Edition really free?
Yes, it’s really free. No hidden fees, no commitment, no credit card required.
The Omnis Studio Community Edition is a great choice for start-ups and for developers who want to develop their first projects with Omnis Studio or work on an app for a small group of users.
You can build several mobile and/or web apps with the Omnis Studio Community Edition, but free deployment is limited to 5 concurrent users.
If your apps are successful and you want to deploy them to a bigger number of users you should upgrade to the Omnis Studio Professional Edition.
What is included in the Omnis Studio Community Edition?
The Omnis Studio Community Edition is suited to mobile and web apps with small numbers of users and ideal for developers who are new to Omnis and want to implement their first project(s) with Omnis.
It includes everything you need to design and develop mobile and web apps and to deploy them to up to 5 concurrent users. You can access different data sources and choose between a data access module for a MS Express, a PostgreSQL or a SQLite database. Deploy your app(s) built with the Omnis Studio Community Edition to the web and/or mobile devices running on iOS or Android, but free deployment is limited to 5 concurrent users.
The Community Edition is free – so simply sign-up and get started immediately.
Can I upgrade from a Community Edition to another Omnis Studio developer edition?
Yes, you can upgrade from the Omnis Studio Community Edition to another Omnis Studio developer edition at any time if you need services and functionalities that go beyond the scope of the free Community Edition. Simply go to the Omnis Store > and subscribe to the Omnis Studio developer license that provides the features you require.
Then you will receive a new serial key which you can enter and continue to work on your project with all features of your new edition.
When should I upgrade from the Omnis Studio Community Edition to the CommunityPro Edition?
You can upgrade from the Omnis Studio Community Edition to the CommunityPro Edition when your Omnis app is completed and tested and you want to deploy it to more than the included five concurrent users.
Simply go to the Omnis Store > and subscribe to the CommunityPro Edition developer license. You will receive a new serial key which you can enter and continue to work on your project. From now on you can order deployment licenses for as many concurrent users as you need or even server licenses for an unlimited number of users.
When should I upgrade from the Omnis Studio Community Edition to the Professional Edition?
If you need services and features that exceed the scope of the Community Edition, for example
- You need to access other database systems such as Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL or SAP HANA, or
- You want to develop a desktop solution with Omnis, or
- You want to provide a standalone mobile app
you can subscribe to the Omnis Studio Professional Edition developer license at any time. Simply go to the Omnis Store > and subscribe to the Professional Edition developer license. You will receive a new serial key which you can enter and continue to work on your project or start a new project with all features of the Professional Edition.
Is Technical Support included in the scope of the Omnis Studio Community Edition?
The free Omnis Studio Community Edition includes free technical support. Tech support will be provided by experienced Omnis support engineers and developers; you will not end up with chatbots or in any waiting loops. The Omnis Support services will help you with problems regarding the development, deployment or management of Omnis applications.
The free tech support will be provided by email only.
If you have a question or a technical issue please use the support form. This is the fastest way to contact our support team and provides them with all required information.