What's New for Amazon Developers
Developer's Guide to The Amazon Appstore
Learn how to publish, promote, and make money with your app with our free 142-page book.
Case Study: QuizTix
Game developer QuizTix shares their motivations behind creating popular games.
New in Alexa Smart Home: Entertainment Capabilities
New Device Controls for TVs, AV Receivers and IR Hubs
Build Skills for Echo Show
Check out the new Alexa Skills Kit features for display and video interfaces.
Introducing the All-New Echo Show
Echo Show features everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things.
Introducing Subscribe with Amazon
Leverage Amazon's long-standing subscription service to reach millions of customers.
App Success Toolbox
Unlock a variety of resources for building, promoting, and monetizing your apps.
AWS Promotional Credits for Alexa
Amazon makes it free for developers to build and host most Alexa skills.
Best Practice to Manage Install Location
Follow this best practice to avoid customer confusion and create a good user experience.
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Apps & Games
The Amazon Appstore allows developers to distribute and sell their Android and HTML5 web apps to millions of customers in 236 countries and territories around the world through the Amazon device ecosystem. The Amazon Mobile App SDK gives developers access to a range of APIs and services to earn more revenue, engage audiences, and manage apps. Learn more »
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Fire OS & Android
Fire OS 5 is our Android-based operating system that powers Fire tablets, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick. Fire OS 5 is based on Android 5.1 and API 22 and is more compatible with existing Android apps than ever before. Learn more »
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Cross-Platform Engines
Plugins and extensions make cross-platform development easier. Amazon offers plugins and extensions that work with some of the most popular cross-platform engines to extend our APIs and services to your apps. Learn more »
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PC & Mac
Distribute your PC and Mac applications to millions of new customers through two dedicated storefronts on Amazon.com - Digital Software and Games Store and Indie Games Store. It’s easy to get started. Learn more »
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iOS
Amazon offers services and APIs to help you enhance your iOS apps. With Amazon Drive, Login with Amazon, Amazon Mobile Ads Network, and A/B Testing you can build, earn, and test engaging apps experiences. Learn more »
Alexa
Build voice experiences for your services and devices. Alexa, the voice service that powers Echo, provides a set of built-in abilities, or skills, that enable customers to interact with devices in a more intuitive way using voice. With the Alexa Skills Kit, you can build and add your own skills to Alexa. Learn more »
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Alexa Skills Kit
Easily build and add new voice capabilities to Alexa. The Alexa Skills Kit is a collection of self-service APIs, documentation, and code samples that allow you to add skills to Alexa. Learn more »
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Alexa Voice Service
Bring voice capabilities to your connected device. If you’re a hardware maker and your connected device has a microphone and a speaker, AVS enables you to add voice-powered experiences to your devices. Learn more »
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Alexa Fund
Amazon is investing up to $100 million to support developers, manufacturers, and start-ups of all sizes who are creating unique and innovative experiences designed around the human voice. Learn more »
Services & APIs
Amazon provides Fire OS, Android, and iOS APIs that help you earn more money and create better experiences for your users. Generate more revenue from your apps and games using our unique monetization services, only available on Amazon. Whatever your platform, Amazon has the solutions for you to earn more, engage more customers, and optimize your apps. Learn more »
Devices
For Fire OS, Android, and Alexa developers, there has never been a better time to publish to the Amazon Appstore. Amazon’s new 7” Fire tablet has become the fastest-selling tablet ever with millions sold since launch. Amazon's powerful and popular streaming media players help enable app and game developers to reach more customers in the living room. Amazon Echo topped 2015’s most wished-for and gifted item for Amazon.com customers. Learn more »
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Amazon Echo
Amazon Echo is a new category of device designed around your voice – it is hands-free and always on. Alexa, the voice service that powers Echo, provides skills that enable customers to interact with devices using voice. Learn more »
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Amazon Fire TV
Amazon’s powerful and popular streaming media players, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, help enable app and game developers to reach more customers in the living room. To get started, you can build with Android or use HTML5. Learn more »
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Fire Tablets
The all-new 7" Fire tablet was the #1 best-selling product across Amazon.com this holiday. Now is the time to get your apps and games published in the Amazon Appstore and available to the millions of new Fire tablet customers. Learn more »