# How To: Create a Non-App Clarion project?

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**Created:** [December 19, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-create-a-non-app-clarion-project/900 "2016-12-19T09:55:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 19, 2016, 9:55am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-create-a-non-app-clarion-project/900/1 "2016-12-19T09:55:47Z")

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No templates, no extras just a basic source only “Hello World” app for Clarion using the IDE!

# Step 1 - Start a new project

Use the button in [Devstart.io](https://Devstart.io), the menu item under `File-->New` or the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+N

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

# Step 2 - Take a look at that!

When you hit create you get a brand new solution, project and “Hello World.clw” all set up and ready to go..

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

# Step 3 - Add some code

Keep it simple for now, just add a message

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

# Step 4 - Build and Run!

Ok so there are a stoopid number of ways to cause the code to be built (compiled!) and run. Some are effectively the same, other have subtle differences.

My go-to in this scenario is usually Ctrl+F5 which is found:

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

# Ta-Da!!!

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

# What’s next?

Next in this series of How To topics will be how to open a non-app solution/project. ~~Coming soon!~~

[How To: Open a Non-App Clarion project?](https://clarionhub.com/t/how-to-open-a-non-app-clarion-project/901)