# Theme developer tools overview

> The tools for building a Shoplazza Theme: Shoplazza CLI, the admin theme, code, and language editors, and the Nova 2023 reference theme.

## Tools for building Shoplazza themes

Shoplazza provides a range of tools to help you build Shoplazza themes faster.

### Tools for building and editor themes

The following command-line tools help you to quickly scaffold and share Shoplazza themes, in conjunction with your local development tools.

### Web-based editors for themes

The following tools can be used by merchants and developers to customize themes in the Shoplazza admin. As a developer, you should account for these tools when you're developing your theme to ensure the best merchant experience.

### Example theme

The Nova 2023 theme is Shoplazza's example theme. You can refer to it to understand how a theme can be put together or fork it as a starting point to build your own theme.