# Develop apps collaboratively

Collaborative development is facilitated by the Git for apps feature in the VS Code extension. The supported operations are documented in this [section](/custom-apps-documentation/get-started/make-apps-editor/apps-sdk/local-development-for-apps.md).

## Prerequisites

To start collaborative development, make sure that you have set up the [testing and production app versions](/custom-apps-documentation/get-started/make-apps-editor/apps-sdk/manage-testing-and-production-app-versions.md).

Each collaborating developer should have their testing app in Make, connected to the local app from the Git repository.

## Roles

* **Owner of the production app**: Every app in Make can be owned by a single Make account. The owner of the production app manages the deployment of the new local app version to the Make app.
* **Developers of the testing apps**: Each developer manages their own testing app in Make, which is connected to the local app from the Git repository.

## Collaborative development flow

Below is a diagram explaining how developers can collaborate on app development.

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