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title: "GenLayer Studio"
description: "GenLayer Studio is a browser-based sandbox for developing and testing Intelligent Contracts in a local replica of the GenLayer network."
source: https://docs.genlayer.com/developers/intelligent-contracts/tools/genlayer-studio
last_updated: 2026-06-11
---

# GenLayer Studio

GenLayer Studio is an interactive sandbox where developers explore the potential of GenLayer's Intelligent Contracts. It replicates the GenLayer network's execution environment and consensus algorithm, but offers a controlled and local environment to test different ideas and behaviors.

### What you can do with the GenLayer Studio:

- **Experiment with Intelligent Contracts:** Intelligent Contracts leverage LLMs, such as GPT-4 or Llama3, to understand natural language and be capable of complex decision making.

- **Access the Web Natively:** GenLayer is the first platform where Intelligent Contracts don’t need oracles to access the Internet.

- **Code in Python:** Develop in a familiar, developer-friendly language, where memory and string management are not a big headache.

### Explore the Studio
Here is a video introduction to help you get started with the GenLayer Studio:

  
    [Embedded content](https://www.youtube.com/embed/G4N-oErlIBI?si=ZkWRT6Ya2mjJWuP8)
  

### Intelligent Contract SDK

> **Note:**
> Learn how to write your own Intelligent Contracts at [Intelligent Contracts](/build-with-genlayer/intelligent-contracts)