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# Choose your setup

Selvette has two merchant surfaces. You can use either one on its own, or connect them under one account.

## Use the Shopify App when

* your storefront runs on Shopify;
* you want to install and manage try-on without leaving Shopify admin; and
* you do not need Studio's Create workspace.

The Shopify App includes widget setup, product and collection availability, Live AR shade authoring, storefront Insights, leads, gallery moderation, and Shopify-managed billing.

You do **not** need a Studio account for a Shopify-only setup.

## Use Studio Hub when

* you want to create on-model campaign images and animate completed images into short reels;
* your storefront is not on Shopify;
* you manage several connected stores;
* you want account-level teams and store-specific access; or
* you prefer managing the shared account from a separate workspace.

Create is available only in Studio Hub. It is not a tab inside the Shopify App.

## Use both together

Connect the Shopify App to Studio Hub when you want Shopify storefront tools and Studio Create under one account.

After connection, the account has:

* one recurring billing owner;
* one shared credit balance; and
* one plan across the Shopify App, Studio Create, and every connected store.

If Shopify owns the subscription, Studio shows that the plan is managed through Shopify. You do not buy a second Studio plan.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Do not start a second paid plan before connecting two accounts. Selvette refuses to merge two accounts that both have active recurring plans. Cancel one plan first, wait for it to end, and then connect.
{% endhint %}

## Recommended paths

### New Shopify merchant

1. Install the Shopify App.
2. Choose a plan in Shopify.
3. Enable the storefront widget.
4. Create and connect a Studio account later if you need Create.

### Existing Studio merchant adding Shopify

1. In Studio, open **Stores** and create a connect code for the Shopify store.
2. Install the Shopify App or open **Connection** in the existing app.
3. Complete the connection before choosing another plan in Shopify.

Next: [Features and default settings](/getting-started/feature-defaults.md)


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