1# Creating an ArkTS Widget 2 3You can create a widget in either of the following modes: 4 5- When creating a project, select **Application**. The project created this way does not have a widget by default. You can right-click a module folder and choose **New** > **Service Widget** to create a widget. 6- When creating a project, select **Atomic Service**. You can right-click a module folder and choose **New** > **Service Widget** to create a widget. 7 8 9 10> **NOTE** 11> 12> The UI may be different in DevEco Studio of a different version. 13 14To create an ArkTS widget in an existing project, perform the following steps: 15 161. Right-click a module folder and choose **New** > **Service Widget**. 17  18> **NOTE** 19> 20> For a project developed using API version 10 or later based on the stage model, you can create a dynamic or static widget from the **Service Widget** menu. After a service widget is created, you can change its type by setting **isDynamic** in the [form_config.json](arkts-ui-widget-configuration.md) configuration file. If **isDynamic** is left empty or set to **true**, the widget is a dynamic widget. If **isDynamic** is set to **false**, the widget is a static widget. 21 222. Select a widget template based on the actual service scenario. 23 24  25 263. Set **Language** to **ArkTS** and click **Finish**. 27 28  29 30 After an ArkTS widget is created, the following widget-related files are automatically added to the project directory: **EntryFormAbility.ets** (widget lifecycle management file), **WidgetCard.ets** (widget page file), and **form_config.json** (widget configuration file). 31 32  33
