Studio Connection
Roflow works inside Roblox Studio through a small plugin, the Roflow Studio Bridge. The plugin lets Roflow read your place, make changes, start play-tests and watch what happens while the game runs.
Setting it up
There is nothing to set up. Roflow copies the plugin into Studio's plugin folder each time it starts, and keeps it up to date. Two things to know:
- Studio loads plugins only when it starts. If Studio was open before Roflow installed or updated the plugin, close Studio and open it again once. Roflow tells you when this is needed.
- Studio may ask whether Roflow may connect. Choose Allow.
Connection statuses
Until a place is connected, Roflow shows what it is waiting for:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Roblox Studio is not open | Open Studio, or use Open Roblox Studio. |
| Waiting for a place | Studio is open but no place is. Open any place. |
| Studio has not connected yet | The plugin is not answering. Close Studio and open it again once. |
| Studio needs a restart | Roflow updated its plugin. Restart Studio to load it. |
| Setting up your place | Connecting to the place you opened. A few seconds. |
| Roflow cannot read Studio right now | A problem on this computer, not in Studio. Roflow keeps trying; restart Roflow if it stays. |
When the place closes in Studio, Roflow keeps its screen for a moment and then waits for the next place. Your draft message is kept.
One Roflow per place
The first time Roflow connects to a place, it marks the place as set up by this Roflow. Another computer or account sees This place belongs to another Roflow and leaves it alone. To work on the same game elsewhere, open a copy of the place.
Where the plugin lives
If you want to check the plugin is installed, Studio keeps local plugins here:
- Windows:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Roblox\Plugins - macOS:
~/Documents/Roblox/Plugins
The file is RoflowStudioBridge.rbxmx. See Connection Problems if Studio still does not connect.