# Does Tor provide a platform on which software developers can build new applications?
**URL:** https://forum.torproject.org/t/does-tor-provide-a-platform-on-which-software-developers-can-build-new-applications/8307
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [July 8, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/does-tor-provide-a-platform-on-which-software-developers-can-build-new-applications/8307 "2023-07-08T17:53:33Z")
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### Author:  [@Aleff](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Aleff)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/does-tor-provide-a-platform-on-which-software-developers-can-build-new-applications/8307/1 "2023-07-08T17:53:33Z")
Hi everyone, I’m reading EFF’s article “EFF Joins Forces with Tor Software Project” and at the end of the article it says:
> Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features.
But I’ve never heard of this platform, does anyone know anything?
What is it and how does it work?
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### Author:  [@WofWca](https://forum.torproject.org/u/WofWca)
#### Post date: [July 10, 2023, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/does-tor-provide-a-platform-on-which-software-developers-can-build-new-applications/8307/2 "2023-07-10T11:17:14Z")
I think what this is referring to is the [“Tor Expert Bundle”](https://www.torproject.org/download/tor/). Also see
> [@What is the Tor Expert Bundle?](https://forum.torproject.org/t/what-is-the-tor-expert-bundle/4071):
>
> Hi, I am reading an ebook by James Smith titled “TOR and the Dark Net in 2018”. He referred to the TOR Expert Bundle. I didn’t see that on this site, but I saw it on [Tor (Expert Bundle) - Download](https://tor-expert.en.lo4d.com/windows) - which is not your site. Is this something worth pursuing? Is it different from the TOR download links on this site? Thanks in advance.