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# Get started {#get-started}

MijnSpel has two authoring apps. **Creator** guides a game idea through defined phases. **Studio** is a phase-free visual editor with an assistant. They use the same account but keep projects, chats, files, and versions separate. Read [Creator versus Studio](/docs/en/comparison/) before choosing.

## Choose the right app {#choose-app}

- Use **Creator** when you want guided help turning an idea or rulebook into a complete game.
- Use **Studio** when you want direct control over a board and its pieces while an agent helps on request.
- An exported app can be imported into the other product when its format is supported; it does not make the two project libraries shared.

## Account and language {#account-language}

Sign in through the shared MijnSpel account. The account popover switches between Creator and Studio, manages your account, shows weekly AI usage when limits are enabled, and signs you out. Open documentation from the main MijnSpel website. Use the globe button to select English, Nederlands, or Deutsch. The interface language does not translate text already written into your game.

## Weekly AI usage {#weekly-usage}

Agent work consumes the weekly allowance shown in the account popover. Editing existing fields, navigating, previewing, and many local editor actions do not require an agent. If a limit is reached, keep working manually or wait until the displayed reset time.

## Next steps {#next-steps}

Create or import a game with [Projects and transfers](/docs/en/projects/). Then follow the [Creator workflow](/docs/en/creator-workflow/) or open the [Studio workspace](/docs/en/studio-workspace/).