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# Extension development {#extension-development}

**[Concepts](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extension-concepts@11.5)**

Learn about the concept of extensions
in TYPO3, the difference between system extension and local
extensions. Learn about Extbase as an MVC basis for extension
development.

**[File structure](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extension-files-locations@11.5)**

Lists reserved file and directory names within and extension. Also
lists file names that are used in a certain way by convention.

This chapter should also help you to find your way around in
extensions and sitepackages that where automatically generated or
that you downloaded as an example.

**[Howto](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extension-howto@11.5)**

Helps you kickstart your own extension or sitepackage. Explains how
to publish an extension. Contains howto for different situations
like creating a frontend plugin, a backend module or to extend
existing TCA.

**[Extbase](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extbase@11.5)**

Extbase is an extension framework to create TYPO3 frontend plugins
and TYPO3 backend modules.

**[Best practises and conventions](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extension-best-practises@11.5)**

Explains how to pick an extensions key, how things should be named
and how to best use configuration files
([ext_localconf.php](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:ext-localconf-php@11.5) and
[ext_tables.php](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:ext-tables-php@11.5))

**[Tutorials](https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/t3coreapi:extension-tutorials@11.5)**

Contains tutorials on extension development in TYPO3.