# Using custom components

Talend Studio allows you to install the custom components you create or the ones you download from [Qlik community](https://community.qlik.com/t5/Component-Development/bd-p/qlik-t-component-development) or [the public archive on GitHub](https://github.com/TalendExchange). You can then use them in the Job designs you carry out in Talend Studio.

To install custom components, you must store them in a specific folder, and specify the user component folder on the Talend > Components view in the Preferences dialog box. For more information, see [Specifying the user component folder](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0/how-to-define-user-component-folder-talend-components).

Note that you can develop custom components using the Talend Component Kit framework and share them on [Qlik community](https://community.qlik.com/t5/Component-Development/bd-p/qlik-t-component-development). For more information, see [Developing a component using Talend Component Kit](https://help.qlik.com/talend/r/en-US/8.0/develop-component-using-kit).