# Please Help - Newbee Report Developer **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Tags:** third-party-addon\ **Created:** [March 18, 2025, 11:23pm UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-help-newbee-report-developer/7278 "2025-03-18T23:23:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![GaryGriffin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/gramps.discourse.group/garygriffin/32/6525_2.png) [@GaryGriffin](https://gramps.discourse.group/u/GaryGriffin)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2025, 12:43am UTC](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-help-newbee-report-developer/7278/3 "2025-03-19T00:43:24Z")
If you want to create a new Report addon, you wont need any new dev environment. Everything you need is already set up. The following will create a new folder for your report (change _ **ReportName** _ as appropriate) in the default location for addons for gramps51. You can create your addon in this folder and test it. ```python cd ~/Library/Application Support/gramps/gramps51/plugins mkdir cd ``` The description on how to write a new report is at [Report-writing tutorial - Gramps](https://gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php/Report-writing_tutorial) You might also look at a SampleReport as an example. > [@Sample Report for new developers](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/sample-report-for-new-developers/3046): > > I created a sample report that might be usable as a template for new developers to create a Report (easier than learning to create an Add-On). It tries to leverage a lot of the options available as a demonstration. This report has a selector for 4 types of reports. It also has a filter option and some other user inputs. It has 2 tabs in the report view, which is illustrative. And provides either tabular or CSV output. I added extra documentation to make it easier to follow. Is there … --- _[View the full topic](https://gramps.discourse.group/t/please-help-newbee-report-developer/7278)._