Hangar platform guide
Reach LINE users with LINE Mini Apps and LINE NEXT.
Hangar prepares your app for LINE, the messaging platform large across Japan, Taiwan and Thailand. It targets LINE Mini Apps, which run inside LINE through the LINE Front-end Framework, and the LINE NEXT distribution path for games.
A LINE Mini App is a web app that runs inside the LINE client through LIFF, the LINE Front-end Framework. LIFF gives the app access to LINE login, the user's profile and messaging actions, so the app can open from a chat and send messages back into the conversation. As a web app, it avoids a separate native install.
LINE NEXT is the part of the LINE group focused on distributing games and mini-apps to LINE's messenger audience. For a studio, the draw is reach into markets where LINE is a primary messaging app, with discovery through official accounts, chat links and in-app surfaces rather than a traditional store.
At a glance
- SDK
- LINE Front-end Framework (LIFF) for web apps that run inside LINE.
- Distribution
- LINE chats, official accounts and shared links; LINE NEXT for games.
- Discovery
- Official accounts and links shared inside LINE.
- Reach
- Largest in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand.
Common questions
What is a LINE Mini App built with?
It is a web app that runs inside LINE through LIFF, the LINE Front-end Framework. LIFF exposes LINE login, the user profile and messaging, so the app opens from a chat and can post back into the conversation without a native install.
Who should target LINE?
Teams that want users in Japan, Taiwan and Thailand, where LINE is a primary messaging app. Distribution runs through LINE chats, official accounts and shared links, so reach concentrates in those markets.
What does Hangar handle for LINE?
Hangar prepares the LIFF wiring and the build LINE requires, and aligns it with the LINE NEXT distribution path, keeping the same source app consistent with your other targets.