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title: Next Generation Authoring switchover
description: Next Generation Authoring is now switched on by default
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date_published: 2025-01-16
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# Next Generation Authoring switchover

**Release date: 30th June 2025**

With this release, [Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) is now set as your default content authoring experience, allowing you to start using it without having to enable it manually.

We've also enhanced the [Automatic alt text service](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/dev-tools/assets/image-alt-text/) so that you can now use a Content Studio custom template to generate alt text.

> **Note:** Content Studio has become Workforce.

## About Next Generation Authoring

Next Generation Authoring provides an enhanced authoring experience, with features for users and developers, including:

- An enhanced "look and feel" for the content authoring experience

- New developer features such as [customizable input fields](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) and schema enhancements such as [conditionals](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

- Control over [form layout](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) using tabs, grids and dividers

- [Content palettes](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) to make it easier to work with [flexible lists](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/) of different types of content

This video gives a quick overview of some of the new features that you'll get without the need for any changes by your developers:

![Enhanced look and feel for the authoring experience](https://ampproduct.a.bigcontent.io/v1/static/rn-next-gen-switchover-two-speed 'Enhanced look and feel for the authoring experience')

> **Note: Switching to Next Generation Authoring**
> Currently, you have the option to switch Next Generation Authoring off. However, we encourage you to keep it switched on and take advantage of the benefits it has to offer.

## What does this release mean for you?

You don't need to do anything, we're just letting you know that Next Generation Authoring is now switched on by default for you.

As a content author, you'll notice that your authoring experience has an enhanced 'look and feel'. You can carry on working as usual without any disruption.

If you're a developer, or you've already switched Next Generation Authoring on, you won't notice any change as a result of this release. For developers, this is a good time to experiment with the Next Generation features.

## About this switchover

We really hope that you want to stay with Next Generation Authoring and don't need to revert to the previous authoring experience. You'll get all the benefits of the enhanced 'look and feel', without any need for schema changes by your developers.

If you experience issues with Next Generation Authoring, you can switch it off and get in touch with us so we can help you. Find out more about [how to switch off Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/).

## Content Studio- alt text custom templates

You can now use [Content Studio custom templates](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/workforce/templates/example-prompts/#examples-for-automatic-alt-text) alongside the [Automatic alt text service](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/dev-tools/assets/image-alt-text/) to generate image alt text for different locales. This helps you achieve your accessibility goals, by quickly producing image alt text that adheres to your guidelines at scale.

![Alt text generation for image using a custom template](https://cdn.media.amplience.net/i/ampproduct/cs-custom-alt-text-3?fmt=png 'Alt text generation for image using a custom template')

## Related pages

[Next Generation Authoring](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Optimize your authoring experience](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Schema reference: new features](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Schema examples: new features](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Configurable components](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/schema-reference/)

[Automatic alt text service](https://amplience.com/developers/docs/dev-tools/assets/image-alt-text/)