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# Extend Your Flow-Building Options

Sometimes your flow has to do more than what Flow Builder provides out of the box. You can extend flows by calling Apex classes or adding Lightning components.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;"><a href="https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_ref_supported_editions.htm&amp;release=264.0.0&amp;type=5" title="Learn about the editions and user interfaces that support Flow Builder. Some Flow Builder features integrate with other Salesforce products that require additional licenses.">View supported editions.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

- **[Extend Flows with Apex](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_extend_apex_container.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    With Apex, create custom functionality in flows.
- **[Extend Flows with Lightning Components](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.flow_build_extend_lc.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    To build a richer flow screen, add Aura components or Lightning web components to your flow. To perform an action without going through the server, add Aura components to your flow.