# Category

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## Categories

There are currently 5 categories supported by Open Shop Channel.

<table><thead><tr><th width="143">Category</th><th width="125">JSON Value</th><th>Contains</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Utilities</td><td>"utilities"</td><td>Tools, resources, settings, file managers, etc.</td></tr><tr><td>Emulators</td><td>"emulators"</td><td>Emulators!</td></tr><tr><td>Games</td><td>"games"</td><td>Homebrew games!</td></tr><tr><td>Media</td><td>"media"</td><td>Media players, themes, slideshows, image viewers, etc.</td></tr><tr><td>Demos</td><td>"demos"</td><td>Proof of concepts, examples of libraries, etc.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example:

```json
{
    ...
    "information": {
        ...
        "category": "games",
        ...
    },
    ...
}
```