Users could develop their own Linux distro, software appliance, or virtual appliance, mainly choosing which applications and packages they want on their "custom" Linux and how it looks.

Users could choose between openSUSE or SUSE Linux Enterprise as a base and pick from a variety of pre-configured images including jeOS, minimal server, GNOME, and KDE desktops.

A number of projects, both related to the openSUSE Project[2] and independent,[3] use SUSE Gallery as the preferred way to get virtual- and disk images to their users.

[4] The many desktop environments supported (not limited to): On November 9, 2017, OpenSUSE announced that they would be shutting down SUSE Studio Online on February 15, 2018.

SUSE Studio Express will replace the service, because of previous merging with Open Build Service and SUSE Studio Online.