App Menu and App Launcher visibility

Key Takeaway

The App Menu page in Setup sets app order and visibility for the whole org, and profiles or permission sets decide which users are authorized for which apps.

The App Launcher is how users switch between apps. Admins control which apps appear and in what order through two layers: the App Menu page in Setup, and profiles or permission sets.

What the App Launcher and app menu are

The App Launcher is available to all Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic users. Its tiles link to the apps a user can use:

Salesforce standard apps
Custom apps
Connected (third-party) apps
On-premises apps

You can also make the App Launcher the default landing page when users first open Salesforce.

In Salesforce Classic, the app menu is a dropdown in the upper-right corner of every page. If the App Launcher is enabled, it is listed in that dropdown.

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Distinguish and understand the administration of declarative configuration of the user interface (UI) (for example: UI/UX settings, app menu, list views, global actions, Lightning App Builder)

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User Interface setup options

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Lightning apps in App Manager

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App Menu and App Launcher visibility

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List view filters and display

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List view sharing and visibility

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Global actions versus object-specific actions

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Lightning page types in App Builder

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Lightning record pages versus page layouts

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Customizing Lightning pages in App Builder

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Dynamic Forms on Lightning record pages

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Lightning page component visibility rules

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Utility bar in Lightning apps

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App Menu and App Launcher visibility

Key Takeaway

The App Menu page in Setup sets app order and visibility for the whole org, and profiles or permission sets decide which users are authorized for which apps.

The App Launcher is how users switch between apps. Admins control which apps appear and in what order through two layers: the App Menu page in Setup, and profiles or permission sets.

What the App Launcher and app menu are

The App Launcher is available to all Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic users. Its tiles link to the apps a user can use:

Salesforce standard apps
Custom apps
Connected (third-party) apps
On-premises apps

You can also make the App Launcher the default landing page when users first open Salesforce.

In Salesforce Classic, the app menu is a dropdown in the upper-right corner of every page. If the App Launcher is enabled, it is listed in that dropdown.