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# Converting Profiles to Permission Sets

If your custom or standard profiles have a Salesforce license, you can use the User Access and Permissions Assistant app to convert them into a permission set that you can edit and assign.

### 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;">Available in: all editions except <strong>Starter</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/images/icon_note.png)

Note This topic is about the User Access and Permissions Assistant app. For information on downloading this app from AppExchange and installing it, see [Install the User Access and Permissions Assistant](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_install_uapa.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "To use the User Access and Permissions Assistant, enable the Tooling API. Then download the app from AppExchange, and assign the packaged permission set that comes with the app.") in Salesforce Help.

Some profile features aren’t supported in permission sets and don’t convert.

- Defaults such as Default Apps, Default Tabs, Default Record Types
- Page Layout Assignments
- Login IP Ranges/Login Settings

- **[Convert a Profile to a Permission Set](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_uapa_convert_profile_to_a_permission_set.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Convert a profile to an editable permission set using the User Access and Permissions Assistant.