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description: The App Launcher is how users switch between apps. It displays tiles that link to a user’s available Salesforce, connected (third-party), and on-premises apps. You can determine which apps are available to which users and the order in which the apps appear. You can also make the App Launcher the default landing page when users first open Salesforce.
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# App Launcher

The App Launcher is how users switch between apps. It displays tiles that link to a user’s available Salesforce, connected (third-party), and on-premises apps. You can determine which apps are available to which users and the order in which the apps appear. You can also make the App Launcher the default landing page when users first open Salesforce.

### 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: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

The App Launcher is available to all Lightning Experience and Salesforce Classic users. Salesforce Classic users need the Use Identity Features permission and the App Launcher option in their profile set to **Visible**. Users see only the apps that they are authorized to see according to their profile or permission sets.

In Salesforce Classic, Salesforce admins using the System Administrator profile have access to the App Launcher. Admins using profiles cloned from the System Administrator profile don’t.

- **[Enable the App Launcher with a Profile in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.identity_app_launcher_profile.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a profile and assign it to users, so they can access the App Launcher.
- **[Enable the App Launcher with a Permission Set in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.identity_app_launcher_permset.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Create a permission set and assign it to users so that they can access the App Launcher.
- **[Set the Default Sort Order for Apps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.reordering_custom_apps_parent.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    As a Salesforce admin, you control the initial sort order of the Salesforce standard, custom, and connected apps that your users see in your org. You can also hide apps so that they don’t show in the App Launcher.
- **[Make the App Launcher the Default Landing Page](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.identity_app_launcher_landing_page.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Make it easy for your Salesforce Identity users to access what they need by presenting the redesigned App Launcher as the default landing page when they log in to Salesforce.

#### See Also

- [Connected Apps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.connected_app_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A connected app is a framework that enables an third-party application to integrate with Salesforce by using APIs and standard protocols, such as SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect. Connected apps use these protocols to authenticate, authorize, and provide single sign-on (SSO) for third-party applications. The third-party applications that are integrated with Salesforce can run on the customer success platform, other platforms, other devices, or even SaaS subscriptions. For example, when you log in to your Salesforce mobile app and see your data from your Salesforce org, you’re using a connected app.")