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title: Enable the App Launcher with a Permission Set in Salesforce Classic
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description: Create a permission set and assign it to users so that they can access the App Launcher.
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# Enable the App Launcher with a Permission Set in Salesforce Classic

Create a permission set and assign it to users so that they can access the App Launcher.

### 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: Salesforce Classic</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>

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/images/icon_note.png)

Note These steps work in Salesforce Classic. If you see the App Launcher icon (![App Launcher icon](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/identity/images/app_launcher_icon.png)) on the left side of the navigation bar at the top of your screen, you're in Lightning Experience. If not, you're in Salesforce Classic.

1. From Setup, enter Permission Sets in the Quick Find box, then select **Permission Sets**.
2. Click **New**.
3. Enter a label for the new permission set.
    
    For example, Identity Features.
4. Optionally, restrict the use of the permission set to a specific user license.
5. Click **Save**.
6. Click **System Permissions**.
7. Click **Edit**, and select **Use Identity Features**.
8. Click **Save**.
9. From Setup, enter Users in the Quick Find box, then select **Users**.
10. Click the name of the user to whom you want to give access to the App Launcher.
11. In the Permission Set Assignments related list, click **Edit Assignments**.
12. Add the permission set that you created to Enabled Permission Sets.
13. Click **Save**.
    
    When you log in as the selected user, the App Launcher appears in the dropdown menu.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-xcloud-identity-264-0-0-production-enus/699dab6f-8f1a-4662-b24f-6521d5b747f7/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note Still not seeing the App Launcher? In the profile associated with the user, select **Visible** for the App Launcher setting.

#### See Also

- [App Launcher](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.identity_app_launcher.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "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.")