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# Enable the App Launcher with a Profile in Salesforce Classic

Create a profile and assign it to users, so 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.

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.

1. From Setup, enter Profiles in the Quick Find box, then select **Profiles**.
2. Click **New Profile**.
3. Select an Existing Profile as a basis for the new profile.
    
    For example, select **Standard User**.
4. Enter the name of the new profile.
    
    For example, Standard User Identity.
5. Click **Save**.
6. In the detail page for the new profile, click **Edit**.
7. In Custom App Settings, set the App Launcher to **Visible**, if it isn’t already.
    
    Under Tab Settings, verify that the App Launcher tab is set to Default On.
8. Under Administrative Permissions, select **Use Identity Features**.
9. Click **Save**.
10. From Setup, enter Users in the Quick Find box, then select **Users**.
11. Click **Edit** next to each user you want to access the App Launcher.
12. In the user’s Profile field, select the new profile that has “Use Identity Features” enabled.
    
    For example, you might use the Standard User Identity profile.
13. Click **Save**.

#### 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.")