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# Set the Canvas App Location for Connected Apps

Specify where your canvas app can display to a user in Salesforce via a connected app.

In Spring ’26, the creation of new connected apps is disabled by default. We recommend that you [use an external client app for your canvas integrations](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/quick-start-simple-set-app-location-eca.md) instead. To enable connected app creation in your org, contact Salesforce Customer Support.

Before Spring ’26, when you create a canvas app via the Canvas App Previewer page, a connected app is created automatically.

1.  From Setup, search for `Apps` in the `Quick Find` box, then select **App Manager** in Lightning Experience or **Connected Apps** in Classic.

2.  In the related list, click the dropdown arrow for the app you just created and then click **Edit Settings.**

3.  In the Canvas Apps Settings section, in the `Locations` field, select where the canvas app can appear to the user. For this walkthrough, select **Chatter Tab**.

    -   **Chatter Feed**—The canvas app appears in the feed. If this option is selected, you must create a CanvasPost feed item and ensure that the current user has access to the canvas app.
    -   **Chatter Tab**—The canvas app appears in the app navigation list on the Chatter tab. If this option is selected, the canvas app appears there automatically.
    -   **Console**—The canvas app appears in the footer or sidebars of a Salesforce console. If this option is selected, you must choose where the canvas app appears in a console by adding it as a custom console component.
    -   **Layouts and Mobile Cards**—The canvas app can appear on a page layout or a mobile card. If this option is selected, you choose where the canvas app appears by adding it to the page layout.
    -   **Lightning Component**—The canvas app appears on your custom Lightning component [using the `force:canvasApp` component](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/using/canvas-app-aura-code-example.md).
    -   **Mobile Nav**—The canvas app is accessible from the mobile app navigation menu.
    -   **Open CTI**—The canvas app appears in the call control tool. If this option is selected, you must specify the canvas app in your call center’s definition file for it to appear.
    -   **Publisher**—The canvas app appears in the Chatter publisher and action bar. If this option is selected, you must also create a canvas custom action and add it to the global publisher layout or to an object’s page layout.
    -   **Visualforce Page**—The canvas app can appear on a Visualforce page . If you add an `<apex:canvasApp>` component to expose a canvas app on a Visualforce page, be sure to select this location for the canvas app; otherwise, you’ll receive an error.
4.  Click **Save**.

    Because you selected **Chatter Tab**, your canvas app now appears in the left navigation pane on the Chatter tab in Salesforce Classic.


**See Also**  


-   [Quick Start](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/quick-start-simple-intro.md)
-   [Create the App](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/quick-start-simple-create-app.md)
-   [Where Canvas Apps Appear](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/introducing/canvas-apps-where-they-appear.md)
-   [Quick Start—Advanced](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/canvas-framework/quick-start/quick-start-intro.md)