Introduction to apps

Budibase Apps are end-user tools that can interact with any data or automations within a Workspace.

These are managed within the Apps page of each individual Workspace.

Creating a new App

To add a new App to our Workspace, we can hit New App, before selecting a Name and URL extension.

This then takes us to the App Builder, where we can start designing screens.Take a look at our App Building 101 guide to learn more.

By default, new Apps are switched off. We’ll see how to push our Apps live below, under Pushing Apps live.

Editing Apps

To edit an existing app, we can either click on its row or hit Edit within its settings menu. Again, this will bring us to the Budibase Builder, where we can make changes.

Pushing Apps live

In order for end-users to access our Apps, they must be pushed Live within a published Workspace.

We can publish a Workspace under its General Settings menu.

Individual Apps can be pushed live or switched off using the slider in the Budibase Builder.

We can also do this from the Apps screen, using the Switch On/Off option for each App.

Filtering Workspace Apps

By default, the Apps screen displays all Apps within our Workspace. However, we can use the filtering tabs at the top left of our Apps list to only display apps with a Live or Off status.