Canvas Developer Guide

Getting Started
Introducing Canvas
Canvas Scenarios
Where Canvas Apps Appear
Supported Browsers
Supported Salesforce Editions
User Permissions Required
User Interface Considerations
Canvas App Process
Canvas Personal Apps
Canvas Personal App Process
Enabling Canvas Personal Apps within an Organization
Making an App a Canvas Personal App
Uninstalling a Canvas Personal App
Quick Start
Quick Start—Advanced
Using Canvas
Reference
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Making an App a Canvas Personal App

You can enable an app as a canvas personal app when you first create it, or make your existing canvas app a canvas personal app. This process involves ensuring that an org preference is active, and activating a setting on the app's Detail page.

In Spring '26, the ability to create new connected apps is disabled by default. We recommend using external client apps for all new Canvas integrations. To enable creation of new connected apps, contact Salesforce Customer Support.

Note

You can enable an existing connected app as a Canvas Personal app.

Before you begin, the admin for the app's destination org must enable canvas personal apps in that org. From Setup, enter Connected Apps in the Quick Find box, then select the option for managing connected apps.

  1. Open the connected app's Detail page in Setup.
    Enter Connected Apps in the Quick Find box and select the app you want to make a canvas personal app.
  2. In the Locations field, select Chatter Tab.
    Chatter Tab is the only location where a canvas personal app can appear.
  3. Under Canvas App Settings, select the Enable as a Canvas Personal App checkbox.
    This setting is available only when Chatter Tab is selected as the app's location.

    Enable as Canvas Personal App Setting

After you've created the canvas personal app and provided a link to it, end users can access the app and install it themselves.