# 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.

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In Spring '26, the ability to create new connected apps is disabled by default. We recommend using [external client apps](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=xcloud.external_client_apps.htm) for all new Canvas integrations. To enable creation of new connected apps, contact Salesforce Customer Support.
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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](https://a.sfdcstatic.com/developer-website/sfdocs/platform/media/canvas-framework/dev_setting_canvas_personal_apps\_192.png)

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

**See Also**

- [Canvas Personal App Process](/docs/platform/canvas-framework/guide/canvas-personal-app-process.md)