Customize Lightning Apps with the Lightning App Builder
When you edit a Lightning app from the App Manager in Setup, you’re brought into the
Lightning App Builder to manage the app’s settings. Update app branding, navigation, and other
options, and manage the Lightning pages assigned to that app all in one place.
Required Editions
Lightning App Builder is available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning
Experience
Lightning apps are available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Group, Professional, Enterprise,
Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
User Permissions
Needed
To manage apps:
Modify All Data
To create and save Lightning pages in the Lightning App Builder:
Customize Application
To view apps:
View Setup and Configuration
From the Home tab in Setup, enter App in the Quick Find box, then
select App Manager
Click on a Lightning app’s row, and select Edit.
Here are some things you can do from the App Settings tab.
Change your app’s name, primary color, and logo.
Override the org theme with your app’s brand image and nav bar color.
Add a utility bar for common processes and tools, like Recent Items and
Notes.
Manage which default items appear in the app’s navigation bar.
Manage user profile assignments.
On the Navigation Items tab, you can control which objects and other items—like
Visualforce pages or Lightning components—are included in your app. To create a custom
object by importing data from a spreadsheet, click Create at the top of
the Available Items section.
Click the Pages tab in the Lightning App Builder header to see all
the active Lightning pages assigned to the app, create pages, and open existing pages, even
ones not associated with the app.
Tip If you create pages for your app, when finished, don’t forget to click
Activation to make them active for your users and assign them to the
app.
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