# How do I use the Canvas App Center in a course?

The App Center is your gateway to powerful teaching tools that are easily integrated into a Canvas Course.

## Open Settings

<div data-step-uuid="20B8AAFE-7B19-4637-B673-A9020DCA9FE6" id="bkmrk-"><div data-step-uuid="20B8AAFE-7B19-4637-B673-A9020DCA9FE6"><div>![Open Settings](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/002/763/080/original/96c2670a-a1d0-43a8-b20b-f58427b30a06.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>In Course Navigation, click the **Settings** link.

## Open Apps

<div data-step-uuid="FBB76264-9261-486E-BAFA-C742D476D6EA" id="bkmrk--0"><div data-step-uuid="FBB76264-9261-486E-BAFA-C742D476D6EA"><div>![Open Apps](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/645/original/71e3d82e-7ac3-4988-bb7e-849c893a52e2.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>Click the **Apps** tab.

## View App Center

<div data-step-uuid="376E93B0-20EB-445E-9896-BE0485472553" id="bkmrk--1"><div data-step-uuid="376E93B0-20EB-445E-9896-BE0485472553"><div>![View App Center](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/467/133/original/a2feec2e-d455-4ac2-8e50-6c7f7975f34a.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>The App Center shows all apps available in your course \[1\]. You can also filter by installed \[2\] and not installed \[3\], or use the search field to locate a specific app \[4\].

## View App

<div data-step-uuid="ED7317A8-1ED7-4EE0-A91D-8A932BE18166" id="bkmrk--2"><div data-step-uuid="ED7317A8-1ED7-4EE0-A91D-8A932BE18166"><div>![View App](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/464/007/original/121fca23-d805-4152-9436-ab4a28f8bb5d.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view a quick description of an app, hover over the app. To view all details, click the app.

### View App Details

<div data-step-uuid="ED7317A8-1ED7-4EE0-A91D-8A932BE18166" id="bkmrk--3"><div data-step-uuid="ED7317A8-1ED7-4EE0-A91D-8A932BE18166"><div data-step-uuid="9ABF44CC-DB32-40FC-AE89-0ACB97FE34A7"><div>[![View App Details](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/647/medium/977c9447-1096-4d98-9eab-ea33b7a87b63.png)](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/647/original/977c9447-1096-4d98-9eab-ea33b7a87b63.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>On the details page, you can view a description of the app \[1\]. When you are ready to install the app with the proper credentials, you can add the app as a tool for your course \[2\].

**Note:** The Canvas App Center does not always contain all the information about an app. You may want to visit the [Edu App Center](https://www.eduappcenter.com/) for complete information about the external app you want to configure.

## View App Configurations

<div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E" id="bkmrk--4"><div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E"><div>![View App Configurations](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/005/467/135/original/9778065a-9cae-4c45-a19b-a94cff248f72.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div>To view existing apps and configurations in your course, click the **View App Configurations** button.

### View Account-Level Apps

<div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E" id="bkmrk--5"><div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E"><div data-step-uuid="2CBDC7D9-6954-4E57-BF77-2B6AACDCF2C6"><div>![View Account-Level Apps](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/642/original/1457cf0b-69e4-4e37-9875-108d80025b02.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>You can view all configured apps in your course.

Apps that have been configured by your Canvas admin at the account level display a **Lock** icon \[1\]. You can view the placement of the app by clicking the **Information** icon \[2\]. The placement shows the location(s) of the app, such as Course Navigation or the Rich Content Editor, so you know where it appears in your course.

### Manage Course-Level Apps

<div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E" id="bkmrk--6"><div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E"><div data-step-uuid="c4ae2aa7-d119-48e1-9f88-96f57572ef56"><div>![Manage Course-Level Apps](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/788/653/original/71c6187f-b17f-4a11-9594-3cdceba43030.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>To view configurations for a course-level external app, click the app's **Settings** icon \[1\]. To edit the app, click the **Edit** link \[2\]. To view placements for the app, click the **Placements** link \[3\]. To Delete the app, click the **Delete** link \[4\].

### View App Placements

<div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E" id="bkmrk--7"><div data-step-uuid="7ABEDF8E-1B6F-42FE-8849-92E746349D9E"><div data-step-uuid="9fb20e1e-3e5f-4a36-8e34-b5fc54524c8e"><div>![View App Placements](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/000/464/005/original/60e68825-e039-460d-9de4-a6689d1efdcd.png)</div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div>App Placements shows the places in Canvas where your app can be used.

**Note:** You may see a No Placements Enabled message. This message indicates that the app does not have any specified placements within Canvas. However, the app will still work as intended.

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