Create and manage apps
Create apps and manage their settings.
An app brings tables, records, views, pages, and automations together for one process.
Create apps from workspace Home. Use App settings to manage an app’s details, access, and visibility.
Create an app
Create an app from workspace Home. Use AI for a generated starting model, or create an empty app manually.
Start app creation
Describe the app
Describe the process, data, and relationships you need to manage. You can select a suggested prompt or use Improve message.
Review and refine the result
Review the generated tables, fields, relationships, and dashboard. Refine the result as needed.
Approve and open the app
Click Approve to create the app. Open the new app from its tile on Home.
For a guided first app with AI, see Quickstart - create your first app. For more AI guidance, see Ninox AI.
Start app creation
On workspace Home, click Create app manually.
Set up the app
Enter an app Name. Ninox generates the Internal name automatically.
Choose an icon and color
Click the icon beside the app name. Select a color and click Confirm. Then select an icon and click Confirm.
Create and open the app
Click Create app. Open the new app from its tile on Home.
For a guided first app without AI, see Your first app.
Manage app settings
App settings lets you change an app’s name, internal name, icon, and color. You can also control access, hide the app or its navigation, and delete the app when needed.
You can open App settings from two places:
On workspace Home, find the app card. Open the three-dot menu, then select App settings.
Inside an app, click App settings in the app navigation.
Turn on Builder mode to show App settings in an app’s navigation.
Change app details
Use the top section to update the app’s details.
App name changes the name shown to users.
Internal name is the app’s unique system identifier. Ninox generates it when you create the app.
The icon picker lets you choose or remove an icon, select a color, or enter a custom color value.
Click Update settings to save your changes.
Change the Internal name carefully. Scripts or integrations may depend on it.
Manage access and visibility
Use Allow access to to restrict the app to selected workspace or custom roles. Workspace admins always retain full access.
You can also control what users see:
Turn on Hide this app to hide it from Home. Afterward, only admins can see it there.
Turn on Hide the navigation bar inside this app. This hides the navigation bar whenever Builder mode is off.
Click Update settings to save your changes.
For role details, see Manage workspace access.
Delete an app
Delete an app only when you no longer need its structure or data.
Open App settings
Open App settings from workspace Home or from inside the app.
Delete the app
Click Delete app. Complete the confirmation shown by Ninox.
Deleting an app permanently removes its structure and data.
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