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Toolbar

The app toolbar is located at the top of the app editor. It enables you to adjust app settings.

App Menu

App Summary​

The app summary can be modified on the left side of the toolbar. It serves to describe the app and is displayed in the app list. By default, the summary is the app's name.

Undo/Redo​

The undo/redo buttons facilitates undoing or redoing the most recent action.

Width​

You can set the canvas' width to:

  • Limited width: The max width is 1168px and the content stay centered instead of taking the full page width.
  • Max width: The width is of the app if the full width of its container.

Color mode​

You can switch the color mode of the app to Dark, Light, or Automatic from the toolbar. The automatic mode will match your system's color scheme.

Desktop / Mobile mode​

You can switch the canvas' mode to Mobile or Desktop layout from the toolbar. This enables you to manually set the position and size of the components in both modes.

Hide / Show buttons​

You can hide the panels you see by default with special buttons and shortcuts.

Hide buttons

Hide the left panel​

The left panel is the Output panel.

You can hide it with this button or shortcut ⌘ + B / CTRL + B.

Left panel

Hide the bottom panel​

The left panel is the Runnable panel.

You can hide it with this button or shortcut ⌘ + L / CTRL + L.

Bottom panel

Hide the right panel​

The left panel is the Component library and Component settings panel.

You can hide it with this button or shortcut ⌘ + U / CTRL + U.

Right panel

Menu ⋮​

The ⋮ menu provides access to the following options:

Deployment history​

In the menu, you can view the deployment history of the app. It displays the date and time of the deployment, the user who deployed the app, and the version of the app.

You can:

  • View the app at a specific version.
  • Restore a fork.
  • Restore here.

Deployement history

Export​

View the YAML or JSON representation of the app.

App Export

Hub compatible JSON​

Hub Compatible JSON: View the JSON / YAML representation of the app in a format that is compatible with the Windmill Hub.

Submit App JSON to Hub

Submit App JSON to Hub

App Inputs​

The app inputs menu displays a list of all the inputs of each component. A toggle allows you to display only resources inputs, enabling you to easily configure your third-party resources for an app imported from the Hub, for example:

App Inputs Configuration

Diff​

Visualize changes between current and latest deployed version or latest draft.

Diff Viewer

Debug runs​

The app builder enables you to examine recent runs to identify potential bugs.

Preview mode​

The app editor mode can be toggled between Editor and Preview modes. The preview mode allows you to see the app in action.

Save as draft​

You can save the app. The first time you save the app, you'll be asked to select the owner of the app. You can choose either a user or a folder.

Deploy​

Windmill apps are custom-made user interfaces meant to interact with scripts and flows.

There are two ways to deploy an app:

  • Read-Access Required: The app can be accessed & triggered by anyone who has read access to the app.
  • Publish Publicly: The app can be accessed as a standalone app by anyone who has the secret URL.