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title: "Hidden Apps"
description: "Hide/unhide app management with searchable hidden and non-hidden lists."
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# Hidden Apps

`Hidden Apps` is a visibility filter. It controls what appears in the LaunchNext grid.

![Hidden Apps](https://ucarecdn.com/9557a242-689d-4a5e-b981-1e37e380ffa9/input.webp)

## Two lists you will use

- `Hidden apps`: currently removed from grid display
- `Not hidden apps`: visible candidates you can hide

Both lists support search and incremental loading.

## Hide an app

1. Open `Not hidden apps`
2. Search for the app
3. Click `Hide application`

## Unhide an app

1. Open `Hidden apps`
2. Find the app
3. Click `Unhide`

## What happens internally

- Hidden state is persisted
- App remains installed, only filtered from grid
- Layout compacts around hidden items

## Best practice

Hide utilities and one-off tools first, then review page density before changing grid settings.

## Troubleshooting

## I hid an app but still see it

1. Refresh once
2. Confirm you hid the correct app path
3. Check if another copy of the same app exists from another source path