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Karen O'KelleyKaren O'Kelley 

I created a small app with the free developer tool. I would like to share it with a friend but I do not want to publish it on the app exchange. My friend works for a company that has Salesforce? Will she be able to see it from App Launcher? thanks!

Alain CabonAlain Cabon
Hi,

She will see your application from the App Launcher if you export (retrieve) your application metadata definition (xml) and she deploys it. 

Did you already use the workbench, MavensMate, force CLI, Eclipse or any other tool for the retrieve/deployment of your metadata?

An application metadata definition (xml) is like this example:
https://github.com/trailheadapps/dreaminvest/blob/master/force-app/main/default/applications/DreamInvest.app-meta.xml

That can be recreated manually of course. It is just tabs, a label and a logo.
The name (not the label) is the name of the file xml itself ( here:  DreamInvest.app (https://github.com/trailheadapps/dreaminvest/blob/master/force-app/main/default/applications/DreamInvest.app-meta.xml) ) 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<CustomApplication xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <brand>
        <headerColor>#84BF41</headerColor>
        <logo>invest_logo4</logo>
        <logoVersion>1</logoVersion>
    </brand>
    <formFactors>Large</formFactors>
    <label>DreamInvest</label>
    <navType>Standard</navType>
    <tabs>standard-home</tabs>
    <tabs>Fund_Explorer</tabs>
    <tabs>Fund__c</tabs>
    <tabs>Sector__c</tabs>
    <tabs>standard-Account</tabs>
    <tabs>standard-Contact</tabs>
    <tabs>standard-report</tabs>
    <tabs>standard-Dashboard</tabs>
    <uiType>Lightning</uiType>
</CustomApplication>
Karen O'KelleyKaren O'Kelley
Thank you so much!
Karen