Manage your source code for canvas apps

Important

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Enabled for Public preview Early access General availability
Admins, makers, marketers, or analysts, automatically May 2025 - Jun 2025

Business value

With this feature, you can view the underlying code to understand app functionality and manage source control. It’s perfect for developers who need to align with healthy and robust Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices. By using this feature, you streamline your development process, improve code quality, and support your app’s growth.

Feature details

You can now export a canvas app as a binary file with the extension .msapp. You can use Power Platform CLI to convert a .msapp file into source code files. With this feature, you no longer need to use the Power Platform CLI to convert the .msapp files. You can view the source code for the canvas app in an updated, human readable YAML format. Each screen has a separate file.

View the source code of your canvas app directly in Power Apps Studio or use external code editors.

This new capability helps you to:

  • Store the files in a code repository.
  • Automate generation of a canvas app.
  • Improve the generative canvas app models.
  • Refactor canvas apps without using the designer.
  • Integrate natively with Git for Power Platform.