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# Add an External App to Patch My PC Cloud

*Applies to: Patch My PC Cloud*

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To add an app to the **External** catalog in Patch My PC (PMPC) Cloud:

1. From the PMPC Cloud Portal, navigate to **App Catalog | External**
2. On the External catalog page, click **Add App**<br>

   <figure><img src="/files/h4tUmXF4Tlr6LmwnATEa" alt="Clicking ‘Add App’" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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   The list of apps in the public WinGet repository is displayed.<br>

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**Note**

If an app is already in the PMPC catalog, it will be shown with **PUBLIC APP** beside it, and you will be unable to re-add it. This is because it is better for you to use the curated version we maintain in the **Patch My PC** catalog Vs a non-curated version. Just hover over **PUBLIC APP** and click **Go to App** to open the app in our catalog.

<img src="/files/e9pO8sYv4UR1hlRks5TI" alt="‘PUBLIC APP’ in the External catalog" data-size="original">

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3. Click **Add** beside the required app.

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**ADDED** appears next to the app, along with the **Success – External app added** notification.

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4. Keep clicking **Add** beside any other apps you want to add.
5. Once you have finished adding all the required apps, click the **X** in the top-right corner.

<figure><img src="/files/ijMBZtTY13UzOLomlNXL" alt="Clicking ‘X’ in the top right-hand corner." width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

The External catalog is redisplayed with the added app(s).

<figure><img src="/files/C2ssvAgJkSROoQWKpuzO" alt="External catalog redisplayed with the added app(s)." width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

## Next Steps

Now you have added an app(s) to the **External** catalog, you can [deploy it](/patch-my-pc-cloud/app-catalog/external-apps/deploy-external-app.md).


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