Projects

Last modified: July 16, 2026

Introduction

Projects is one of the key components of the Mendix Portal. In Projects, you can create and manage projects, and navigate to related app environments, as well as collaborate with others. Projects provides a summary of your current projects, your company projects, and your pending invites.

Apps Overview

Creating an App

There are two ways to create apps:

  • Using Maia to plan and build your app.
  • Using a starter app template.

The following sections describe the process for each option.

Creating an App with Maia

Follow the steps in Maia Plan to enlist Maia's help in planning and creating an app.

Creating an App from a Starter App Template

Follow these steps to use a starter app:

  1. In Projects, click Create App in the upper right corner.

  2. Select Use a Starter App. A screen opens to guide you through the process.

  3. Enter the following information for your app:

    • App name – Every app must have a name that abides by these requirements:

      • It cannot be longer than 200 characters, but Mendix recommends no more than 40 characters.
      • It can contain letters, numbers, underscores (_), dashes (-), or white spaces ().
      • It must not start with a white space.

    • App description (Optional) – Give your app a short description. This is optional.

    • App icon – Mendix has generated an icon for your app. You can change the color of the icon if you like. You can upload a custom icon in the App Settings page once you have created the app.

  4. Click Next to go to step 2.

  5. Select a starter app template on which the app will be based. The most used starter app templates are displayed.

    Some templates offer multiple versions for you to choose from, which are displayed as selectable options. By default, the stable version is pre-selected.

    If you want to choose a different starter app template than the ones displayed, click the discover community starter apps link at the top. This takes you to the Marketplace, where you can browse through all available starter app templates and select one that suits your needs.

  6. After selecting a starter app template, click Create App. Based on the starter app template you selected, it can take some time to set up the app, its repository, and access to the collaboration tools. After it is completed, the app is created.

My Projects

The My Projects tab displays all the projects for which you are a Team member.

You can filter the overview to display only the projects that are marked for deletion. Read more about how we mark projects for deletion in the Deletion of Unused Projects section of Mendix Cloud.

Use the drop-down menu on the right side of the page to sort the projects by Pinned, Recent Activity or in alphabetical order of Name.

You can filter by the assigned Project Categories by clicking the Filter ( ) button on the right side. The available categories are displayed in a side panel.
Categories are maintained by the Mendix Admins of your company, on the Project Categories page in Control Center.
If you have the App Settings permission, you can assign categories to a project on the project's Settings page, helping to improve classification and searchability.

Project Tiles

You can pin a project tile by clicking Pin ( ). Pinned projects appear at the top of the list.

To stop watching a project and disable notifications for that project, click the icon so that you see the You are not watching this project tooltip. To return to watching that project, click the icon so that you see the You are watching this project tooltip.

By clicking More Options ( ) in the project tile, you can quickly perform the actions Edit in Mendix Studio Pro and Leave Project.

To go to the licensed environments of your deployed project, click Environments at the bottom of the project tile.

You can open a project in Projects by clicking the project tile. After a project is open, you can navigate between sections using the navigation pane on the left side of the screen.

The navigation pane is divided into these main categories:

Pending Invitations

If you are invited to collaborate on a project, your invitation is displayed at the top of the My Projects page. You can accept or decline the invitation.

Company Projects

The Company Projects tab displays all the projects created by members of your company.

There are also details on the project's Target Cloud, and the Total Members who can view or edit the project.

You can also sort the order of the projects here by Recent Activity, Created Date, Name.

Guide Categories

The documentation of Projects is divided into the following categories:

  • Maia Plan

    • Describes the process of planning and building an app using Maia.

  • Projects ‒ General

    • Describes the tools and settings available in the General category in the Projects navigation pane.

  • Project Management

    • Describes the Project Management section of the Projects navigation pane.

  • App Insights

    • Provides information on how to obtain insights into your Mendix apps.

  • Repository

    • Provides information on versions committed to Team Server.

  • Deployment

    • Describes the Deployment section of the Projects navigation pane.

  • Monitoring

    • Provides information on monitoring metrics for your Mendix apps.

  • Settings

    • Describes the Settings page of your app.

  • Security

    • An overview of the security options available when building, running, and governing your apps.