How to manage third-party apps on Dropbox

A third-party app is any non-Dropbox application on your computer, phone, or tablet. You can connect third-party apps to both your individual and team Dropbox accounts. 

Dropbox isn't responsible for apps developed and offered by other companies. We recommend that you review each app’s terms of use and privacy policies before granting it access to your Dropbox account.

If you’re an admin for a Dropbox team account, learn how to manage app integrations like Slack for your team.

How to connect third-party apps to your Dropbox account

To connect a third-party app to your Dropbox account:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click the grid icon in the top-left corner.
3. Click App Center from the menu that appears.
4. Click the name of the app you'd like to connect to.
   • If you don't see the app you're looking for, use the App Center search bar.
5. Click Connect or Learn more.

What access will the third-party app have to my Dropbox account?

When you link an app to Dropbox, the app will have access to your basic account information, such as your registered email address. Apps can request different levels of access to your Dropbox account including viewing, editing, or managing your files and folders. It may also request access in the following ways:

• Select Access: Provides access to a specific file in your Dropbox account. The app can only access that specific file and only write create and write to a file in that same folder.
• App Folder: A specific folder in your Dropbox account. The app can only access files in that folder.
• Full Dropbox: All folders and files in your Dropbox account.

To see what access a specific app has to your Dropbox account:

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the upper right.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click Apps.
5. Click the app you’d like to view. You’ll see what access that app has next to Permissions.

How to disconnect a third-party app from your Dropbox account

If at any point you want to disconnect an app from your account, you can do so in your account settings.

1. Log in to dropbox.com.
2. Click your avatar (profile picture or initials) in the upper right.
3. Click Settings.
4. Click Apps.
5. Click the arrow next to the app you’d like to disconnect.
6. Click Disconnect.