# Base Layout App

**URL:** <https://community.tulip.co/t/base-layout-app/16250>\
**Category:** Product Suggestions\
**Tags:** apps, feature-request\
**Created:** [April 9, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/base-layout-app/16250 "2026-04-09T14:51:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![stephen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@stephen](https://community.tulip.co/u/stephen)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/base-layout-app/16250/1 "2026-04-09T14:51:49Z")

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Similarly to how there are base layouts for Steps, it would be nice if there were base layouts for Apps as well. I understand Tulip is trying to address the issue using “functions”, but for those of us that are building digital work instructions, I find myself updating a plethora of apps to resolve a bug, add a feature, etc. I imagine that, similar to Base layouts on steps, where individual widgets are locked, you could have base layouts for Apps, with entire steps locked. An update to a “Base app” could be propagated to all apps that use such base.