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# How to Clone an App to Create a Variant
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/clone-an-app-to-create-variant/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:29:26.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:29:26.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **clone an app**, you duplicate it under a new name and adapt the copy. The layout, fields, and logic come with it, so a similar process starts from something that already works.

## Why variants get built from scratch

Teams often rebuild rather than clone, usually because they do not realize cloning exists.

- The same app rebuilt for a second department
- Layout decisions re-made and re-argued
- Small differences between versions that should have been identical
- Time spent recreating something that took a week to get right

## When to clone and when not to

- **Clone** when a second team needs the same process with small differences
- **Clone** when testing a significant change you do not want to make live
- **Use versioning instead** when you want to change the same app safely
- **Build fresh** when the new process only superficially resembles the old one
- **Duplicate the table instead** when the data structure is what you want to reuse

## How to do it in Jestor

1. Press Ctrl+K in **Jestor** to open the action bar.
2. Search for the clone action and choose the app to duplicate.
3. Give the clone a new name — the original is untouched.
4. Adapt the copy: layout, fields shown, filters, and permissions.
5. Share it with the role that will use it, at interaction level.

## Why choose Jestor for reusable builds?

**Jestor** makes reuse available at several levels — cloning an app, duplicating a table with or without its records, and installing a ready template — so there is almost always something to start from.

Combined with app versioning, a cloned app can also serve as a safe place to test a redesign before deciding whether to bring it back to the original.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does cloning affect the original?

No, the clone is independent. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Should I clone or use versioning?

Clone for a separate variant; use versioning to change the same app safely.

### Can I duplicate a table too?

Yes, with or without its records.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

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