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# How to Customize the Top Bar of an Internal App
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/customize-top-bar-internal-app/
- Published: 2026-09-17T22:27:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T22:27:45.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

To **customize the top bar of an app**, you choose among several display styles — rounded, icons, icons with backgrounds, or text-only — and position the bar where it suits the layout.

## Why the top bar carries more weight than it looks

Learning to **customize the top bar of an app** matters because it is the first thing users interact with and the thing they use most often. Its style affects how quickly people find their way.

- Tabs that all look alike, making the current one hard to spot
- Icons without labels, unclear to new users
- Labels without icons, slower to scan for frequent users
- A bar positioned where it competes with the page content

## The style options available

- **Rounded bar**, with the whole bar softened
- **Rounded with icons**, combining a label and a symbol
- **Icons with rounded background**, a more minimal look
- **Icons only**, compact and suited to a corner position
- **Text only with a coloured selection**, simple and high contrast
- **Text with an underline bar**, lower contrast and understated

## How to configure it in Jestor

1. Enter build mode in **Jestor** and open the top bar settings.
2. Try the style options and pick the one that fits the app.
3. Decide whether to show icons, labels, or both.
4. Position the bar in the centre or to the right, as the layout requires.
5. Add tables to the bar where direct access to data is useful.

## Why choose Jestor for app presentation?

**Jestor** treats presentation as part of the build rather than an afterthought, which matters for internal apps that people use every day and for **White Label** deployments carrying a client's brand.

Styles are applied inline, so you see the effect immediately and can revert without consequence.

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can the top bar include tables?

Yes, tables can be added alongside apps.

### Can I position the bar?

Yes, centred or to the right. See [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Are icons required?

No — icons only, text only, or both are available.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

Check out other practical tutorials on the Jestor YouTube channel.

## Get to know Jestor

With **Jestor**, you can automate workflows, connect teams, and build internal systems your way — all without code and powered by **AI**. Discover Jestor at [jestor.com](https://jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com) and see how to take your company's operations to a new level of efficiency and control.