# How to extract a composition from an app

If you want to customize an app template, you'll first need to extract a composition from it. The Dashboard is where you do this. Here's how:

1. Right-click on the app that you'd like to extract a composition from.
2. Select **Extract Composition**. The new composition will appear in the Compositions section of the same fold that contains the control app.

<figure><img src="https://1996175074-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F3cdPul5g3lHEzkm2UkSf%2Fuploads%2FH6pFKRiNDWcFVzovGcGT%2FExtracting%20a%20composition%20from%20an%20app.png?alt=media&#x26;token=306d2549-da9f-45b1-8aaa-e6cea1b3c772" alt=""><figcaption><p>Extracting a composition from an app template</p></figcaption></figure>