> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getvirtualbrain.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Using Templates

> Browse the App library and run a pre-built App end to end

Open a pre-built App, answer a few input steps, and it produces a finished, sourced deliverable.

## Browse the App library

Open **Apps** to reach the library. Filter by **All Apps**, **My Apps**, **Shared with me**, or **Templates**, or search by name. Each card shows what the App does, whether it's shared with you or company-wide, plus the average time it saves and how long it takes to run.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/virtualbrain/VZdLXSl7brhQEIEq/images/apps/apps-library.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=VZdLXSl7brhQEIEq&q=85&s=24d5f40a71cfb6a20c69a6884aa54f42" alt="The App library with filter tabs and cards showing each App's description, sharing status, average time saved, and run duration" width="2990" height="1698" data-path="images/apps/apps-library.png" />
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## Run a pre-built App

<Steps>
  <Step title="Answer the input steps">
    The App opens a guided session with a numbered stepper. Depending on how it was built, a step might ask you to type a short brief, choose from a list of options (an output language, say), pick the Brain(s) to work from, or upload a document. Fill each step and click **Continue**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Let it run its blocks">
    The App executes its workflow block by block. Watch progress and see the output of each stage as it completes. [App Blocks](/features/apps/app-blocks) explains the statuses and run order.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the result">
    The finished deliverable carries the same sourcing and [one-click citations](/features/chats/sourced-answers) you get in Chat, so every claim stays traceable to its source.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Frame caption="An App session: answer each input step, then watch the blocks run.">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/virtualbrain/VZdLXSl7brhQEIEq/images/apps/app-run.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=VZdLXSl7brhQEIEq&q=85&s=57bfe0febc3c20a5a9764efd040571a8" alt="An App run in progress, with the numbered input stepper completed and blocks generating output" width="2422" height="1696" data-path="images/apps/app-run.png" />
</Frame>

Blocks that pause for review, per-passage edits, and the final export are covered in [Reviewing & Exporting](/features/apps/reviewing-and-exporting).

## Related

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Reviewing & Exporting" icon="pen-line" href="/features/apps/reviewing-and-exporting">
    Approve review steps, refine a block, and export the deliverable.
  </Card>

  <Card title="App Blocks" icon="cubes" href="/features/apps/app-blocks">
    Statuses, dependency order, and what each block draws on.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Building Apps" icon="pen-ruler" href="/features/apps/building-apps">
    Adapt a template, or build your own App from scratch.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>
