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title: Adding applications
description: There are a variety of ways you can add applications to PingCentral. You can apply templates to them, you can create templates from them, or you can add them directly to PingCentral.
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# Adding applications

There are a variety of ways you can add applications to PingCentral. You can apply templates to them, you can create templates from them, or you can add them directly to PingCentral.

## Steps

1. To apply an OAuth, OIDC, SAML, or PingAccess template to an application:

   1. Click **Add Application**.

   2. On the **Select Template** page, select the appropriate template and follow the wizard prompts.

   See [Selecting a template](../pingcentral_for_application_owners/pingcentral_selecting_template.html) in the *PingCentral for Application Owners* guide for additional information.

2. To create a template from an unmanaged application:

   1. Select the expandable icon associated with the application.

   2. Click **Add as Template** and follow the wizard prompts.

   The template displays in the list of available templates.

3. To add a PingFederate or PingAccess application directly to PingCentral:

   1. Use the search and filtering features to locate applications.

   For more information, see [Filtering applications](pingcentral_filter_apps.html)

   1. Select the expandable icon associated with the application.

   2. Click **Add to PingCentral** as shown in the following example, name the application, assign owners, and save it.

      ![This example shows a selected application that displays the Add to PingCentral button.](_images/gab1576189835931.png)