Sep 13, 2015

Sharepoint App is now SharePoint Add-in - Microsoft update for SharePoint and Office App Names

Guys,

I came across through an msdn blog and surprisingly noticed that the "SharePoint App" names is being changed to "Add-in".  Did you notice this.?

Here is the update :


Original name
New name
Applies to
apps for Office
Office Add-ins
Office
mail app for Outlook
Outlook Add-in
Office
app for Excel
Excel Add-in
Office
app for PowerPoint
PowerPoint Add-in
Office
app for Word
Word Add-in
Office
Office App Model
Office Add-in Model
Office
apps for SharePoint
SharePoint Add-ins
SharePoint
SharePoint App Model
SharePoint Add-in Model
SharePoint
app part
add-in part
SharePoint
app web
add-in web
SharePoint


In msdn,  the posts related to apps (now add-in) shows this name change notification :



Refer this msdn link for more details :