# Copying components across tabs? Tabs across apps?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/copying-components-across-tabs-tabs-across-apps/27177>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [May 24, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copying-components-across-tabs-tabs-across-apps/27177 "2021-05-24T19:52:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![JasonFisher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jasonfisher/32/24096_2.png) [@JasonFisher](https://community.glideapps.com/u/JasonFisher)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copying-components-across-tabs-tabs-across-apps/27177/1 "2021-05-24T19:52:47Z")

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I have 2 wants/needs that seem pretty related.

First, sometimes I want to pick and choose some complex components from one tab to another, but I see no route to do so. I can duplicate within that tab, or duplicate a whole tab, but not copy single components from one tab onto another. This would be a very helpful feature. Does it exist?

Second, after making a copy of my app, I lost a tab that I would like back, and it’s the most complex one and would take some time to reproduce, test, etc. Ideally I could just copy/paste it from my recent backup copy of the app. I see no path to do this, either. Does it exist?

Thanks,  
Jason

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**Author:** ![ThinhDinh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/thinhdinh/32/49_2.png) [@ThinhDinh](https://community.glideapps.com/u/ThinhDinh)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/copying-components-across-tabs-tabs-across-apps/27177/2 "2021-05-24T23:17:00Z")

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> [@JasonFisher](#):
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> First, sometimes I want to pick and choose some complex components from one tab to another, but I see no route to do so. I can duplicate within that tab, or duplicate a whole tab, but not copy single components from one tab onto another. This would be a very helpful feature. Does it exist?

It does not exist at the moment, the closest thing is some time later this year we might be able to reuse custom actions.

> [@JasonFisher](#):
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> Second, after making a copy of my app, I lost a tab that I would like back, and it’s the most complex one and would take some time to reproduce, test, etc. Ideally I could just copy/paste it from my recent backup copy of the app. I see no path to do this, either. Does it exist?

I don’t see a way to do this. Can you go into details about how you lost the tab though?