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title: "How are Console Apps different from Standard Apps?"
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Apps with standard navigation let you open a single record at a time. However, apps with console navigation let you open multiple records at a time, and related records open in subtabs under the original record.

> ℹ️ Here’s a look at how standard navigation apps (1) and console navigation apps (2) are different.
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> ℹ️ For more information about the console, click [here](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=sf.console2_about.htm&type=5).

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> ℹ️ In Lightning console apps, your app’s navigation rules determine how records are opened. You can configure related records to open as workspace tabs, or as subtabs of a new workspace tab. For example, you can have contact records open as a subtab of that contact’s account.
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> ℹ️ With console apps, you can work with multiple records more efficiently. If you work in a fast-paced environment, console apps are a great solution.

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