# App Builder, CDE, and CTools

[App Builder](/pdia-data-integration/10.2-data-integration/advanced-topics-pentaho-data-integration-overview/work-with-the-streamlined-data-refinery/install-and-configure-the-streamlined-data-refinery/app-builder-and-community-dashboard-editor.md) is an application builder for people who may not have Java knowledge, but who may have plenty of interesting ideas for new plugins. All that is required to use App Builder is knowledge of CTools and PDI.

Community Dashboard Editor (CDE), when integrated with the Pentaho User Console (PUC), simplifies the process of creating, refining, and previewing Pentaho dashboards. You can use CDE to design dashboards, either from scratch or using a template.

See **Pentaho CTools** for details.


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