Atlassian Marketplace and third-party apps
In the context of Jira, an app is a separate software package that can be installed into Jira to extend its capabilities. An app often consists of multiple modules, such as custom fields, reports, and workflow post functions. You would often hear people talk about apps, add-ons, and plugins. In the context of Jira, all three refer to the same thing, so in this book, we will use the term app. But if you see the terms plugin or add-on mentioned, we are really talking about the same thing.
Most apps are registered and listed on the Atlassian Marketplace, at https://marketplace.atlassian.com. The Marketplace lets you, as the end user, browse and search for apps, read user reviews, and get documentation and contact details for the app vendor. For example, when searching for apps that can integrate with Slack, we can see the following apps on the Marketplace:
Figure 12.1 – Atlassian Marketplace
Jira apps on the...
