diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index 1455a2b13..4efd5318a 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ---
+# uncomment the following line if you only want explicitly listed
+# apps to be available on your site
+
+# restricted: ["boot", "launch", "antonclk", "health", "setting", "about", "widbat", "widbt", "widlock", "widid"]
 ---
 {% comment %}
 =================================================================
@@ -12,14 +16,21 @@
 
 =================================================================
 {% endcomment %}
-{%- assign apps = site.static_files | where: "name", "metadata.json" -%}
+{%- if page.restricted == nil -%}
+    {%- assign apps = site.static_files | where: "name", "metadata.json" | map: "path" -%}
+{%- else -%}
+    {%- capture temp -%}
+    {%- for app in page.restricted %} /apps/{{app}}/metadata.json {%- endfor -%}
+    {%- endcapture -%}
+    {%- assign apps = temp | strip | split: " " -%}
+{%- endif -%}
 
 [
 
-{%- include_relative {{ apps.first.path }} -%}
+{%- include_relative {{ apps.first }} -%}
 
 {%- for app in apps offset:1 -%}
-,{%- include_relative {{ app.path }} -%}
+,{%- include_relative {{ app }} -%}
 {%- endfor -%}
 
 ]