# app-wrapping

> App wrapping enables organizations to add security controls, data loss prevention, and compliance features to third-party or legacy applications.

Source: https://docs.applivery.com/en/glossary/app-wrapping/  •  Last updated: 2026-01-24

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**TL;DR:** App Wrapping explained for enterprise app distribution and device management use cases.

App wrapping is particularly useful for extending MDM capabilities to apps that don't natively support enterprise management APIs.