Power Apps resources

Official resources

• Power Apps documentation
• Power Apps learning paths
• Canvas apps fundamentals
• Model-driven apps fundamentals
• Power Apps formulas reference

Getting started

• “What is Power Apps?” - 10 min overview
• LinkedIn Learning: Power Apps Essential Training
• YouTube Tutorial
• Hands-on: Make a canvas app
• Hands-on: Make a model-driven app

Community resources

YouTube creators

• Shane Young of PowerApps911 - comprehensive tutorials and best practices
• Reza Dorrani (blog)
• Lisa Crosbie (LinkedIn)
• April Dunnam
• Laura Rogers (IWMentor)
• Tolu Victor
• DamoBird365
• Matthew Devaney (blog)

Communities

• Power Apps Community
• Power Apps subreddit
• Dynamics 365 + Power Platform Discord

Design

• Modern controls and theming - Fluent 2 controls, use these first
• Creator Kit - Fluent UI components (being wound down as modern controls reach parity)
• PowerIcons.dev
• Responsive design in canvas apps
• Accessible apps

Formulas and expressions

• Power Fx overview - the language behind Power Apps
• Formula reference
• Working with collections
• Limitation: Delegation in canvas apps - critical for performance with large datasets

Development

• Power Platform CLI - command-line tools for building and deploying
• pcf.gallery - community-built PowerApps component framework components
• Power Apps component framework (PCF) - build custom code components
• ALM for Power Apps - application lifecycle management
• Power Platform Playwright samples - the current test automation path (Test Studio is deprecated)
• Power Apps code apps - build React/Vue apps in VS Code, host them on Power Platform

Best practices and patterns

• Canvas Performance tips
• Common Power Apps patterns
• Security and governance

See also: UI design for UX principles, Fluent 2 and colour.