Welcome
Help every employee feel informed, connected, and ready to act from the moment they land on your intranet.
The Welcome app turns your homepage into a personalized hub that instantly connects employees to what matters most - from tailored greetings to relevant news, updates, and calls to action.
With Welcome, your intranet becomes a dynamic, user-focused experience that keeps people informed, aligned, and engaged wherever they are.
Try the Welcome app on Microsoft Marketplace for free today!
Why we built Welcome
Most intranets lack a truly personalized landing experience - something that greets employees, gives them context, and highlights what they need to know right now. SharePoint doesn’t offer anything that brings these elements together, and customers often told us they wanted a homepage that felt personal, on-brand and more useful.
We built Welcome to bring warmth and relevance to the homepage, combining tailored greetings with essential news and updates.
It’s the hero your intranet has been missing.
Choose your perfect layout
Pick the layout that works best for your intranet: choose from three ready-to-go defaults - Featured, Banner, or Search - or create a completely custom layout tailored to your organization.
Each option is fully configurable and designed to reflect your brand, showcase the content that matters, and deliver a personalized, engaging experience for every intranet visitor. Whether you want to highlight news, surface key actions, or create a unique branded experience, there’s a layout to suit your needs.
Featured
Welcome users and share key updates
The Featured layout creates a dynamic intranet homepage that greets each visitor while putting important news, announcements, and calls to action front and center.
Highlight key updates – automatically pull news from SharePoint sites or manually curate slides.
Deliver a warm welcome – show personalised greetings with local time, date, and weather.
Control what users see – optionally schedule content or target it to specific audiences.
Keep everyone engaged – ensure colleagues stay informed, aligned, and ready to act on the updates you surface.
Banner
A sleek, compact welcome for your intranet
The Banner layout offers a clean, streamlined introduction to your intranet with all the essentials in a simple, space-saving design.
Keep it clear and tidy – ideal for intranets that favour simplicity, clarity, and a modern look.
Show what matters – display personalised greetings with local time, date, and weather at a glance.
Search
Help users find what they need instantly
The Search layout gives colleagues a focused way to explore your intranet, combining a personalised welcome with powerful search capabilities.
Drive quick discovery – surface a prominent search box to help users find pages, news, files, and people fast.
Search your way – fully customise the search scope to focus on content areas that matter most.
Keep it simple – pair the search box with a clean greeting for a clutter-free experience.
Custom
Your intranet, your way
Our Custom layout support lets you create a completely bespoke Welcome experience, tailored to your organization’s brand and needs. This hidden gem of Welcome gives you full control to make the web part uniquely yours.
Fully branded experience – design a skin and layout that reflects your company’s style and identity.
Include what matters – choose the features and content blocks that make Welcome work for your team.
Flexible and unique – unlike default layouts, this option is completely custom, giving you an intranet experience no one else has.
FAQs
Questions? We’ve got answers.
Explore our frequently asked questions to quickly get the information you need about the Welcome app. From setup tips to feature guidance, we make it easy to get the most out of Welcome for your intranet.
Can I try this app on my SharePoint site?
What layouts are available in Welcome?
Does this app work in Microsoft Viva Connections?
Does this app work on mobile devices?
How does Welcome retrieve the local weather?
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