How to Enable non-public-App Installation for Different Shopify Stores?

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Topic summary

Main issue: A developer built a Shopify Partner App and wants to enable non‑public installation across different Shopify stores, not limited to the same Shopify Plus organization.

Details: In Distribution settings, “Custom distribution” allows sharing an install link, but installation is restricted to stores within the same Plus organization. A note states “Allow multi‑store install for one Plus organization,” indicating multi‑store installs are confined to a single organization.

Clarifications of terms: Partner App (non‑public app created via Shopify Partners), Custom distribution (shareable install link outside the public App Store), Shopify Plus organization (enterprise grouping of multiple stores under one company/account).

Question: Is there a way to modify these distribution settings to permit installs across different organizations/stores, or is such cross‑org distribution not allowed for Partner Apps?

Attachments: A screenshot of the Distribution settings is referenced.

Status: No responses or decisions yet; the thread remains unresolved and is seeking guidance on Shopify’s custom distribution policies.

Summarized with AI on December 12. AI used: gpt-5.
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Hi everyone,

I recently created a Partner App on Shopify and noticed the following option under Distribution:

Custom distribution> Share your install link with users. They can install the app on any stores that belong to the same Plus organization as

Additionally, there’s this note:

Allow multi-store install for one Plus organization> This app can be installed on stores that belong to the same Plus organization as the store provided.

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My question is:
Is there a way to modify this setting so that the app can be made available for installation across different Shopify stores, not just within the same Plus organization?

Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

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Hi everyone,
I’m still trying to figure this out and would really appreciate any guidance! Specifically, is there any way to modify the app distribution settings to allow installation across different Shopify stores outside the same Plus organization? Or maybe it is just not permitted to do so

If anyone has experience with this or insights into how custom distribution works for Shopify Partner Apps, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Thanks in advance! :blush: