diff --git a/mod/apps.php b/mod/apps.php
deleted file mode 100644
index d497ce93a..000000000
--- a/mod/apps.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- * @file mod/apps.php
- */
-use Friendica\Content\Nav;
-use Friendica\Core\Config;
-use Friendica\Core\L10n;
-use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
-
-function apps_content()
-{
-	$privateaddons = Config::get('config', 'private_addons');
-	if ($privateaddons === "1") {
-		if (! local_user()) {
-			info(L10n::t('You must be logged in to use addons. '));
-			return;
-		};
-	}
-
-	$title = L10n::t('Applications');
-
-	$apps = Nav::getAppMenu();
-
-	if (count($apps) == 0) {
-		notice(L10n::t('No installed applications.') . EOL);
-	}
-
-	$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('apps.tpl');
-	return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
-		'$title' => $title,
-		'$apps'  => $apps,
-	]);
-}
diff --git a/src/Module/Apps.php b/src/Module/Apps.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a23ac0a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Apps.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Module;
+
+use Friendica\BaseModule;
+use Friendica\Content\Nav;
+use Friendica\Core\Config;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
+use Friendica\Core\Renderer;
+
+/**
+ * Shows the App menu
+ */
+class Apps extends BaseModule
+{
+	public static function init()
+	{
+		$privateaddons = Config::get('config', 'private_addons');
+		if ($privateaddons === "1") {
+			if (!local_user()) {
+				self::getApp()->internalRedirect();
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static function content()
+	{
+		$apps = Nav::getAppMenu();
+
+		if (count($apps) == 0) {
+			notice(L10n::t('No installed applications.') . EOL);
+		}
+
+		$tpl = Renderer::getMarkupTemplate('apps.tpl');
+		return Renderer::replaceMacros($tpl, [
+			'$title' => L10n::t('Applications'),
+			'$apps'  => $apps,
+		]);
+	}
+}