diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 02d22007..7d0267bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ junit.xml
 retrolab/static/*
 !retrolab/static/favicons
 retrolab/labextension
+retrolab/schemas
 
 # playwright
 app/test-results
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1680989a..6b45e4fb 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ conda activate retrolab
 # Install package in development mode
 pip install -e .
 
-# Link the RetroLab JupyterLab extension
-jupyter labextension develop . --overwrite
+# Link the RetroLab JupyterLab extension and RetroLab schemas
+jlpm develop
 
 # Enable the server extension
 jupyter server extension enable retrolab
diff --git a/app/index.js b/app/index.js
index 176995c1..3452072a 100644
--- a/app/index.js
+++ b/app/index.js
@@ -124,10 +124,7 @@ async function main() {
     ),
     require('@jupyterlab/docprovider-extension'),
     require('@jupyterlab/filebrowser-extension').default.filter(({ id }) =>
-      [
-        '@jupyterlab/filebrowser-extension:factory',
-        '@jupyterlab/filebrowser-extension:download'
-      ].includes(id)
+      ['@jupyterlab/filebrowser-extension:factory'].includes(id)
     ),
     require('@jupyterlab/fileeditor-extension').default.filter(({ id }) =>
       ['@jupyterlab/fileeditor-extension:plugin'].includes(id)
diff --git a/app/webpack.config.js b/app/webpack.config.js
index 0ee849f2..92ec9cc7 100644
--- a/app/webpack.config.js
+++ b/app/webpack.config.js
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ fs.copySync(cssImports, path.resolve(buildDir, 'extraStyle.js'));
 
 const extras = Build.ensureAssets({
   packageNames: names,
-  output: buildDir
+  output: buildDir,
+  schemaOutput: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'retrolab')
 });
 
 /**
diff --git a/binder/postBuild b/binder/postBuild
index 3413ce50..82203ae5 100644
--- a/binder/postBuild
+++ b/binder/postBuild
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 jlpm && jlpm run build
 python -m pip install -e .
-jupyter labextension develop . --overwrite
+jlpm run develop
 jupyter server extension enable retrolab
-jupyter serverextension enable retrolab
+jupyter serverextension enable retrolab
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/buildutils/src/develop.ts b/buildutils/src/develop.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b464fea2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildutils/src/develop.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+| Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
+| Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+import commander from 'commander';
+
+import fs from 'fs-extra';
+
+import path from 'path';
+
+import process from 'process';
+
+import { run } from '@jupyterlab/buildutils';
+
+commander
+  .description('Setup the repository for develop mode')
+  .option('--overwrite', 'Force linking the RetroLab schemas')
+  .option('--source', 'The path to the retrolab package')
+  .action((options: any) => {
+    const { overwrite } = options;
+    const prefix = run(
+      'python -c "import sys; print(sys.prefix)"',
+      {
+        stdio: 'pipe'
+      },
+      true
+    );
+    const source = path.resolve(options.source ?? process.cwd());
+    const sourceDir = path.join(source, 'retrolab', 'schemas', '@retrolab');
+    const destDir = path.join(
+      prefix,
+      'share',
+      'jupyter',
+      'lab',
+      'schemas',
+      '@retrolab'
+    );
+    if (overwrite) {
+      try {
+        fs.unlinkSync(destDir);
+        console.log('Removed previous symlink:', destDir);
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.info('Skip unlinkink', destDir);
+      }
+    }
+    console.log('Symlinking:', sourceDir, destDir);
+    fs.symlinkSync(sourceDir, destDir, 'dir');
+  });
+
+commander.parse(process.argv);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8c7a55a..b77bd7ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     "clean": "lerna run clean",
     "eslint": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx --fix",
     "eslint:check": "eslint . --ext .ts,.tsx",
+    "develop": "jupyter labextension develop . --overwrite && node ./buildutils/lib/develop.js --overwrite",
     "install": "lerna bootstrap",
     "integrity": "node buildutils/lib/ensure-repo.js",
     "prettier": "prettier --write \"**/*{.ts,.tsx,.js,.jsx,.css,.json,.md}\"",
diff --git a/packages/application-extension/package.json b/packages/application-extension/package.json
index 5c24aee9..ad68a7c9 100644
--- a/packages/application-extension/package.json
+++ b/packages/application-extension/package.json
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "jupyterlab": {
-    "extension": true
+    "extension": true,
+    "schemaDir": "schema"
   },
   "styleModule": "style/index.js"
 }
diff --git a/packages/application-extension/schema/top.json b/packages/application-extension/schema/top.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d0eeda8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/application-extension/schema/top.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "jupyter.lab.setting-icon": "retro-ui-components:retroSun",
+  "jupyter.lab.setting-icon-label": "RetroLab Top Area",
+  "title": "RetroLab Top Area",
+  "description": "RetroLab Top Area settings",
+  "properties": {
+    "visible": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "Top Bar Visibility",
+      "description": "Whether to show the top bar or not",
+      "default": true
+    }
+  },
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "type": "object"
+}
diff --git a/packages/application-extension/src/index.ts b/packages/application-extension/src/index.ts
index cc9a02a7..b8424907 100644
--- a/packages/application-extension/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/application-extension/src/index.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import { PromiseDelegate } from '@lumino/coreutils';
 import { DisposableDelegate, DisposableSet } from '@lumino/disposable';
 
 import { Widget } from '@lumino/widgets';
+import { ISettingRegistry } from '@jupyterlab/settingregistry';
 
 /**
  * The default notebook factory.
@@ -451,20 +452,25 @@ const title: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
 const topVisibility: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
   id: '@retrolab/application-extension:top',
   requires: [IRetroShell, ITranslator],
-  optional: [IMainMenu],
+  optional: [IMainMenu, ISettingRegistry],
   activate: (
     app: JupyterFrontEnd<JupyterFrontEnd.IShell>,
     retroShell: IRetroShell,
     translator: ITranslator,
-    menu: IMainMenu | null
+    menu: IMainMenu | null,
+    settingRegistry: ISettingRegistry | null
   ) => {
     const trans = translator.load('retrolab');
     const top = retroShell.top;
+    const pluginId = topVisibility.id;
 
     app.commands.addCommand(CommandIDs.toggleTop, {
       label: trans.__('Show Header'),
       execute: () => {
         top.setHidden(top.isVisible);
+        if (settingRegistry) {
+          void settingRegistry.set(pluginId, 'visible', top.isVisible);
+        }
       },
       isToggled: () => top.isVisible
     });
@@ -473,6 +479,25 @@ const topVisibility: JupyterFrontEndPlugin<void> = {
       menu.viewMenu.addGroup([{ command: CommandIDs.toggleTop }], 2);
     }
 
+    if (settingRegistry) {
+      const loadSettings = settingRegistry.load(pluginId);
+      const updateSettings = (settings: ISettingRegistry.ISettings): void => {
+        const visible = settings.get('visible').composite as boolean;
+        top.setHidden(!visible);
+      };
+
+      Promise.all([loadSettings, app.restored])
+        .then(([settings]) => {
+          updateSettings(settings);
+          settings.changed.connect(settings => {
+            updateSettings(settings);
+          });
+        })
+        .catch((reason: Error) => {
+          console.error(reason.message);
+        });
+    }
+
     const onChanged = (): void => {
       if (app.format === 'desktop') {
         retroShell.expandTop();
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9ba5bf14..e8f2bb5d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["jupyter_packaging~=0.10", "jupyterlab>=3.2.0rc0,==3.*"]
+requires = ["jupyter_packaging~=0.10", "jupyterlab~=3.2"]
 build-backend = "jupyter_packaging.build_api"
 
 [license]
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ build_cmd = "build:prod"
 npm = ["jlpm"]
 
 [tool.check-manifest]
-ignore = ["app/**", "binder/**", "buildutils/**", "packages/**", "*.json", "yarn.lock", "readthedocs.yml", ".bumpversion.cfg", ".*", "lint-staged.config.js", "logo.*", "retrolab/labextension/**", "retrolab/static/**", "retrolab/template/**"]
+ignore = ["app/**", "binder/**", "buildutils/**", "packages/**", "*.json", "yarn.lock", "readthedocs.yml", ".bumpversion.cfg", ".*", "lint-staged.config.js", "logo.*", "retrolab/labextension/**", "retrolab/schemas/**", "retrolab/static/**", "retrolab/template/**"]
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 3b3e2908..7325574e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ include_package_data = True
 packages = find:
 python_requires = >=3.6
 install_requires =
-    jupyterlab>=3.2.0rc0,==3.*
+    jupyterlab~=3.2
 	jupyterlab_server~=2.3
 	jupyter_server~=1.4
 	nbclassic~=0.2
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1a2458e6..883e04bf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
 ensured_targets = [
     str(lab_extension_dest / "static" / "style.js"),
     str(main_bundle_dest / "bundle.js"),
+    str(HERE / NAME / "schemas/@retrolab/application-extension/package.json.orig"),
 ]
 
 data_files_spec = [
     ("share/jupyter/labextensions/%s" % labext_name, str(lab_extension_dest), "**"),
     ("share/jupyter/labextensions/%s" % labext_name, str(HERE), "install.json"),
+    ("share/jupyter/lab/schemas", f"{NAME}/schemas", "@retrolab/**/*"),
     (
         "etc/jupyter/jupyter_server_config.d",
         "jupyter-config/jupyter_server_config.d",
@@ -39,13 +41,10 @@
     from jupyter_packaging import wrap_installers, npm_builder, get_data_files
 
     # In develop mode, just run yarn
-    builder = npm_builder(build_cmd='build', npm='jlpm', force=True)
+    builder = npm_builder(build_cmd="build", npm="jlpm", force=True)
     cmdclass = wrap_installers(post_develop=builder, ensured_targets=ensured_targets)
 
-    setup_args = dict(
-        cmdclass=cmdclass,
-        data_files=get_data_files(data_files_spec)
-    )
+    setup_args = dict(cmdclass=cmdclass, data_files=get_data_files(data_files_spec))
 except ImportError:
     setup_args = dict()