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This page provides information on the Chaos Player GUI.


## **Overview**

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The interface in Chaos Player is divided into several parts where similar features and tools are grouped together. All the operations are just a click away and every command can have a shortcut key assigned to it.


## **Interface**

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The image below shows the Chaos Player interface. There all the different areas of the interface can be seen.


![image](media://55f5b3af-0184-4efc-abf6-ebb152a7e0a3)

Chaos Player GUI


It comprises of the following:

- [Menus](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PLAYER/pages/125141887) – Holds all the commands and options for Chaos Player sorted in five different menus.
- [Preview Area](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PLAYER/pages/124488611) – The workspace where the files loaded for preview will be shown. Here you will also be able manipulate them and see how different options affect them.
- [Information Bar](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PLAYER/pages/125109423) – Shows useful information about the current settings of the Chaos Player and lets you quickly change them.
- [Toolbar ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PLAYER/pages/124520573)– Gives quick access to some of the most commonly used commands.
- [Timeline Area](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PLAYER/pages/124749776) – Holds the Layer Stack where all the layers can be seen and manipulated. Here you can also find the Control Buttons the Playback Buttons and the Channel View Buttons.
- [Property Panel](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/PLAYER/pages/125043656) – Holds the parameters for each layer and lets you control them.