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# Tour of the App

A tour of the Ideogram app. Find Library, collections, apps, results and settings in the sidebar or mobile navigation.

The sidebar on the left gets you everywhere in Ideogram. On a phone, use the bottom bar for **Home**, **Create**, **Library** and **More**. This guide covers the redesigned app; see [Switch between interfaces](#switch-between-interfaces) if you use Ideogram Legacy.

## The sidebar

### Top

* **Ideogram logo:** takes you Home. The **Collapse** / **Expand** toggle next to it shrinks the sidebar to icons.
* **Workspace switcher:** shows **Personal** or your team's name. Open it to switch workspaces, **Create a team**, or **Manage team** if you manage the one you're in. See [Team Plan](/plans-and-billing/team-plan.md).

### Main

* **Home:** the start page, described below.
* **Library:** your **Generations**, **Uploads**, **Characters** and **Favorites**. See [Library and Favorites](/organize-and-share/assets.md).
* **Collections:** folders for your work. Expand this item to see your pinned collections. See [Collections](/organize-and-share/collections.md).

### Create

* **Apps:** the apps home, with search and tabs for **Image**, **Video**, **Models**, **Pinned** and, in a team workspace, **Team apps**. See [Apps and Workflows](/create/apps.md).
* **Image:** the Image app, open on **Auto**. See [Create Images](/create/create.md).
* **Video:** the Video app. See [Create Videos](/create/video.md).
* **Custom Models:** train a model on your own images. See [Custom Models](/create/custom-models.md).

### Pinned

* **All apps:** search and filter the full catalog of apps and models.
* Apps you pin appear below **All apps**. Hover over a pinned app to **Unpin** it. See [Pin an app](/create/apps.md#pin-an-app).

### More

* **Studio:** edit an image with tools and layers. See [Studio](/edit/studio.md).
* **Batch:** run many prompts at once. See [Batch Generation](/create/batch.md).
* **Licensing:** shows only if you have a commercial license bought through the app.

Select a **Create**, **Pinned** or **More** heading to collapse or expand its items. In the icon-only sidebar, the items stay visible.

### Bottom

* **API:** opens the developer pages. In the unified interface these are under **Settings**, starting with **API Overview**; other accounts may see a separate developer platform. See [Ideogram API](/plans-and-billing/ideogram-api.md).
* **Upgrade** or **Buy credits:** available in your personal workspace when applicable. **Buy credits** can appear on pay-as-you-go when you have 100 credits or fewer left. See [Plans and Credits](/plans-and-billing/available-plans.md).
* **Bell icon:** your notifications, such as likes, new followers, team invites and finished batches.
* **Your avatar:** opens the user menu.

### User menu

Select your avatar to see your account and workspace details. Credit balances and billing actions depend on your workspace and access. The menu includes:

* **Wallet & Billing:** billing and credits, where your workspace allows it. See [Billing & Subscriptions](/plans-and-billing/billing-and-subscriptions.md).
* **Settings:** your account, plan and team. See [Account Settings](/get-started/account-settings.md).
* **API:** opens **Settings** → **API Overview** in the unified interface. Other accounts may see a separate developer platform; available pages depend on your workspace and role.
* **View profile:** your public profile page.
* **Theme:** **System**, **Light** or **Dark**.
* **Help & documentation:** opens these docs.
* **Download iOS app:** opens the App Store.
* **Back to Ideogram Legacy:** appears for accounts that can use both interfaces.
* **Log out**

Links to the **Terms**, **Privacy** policy, Discord, X and YouTube sit at the bottom of the menu.

## Home

Start with **The prompt box**, under **What will you design?** Pick **Image** or **Video**, then type a prompt. On desktop, press **Enter**; on a phone, tap the arrow button. Select **Add reference images** to attach pictures. Ideogram opens the matching app on **Auto** and starts the run. See [Create Images](/create/create.md#start-from-home).

On desktop, **Get started with Apps** offers shortcuts to **Generate image**, **Upscale image**, **Remove background**, **Generate video** and **Edit video**.

**Community inspiration** shows images other people have published. Start on **Explore**, switch to **Following**, or narrow the feed with a category such as **Poster**, **T-shirt** or **Logo**. **Search all...** finds images by keyword. Select an image to open it. The community section is hidden in Enterprise workspaces.

## Where things live

* **New results:** every app shows new work in its **Assets** tab. Your generated images and videos also appear in **Library** → **Generations**.
* **Uploaded files:** **Library** → **Uploads**.
* **Saved characters:** **Library** → **Characters**. See [Saved Characters](/organize-and-share/characters.md).
* **Liked images:** **Library** → **Favorites**.
* **An image's own page:** select any image to like, share, download, upscale or edit it, or add it to a collection.
* **Settings:** user menu → **Settings**. The Account section holds **Account**, **Wallet & Billing**, **Plans** and **Team**. The Developer section holds your API pages. Available pages depend on your workspace and role.

On a phone, **Library** first opens a list of these sections, including **Collections**, above your recent generations. Tap a section to open it.

In **Generations**, **Uploads** and **Favorites**, use **Layout** to choose List, Grid or Mosaic, and **Filters** to narrow the results. These controls appear as icons on a phone. See [Find images](/organize-and-share/assets.md#find-images).

## Switch between interfaces

If your account can use both interfaces, select your avatar → **Back to Ideogram Legacy**. Home may also show **Go to legacy app**. In Legacy, select **Use new interface** to return to the redesigned app.

The switch is available to eligible existing accounts. New accounts use the redesigned app and may not have a legacy switch. Switching reloads the app; finish or save editor work first because temporary editor state does not move between interfaces.