The Replit workspace features are a comprehensive set of tools that power your app creation experience.
The workspace includes layout management and integrated tools that power your app-building experience. These workspace features specialize in handling specific aspects of the development process, letting you focus on creating instead of configuring.
The workspace layout management tools let you customize the components of the development environment. It consists of the following user interface element types:
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Windows | Browser tabs that contain one or more panes |
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Panes | Sections of a window that contain one or more tabs |
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Tabs | Contain exactly one workspace tool, such as the file editor, Preview, or Agent |
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The following video identifies each workspace layout element:
The file tree lists all the files and directories in your Replit App’s workspace.
You can perform the following actions in the file tree:
The following video shows several file tree actions:
The tools dock lets you search for and open workspace tools in new tabs.
The following screenshot shows the open All tools popup menu in the tool dock:
The Run button executes the Replit App’s selected workflow.
To learn how to select, view, and manage workflows, see Workflows.
The following video shows how to view and run a workflow:
The spotlight page lets you view and modify your Replit App cover page and access sharing options.
The following video shows how to access the spotlight page:
The options menu lets you perform the following types of layout actions:
The following screenshot shows the options popup menu in the left pane:
The search bar lets you find files, text, or tools within your workspace.
The following screenshot shows the search popup menu:
The resources panel displays your development environment’s computing resources and usage, including RAM, CPU, and storage. This information can help you estimate and optimize your Replit App’s deployment requirements.
The following screenshot shows the resources panel:
To learn more about other Replit workspace tools, select from the following list:
Safeguard your app’s API keys, credentials, and passwords.
Rewind time to recover lost edits with Replit’s version tracking feature.
Code together in real-time with two or more users.
Customize your coding experience through the Settings tool.
View your Replit App’s output
Interact with your workspace using a command-line interface.
Preview and debug your web application.