Vivado IDE Viewing Environment - Vivado IDE Viewing Environment - 2026.1 English - UG893

Vivado Design Suite User Guide: Using the Vivado IDE (UG893)
Document ID
UG893
Release Date
2026-07-01
Version
2026.1 English

The following figure shows the Vivado IDE viewing environment. You can interact with the Vivado IDE through mouse, keyboard, or Tcl input.

Tip: For quick access to information on different parts of the Vivado IDE, click the Quick Help button in the window or dialog box, or press the F1 key.

The main components of the viewing environment are:

  1. Menu Bar
  2. Main Toolbar
  3. Flow Navigator
  4. Data Windows Area
  5. Menu Command Quick Access Search Field
  6. Workspace
  7. Project Status Bar
  8. Layout Selector
  9. Status Bar
  10. Results Windows Area
Figure 1. Vivado IDE Viewing Environment
Note: Starting with the 2026.1 release, Vivado introduces an enhanced integrated design environment (IDE) that is enabled by default. The new IDE provides a modernized user interface with improved visual consistency and usability. The IDE supports two display themes: Vivado Light Theme (default) and Vivado Dark Theme. You can select either theme from Tools > Settings > Themes. The classic IDE will be deprecated in future releases of Vivado.