# Getting Started

This section explains how start and how the main window looks like.

If you have any troubles running CrunchyFrog, make sure that all requirements are met.

## To Start CrunchyFrog

You can start CrunchyFrog in the following ways:

Applications menu

- Choose Development CrunchyFrog .

Command line

- To start CrunchyFrog from a command line, type the following command, then press Return:

  `crunchyfrog` filename.sql

  where `filename.sql` is the name of the file you want to open.

  CrunchyFrog opens each file that you specify in the same window. If another instance of CrunchyFrog is running, CrunchyFrog opens a dialog where you can choose, if you want to open the specified files in an existing or a new instance of CrunchyFrog.

## Main Window

When you start CrunchyFrog, the following window is displayed.

### CrunchyFrog Start Up Window

Shows CrunchyFrog main window. Contains titlebar, menubar, toolbar, main view and statusbar. The main view contains the navigator and a placeholder for SQL editors. Menubar contains File, Edit, View, Library and Help menus.

The CrunchyFrog window has the following elements:

Menubar

- The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands you need to work with files in CrunchyFrog.

  Plugins can add additionally menus to the menubar.

Toolbar

- The toolbar contains a subset of the commands that you can access from the menubar.

Display area

- The display area has different elements, depending on the activated plugins. By default, the display area contains the database navigator on the left and a placeholder for SQL editors on the right.

Statusleiste

- The statusbar displays information about current CrunchyFrog activity and contextual information about selected elements.