# Getting started and creating a project

## Main window

After starting TRIK Studio, you will see the start page that displays the [version](https://help.trikset.com/en/studio/about/version) of TRIK Studio, quick access to recent projects, and buttons for [opening an existing project](#launch-an-existing-project) and [creating a new one](#project-creation).

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## Project creation

To create a new project, click the "New project" button on the TRIK Studio home page.

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Or select `File → New project` from the [main menu](https://help.trikset.com/en/studio/interface/main-menu). 

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A window opens with a new program in the visual programming language:

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Read about programming in a visual language in the article:

{% content-ref url="programming-visual" %}
[programming-visual](https://help.trikset.com/en/studio/programming-visual)
{% endcontent-ref %}

Read about creating a new text program in the article:

{% content-ref url="programming-code" %}
[programming-code](https://help.trikset.com/en/studio/programming-code)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Launch an existing project

To start an existing project, click the "Open project" button on the TRIK Studio start page.

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Or in the [main menu](https://help.trikset.com/en/studio/interface/main-menu), select `File → Open...`. 

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By default, TRIK Studio searches for files in the `*.qrs` format or the last open format (for example, `*.js`). If you need an existing project in a different format, select the desired format (for example, `*.py`*)* or `All files (*.*)`.

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