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# Navigation

The most visible change in the new Qolaba is the left navigation rail. In the old design, the sidebar listed eight items — many of which were top-level labels for tools that each had their own sub-pages (like **Create Images** expanding to Text To Image, Image To Image, and Image Editing). This made the nav feel long and required multiple clicks to reach a tool.

The new rail has just six items: **Home, Chat, Image, Video, Audio,** and **Context**. Each one takes you directly to a unified workspace — no sub-pages to expand. Tools that previously lived under *Audio & Video* are now mode cards inside a single Audio Studio or Video Generator page.

The old Dashboard (with its welcome message and tool tiles) has become the **Home** page. The tile grid is still there — scroll down past the prompt hero and you'll find the **Apps** section with quick links to every tool.

### Before

![Old Qolaba dashboard showing long left nav with Dashboard, History, Write & Chat, Create Images with sub-items, Audio & Video with sub-items, Discover, Credits & Billing, Refer & Earn. Main area shows welcome message, Generate Image/Video/Speech tiles, Qommunity banner.](/files/dd617728c4a4253301e53c7d17da62b174940a03)

The old Dashboard had 8 nav items, several with expandable sub-menus. The main area was a landing page with shortcut tiles and a community banner.

### After

![New Qolaba Home showing compact left rail with Home, Chat, Image, Video, Audio, Context. Workspace block top-left shows org name and credits. Main area shows personalized greeting and Continue where you left off section.](/files/f3c9b81c36a39b7990d89c8c521e1636e2100b18)

The new Home is a *starting point*, not just a dashboard. Type anything in the prompt box and Qolaba routes you to the right tool automatically. Your recent work appears below so you can pick up exactly where you left off.

![Home page scrolled down showing APPS section with Chat, Image, Video, Audio, and History tiles under the heading 'Everything in one place'](/files/d711bce849a3c9ebc8540341d473fdddc3cb6902)

Scroll down on Home to reach the **Apps** grid. This is where the old Dashboard's shortcut tiles now live — a direct link to every tool from one place.

| Was                                        | Now — and why it changed                                                                                             |
| ------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 8-item left nav with collapsible sub-menus | **6-item rail, no sub-menus.** Each item is a direct destination — fewer clicks to reach any tool.                   |
| Dashboard with welcome message + tile grid | **Home with smart prompt + Apps grid below fold.** You can now start any task from Home without navigating first.    |
| History as a sidebar nav item              | **Recent list in the sidebar** + See all link. Your last few items are always one glance away.                       |
| Credits & Billing buried in the nav        | **Credits shown in the workspace block** at the top of the sidebar — visible at all times without navigating away.   |
| Org switcher in the top-right profile menu | **Org + workspace selector at the top of the sidebar** — easier to see which workspace you're in and switch quickly. |