IDE overview
The Vulkos IDE puts everything you need to take a design from RTL to GDS in one screen. Here's what each region does and how they work together.
The workspace layout#
The IDE is split into three working areas plus a control bar: the file explorer on the left, the editor in the center, a bottom dock for the terminal and analysis, and the top bar with Run, pipeline status, and view controls.
File explorer#
On the left, the file tree shows your whole project: Verilog sources under src/, the testbench under tb/, and the LibreLane config.json. Click any file to open it; right-click or use the new-item button to create files and folders. See Files & the workspace.
Editor#
The center editor is a full code editor with Verilog syntax highlighting, autosave, and inline lint markers. A save indicator shows when your work is persisted. For configuration files you can switch between raw JSON and a guided form. See The code editor.
Terminal & docks#
The bottom dock hosts the terminal, where live run logs stream, and the analysis panels. You can resize it by dragging its top edge, and toggle it open or closed. See Terminal & logs.
Top bar & Run#
The top bar is your control center: the Run button launches the flow, the pipeline status dropdown tracks each stage, and you can jump to analysis or the GDS viewer once a run finishes.
Replaying the tour#
Lost? Replay the guided tour.
The IDE ships with a short interactive tour that walks the full loop on real files. New users see it automatically; anyone can replay it from the top bar at any time.