A tour of the interface
Sidebar, chat, stage, timeline, inspector and panels, and how to show only what you need.
EaseKit keeps secondary controls out of the way until you need them. The window has two halves: the sidebar and chat on the left, and the stage with its panels on the right. Here's what lives where, and how to hide what you don't use.
Toolbar
| Button | What it does | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
| Import | SVG, video, Figma, Motion component (.tsx) or animation JSON | See Import |
| Draw | Draw or edit vectors | ⇧⌘P |
| Sequence | Build a video from screens | ⌥⌘N |
| Recorder | Capture UI states from any app | ⇧⌘R |
| Music | Add music; clips snap to the beat | ⇧⌘A |
| Components | The component library | ⌥⌘K makes one |
| Comment | The comment tool | ⌥⌘C |
| Panels | Show or hide Versions, Refine and Inspector | ⌘I |
| Render | Every export | ⌘E |
Sidebar and chat
The sidebar lists your sessions, newest first, with a search field. Right-click a session to Rename, Duplicate, start a New Session in This Style, Save Style to Library, export it (Export Video… and more), or Delete it. The chat below shows the conversation; the composer at the bottom takes text, images (paste with ⌘V or drag them in) and files. Its Add menu attaches an image, sets the Context and pins skills.
Stage
The stage is the live preview. Click to select, drag to move, pinch or press ⌘+ / ⌘− to zoom and ⌘0 to return to 100 %. While zoomed, a small navigator shows where you are. Drag the preview's bottom edge to change its height; double-click the edge to reset it.
Transport bar
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Back / forward one frame | Steps one frame (← / →) |
| Play / pause | Space when you're not typing, ⌥⌘P anywhere |
| Restart | Plays from the start |
| Speed | 0.1×, 0.25×, 0.5×, 1× or 2×. Slow speeds show curves and springs in detail |
| Reduced Motion | Previews the reduced-motion variant |
| Interactive | Appears when the scene has states and triggers: hover, press and tap the layers |
Timeline
One lane per layer, grouped like a tree, with clips you can move and stretch, keyframe diamonds and per-property curves. Music and sound get their own lanes below. See Keyframes and easing and the Timeline reference.
Side panels
- Versions: a strip of every version with its score, A/B and History.
- Feedback chips: one-click iterations like Too hectic or More punch.
- Refine: the Tuning dials (speed, stagger, bounce, distance) and the Camera.
- Inspector tabs: Quality, Audit, Style, Layers, Interactions, Code and Comments (Comments appears once the session has comments or a share link, or the comment tool is on). With a layer selected, its properties appear at the top.
Show only what you need
Every area can be shown or hidden from View → Stage Areas, or with a shortcut. The same switches are in Settings → Appearance → Stage panels.
- ⌥⌘1
- Timeline
- ⌥⌘2
- Versions
- ⌥⌘3
- Feedback chips
- ⌥⌘4
- Refine (tuning and camera)
- ⌥⌘5
- Inspector
- ⌘I
- Show or hide the side panels
- ⇧⌘D
- Switch between light and dark
- ⌘/
- The keyboard shortcuts overview