The Remix IDE overview

Once you download and open the Remix Solidity IDE, you should see a screen like the following:

Remix Solidity IDE full-screen view

There are multiple sections:

  • The left pane is the file browser, where you can choose or create new Solidity files
  • The middle-top area is to write your Solidity code in the contract file
  • On the middle-bottom area, you will be able to see details about the transactions
  • The right pane is to show the different tools that you can use in the IDE, for example, to Compile, Run, and debug Solidity files

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