> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.nara.stream/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.nara.stream/using-the-app-core-features/markdown.md).

# Media Browser View

**Browsing Media** in Nara is fast, flexible, and format-agnostic. Each media file has a dedicated thumbnail showing the poster frame (centre frame).

Thumbnails for all the media files in the directory or folder currently selected in the [storage navigator](/using-the-app-core-features/browse-storage.md#storage-navigator) are shown either as a [grid](/using-the-app-core-features/markdown/sequence-grid.md) or as small thumbnails in a column or [list](/using-the-app-core-features/markdown/sequence-list.md), along with additional columns showing metadata for each media file.

Any non-media files in the same location as the media will also be shown, either as a summary on a special tile in the thumbnail grid or as an alternative [non-media file list](/using-the-app-core-features/markdown/non-media-files.md) providing columns with details about the files.

To switch between the different browser views you click on the three buttons at the left-hand end of the bar at the top of the browser window - in the example below the grid view button is selected (the other two buttons select list view and non-media file list view respectively):

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note that the width of the media browser panel can be adjusted by clicking and dragging on the vertical line separating it from the panel to the left or right.
{% endhint %}

The rest of the media browser top bar contains additional buttons for selecting other functions as well as a summary of the currently selected media and it's path - these are covered in the following sections of this manual:

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note that in Nara media files or clips are called 'sequences'. This refers to the fact the the clip is made up of a sequence of frames. Some clips are actual frame sequences, for example EXR or PNG sequences, whereas some are movie files where the frame sequence is contained inside a single file such as QuickTime or MXF.
{% endhint %}