| Project |
A Robot Framework folder you open or create; the primary unit of work |
| Open Project |
Opens a folder as its own Studio session (the usual path) |
| Import Project |
Adds an existing folder into an already-open multi-project workspace — not the same as Open Project |
| Workspace |
Optional multi-project container; advanced |
| Environment |
A Python virtualenv used for analysis, packages, and runs |
| Active environment |
The environment currently selected for the project |
| Run configuration |
Named execution context (tags, variables, optional per-run environment pin) selected next to Run / Project / Stop. Does not switch the active environment. Stored in .robotstudio/run-configurations.json |
| Index |
Background database of keywords, variables (Variables section, VAR, arguments, assignments, FOR, embedded arguments), and files for search and navigation |
| Impact Analysis |
Given a keyword, resource, or variable at the caret, lists tests that would be affected if it changed (direct / transitive / import / variable use), with confidence. Results refresh when the index updates while the panel is open. Run Impact Set re-runs only the certain (non-low-confidence) hits — see Impact Analysis |
| Embedded arguments |
Variables in a keyword name, such as Login with ${type} credential. A call like Login with valid credential binds valid to ${type} |
| Tests |
Activity-bar tree of suites and tests you can run |
| Failed Tests |
List of failures after a run (Execution / Reports) with Jump to Source and Re-run Test |
| Find in Files |
Text search across the project (Search rail / ⌘⇧F) |
| Libraries |
Activity-bar browser of BuiltIn plus libraries imported with Library in .robot / .resource files |
| Packages |
Activity-bar UI to install/update/uninstall PyPI packages into the active environment |
| ReportLens |
On-demand interactive HTML report from a run’s output.xml (Generate ReportLens on Reports) |
| Editor start page |
Center view with Start and Recent when a project is open but no editor tab is |
| Insights |
Run-health triage and index composition view |
| Robot Doctor |
Project health findings UI (activity bar label: Doctor) — structural issues only |
| Settings |
Full-screen preferences UI (activity-bar gear, File → Settings…, ⌘,) stored in ~/.robot-studio/settings.json |
| Sidecar |
Embedded backend process started by the packaged app |
.robotstudio/ |
Per-project Studio metadata, environments, reports, and run configurations |
~/.robot-studio |
Per-user app data (database, Settings, plugins data, logs) |
