OpenSearch Dashboards is the user interface that lets you visualize your OpenSearch data and run and scale your OpenSearch clusters.
## Getting started
| Concept | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [OpenSearch Dashboards Quickstart]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/dashboards/quickstart-dashboards/) | Learn about the basic concepts and features of OpenSearch Dashboards. |
| [OpenSearch Playground](https://playground.opensearch.org/app/home#/) | Explore features in OpenSearch Dashboards without downloading or installing anything. |
| [Install and configure OpenSearch Dashboards]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/install-and-configure/install-dashboards/index/) | Get started with OpenSearch Dashboards. |
| [Create visualizations]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/dashboards/visualize/viz-index/) | Learn about visualizing data in OpenSearch Dashboards. |
| [Explore and query data]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/dashboards/discover/index-discover/) | Learn how to explore and query data in OpenSearch. |
## Observability
| Concept | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [Observability in OpenSearch Dashboards]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}//observing-your-data/index/) | Observe, monitor, and secure data and improve performance across tools and workflows. |
## Dev Tools
| Concept | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| [Dev Tools]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/dashboards/dev-tools/index-dev/) | Learn how to run OpenSearch queries in an integrated console. |