> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://silika-studio.gitbook.io/opal/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://silika-studio.gitbook.io/opal/user-guide/creating-a-collection.md).

# Creating a Collection

The first action users will take upon launch the application is to create a collection. This can be performed by clicking the **Create Collection** button in the middle or the top right of the screen as shown in Figure 1.

<figure><img src="https://2529269410-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8DNaxGfPJ9ybQJMO3F2x%2Fuploads%2FDwbRbuldqXnFbx6E2BD3%2FImage%2011-16-22%20at%2023.07.jpeg?alt=media&amp;token=9a09a58a-5ca1-4d06-bbe7-ef739ec1545e" alt=""><figcaption><p>Figure 1: Landing page prior to creating a collection</p></figcaption></figure>

Once clicked, the button will produce a modal in which you can upload a collection image as well as a collection name, symbol, and description. This action inserts a row into the global [Collections](/opal/objects/collections.md) table and creates instances of the three user-specific tables: [Layers](/opal/objects/layers.md), [Attributes](/opal/objects/attributes.md), and [Tokens](/opal/objects/tokens.md).&#x20;