# Plugin controls
Reference the main controls in the LottieFiles plugin for Framer.

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## Navigation

| Control   | Purpose                                                          |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Explore   | Browse free and Premium public animations                        |
| Workspace | Browse private and team workspaces, projects, folders, and files |
| Help      | Open support, bug reporting, and feature-request resources       |
| Account   | Sign in, inspect the active account, or sign out                 |

## Explore

| Control                   | Purpose                                                      |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Search                    | Find public animations by keyword                            |
| Free animations           | Browse community animations available without Premium access |
| Premium animations        | Browse plan-dependent Premium results                        |
| Featured, Popular, Recent | Change the result source or sort context                     |

## Preview and preparation

| Control             | Purpose                                                |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------ |
| Play, pause, seeker | Inspect ordinary timeline playback                     |
| Loop                | Repeat or stop after one timeline pass                 |
| Speed               | Preview supported playback speeds                      |
| Background          | Test transparent or colored backgrounds                |
| Player settings     | Choose Automatic, SVG Player, or ThorVG Player         |
| Palette             | Recolor supported artwork                              |
| Theme               | Select the active dotLottie theme                      |
| Configure themes    | Map file themes to Framer light and dark modes         |
| State machine       | Enable and test an available state machine             |
| Insert animation    | Add the prepared player component to the Framer canvas |

## Contextual component view

Select an inserted LottieFiles player component to reopen its animation settings. The plugin returns to Explore or Workspace when the component is deselected.

## Related

- [Interface](/en/integrations/framer/01_quickstart/interface)
- [Configuring the player](/en/integrations/framer/05_insert-and-publish/configuring-the-player)