# Getting Started with the KendoReact Layout
This guide provides essential information about using the KendoReact Layout package—you will learn how to install the package, add a PanelBar component to your project, style the component, and activate your license. The steps demonstrated in this guide are applicable to all KendoReact Layout components.
After completing this guide, you will be able to reproduce the following example.
[Demo Source](https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/layout/get-started/func/source.txt)
## Before You Begin
To follow the steps in this guide, you need to have a React project set up. If you don't have one, you can create a new React application using Vite by running the following command in your terminal:
```sh
npm create vite@latest my-app -- --template react-ts
```
This guide requires that you have **basic knowledge of React and TypeScript**, and that you have already created [**a blank React project**](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/getting-started).
> tip You can speed up the development of your KendoReact application with the [Kendo UI Template Wizard for Visual Studio Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=KendoUI.kendotemplatewizard).
## Install the Component
Navigate to the root folder of your React project and run the following command:
```sh
npm i @progress/kendo-react-layout @progress/kendo-theme-meridian
```
Run these commands in the root of your React project to install the KendoReact Layout package and its [dependencies](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/get-started#kendoreact-layout-dependencies), and the Kendo UI [Meridian theme](https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/themes/kendo-themes/meridian/).
## Import the Component
After installing the Layout package, import the desired components in the React App.
In the `src/App.tsx` file of your React project, import the PanelBar component from the Layout package. To use [items](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/panelbar/items/items) in the PanelBar, add the [PanelBarItem](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/api/panelbaritemprops) component as well.
```tsx
import { PanelBar, PanelBarItem } from '@progress/kendo-react-layout';
```
Place the `import` statements in the App component file (for example: `src/App.tsx`) for your project.
## Use the Component
1. After installing the Layout package and importing the components, add the tags of the desired components to the `src/App.tsx` file in your project.
```tsx
const App = () => {
return (
);
};
export default App;
```
2. Build and run the application by typing the following command in the root folder of your project:
```sh
npm run dev
```
3. Navigate to [http://localhost:5173](http://localhost:5173/) to see the KendoReact PanelBar component on the page.
## Style the Component
> tip Are you looking for guidance around how to create visually appealing and consistent user interfaces with Telerik UI components? Check out the [Progress Design System](https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/).
To use the built-in styling of the components, start by installing a theme:
```sh
npm i @progress/kendo-theme-meridian
```
Import the CSS file from the package in `src/App.tsx`. Add this import before your existing `App.css` import:
```jsx
import '@progress/kendo-theme-meridian/dist/all.css';
```
With this import in place, you already have professionally designed styling applied to your app out-of-box. You can also try any of the other available [Kendo UI Themes](https://www.telerik.com/design-system/docs/themes/get-started/introduction/#available-themes).
## Next Steps
Now try to add another component from the Layouts package yourself. The procedures for [installing](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/get-started#install-the-component), [importing](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/get-started#import-the-component), and [using](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/get-started#use-the-component) the layout components are identical for all components in the package.
The Layout package provides the following components:
* [AppBar](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/appbar)
* [Avatar](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/avatar)
* [BottomNavigation](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/bottomnavigation)
* [BreadCrumb](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/breadcrumb)
* [Card](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/card)
* [ContextMenu](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/contextmenu)
* [Drawer](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/drawer)
* [ExpansionPanel](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/expansionpanel)
* [GridLayout](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/gridlayout/items)
* [Menu](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/menu)
* [PanelBar](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/panelbar)
* [Splitter](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/splitter) (premium)
* [StackLayout](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/stacklayout)
* [Stepper](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/stepper)
* [Tabstrip](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/tabstrip)
* [TileLayout](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/tilelayout)
* [Timeline](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/timeline) (premium)
## KendoReact Layout APIs
[Layout API](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/layout/api)
## KendoReact Layout Dependencies
The Layout package requires you to install the following [peer dependencies](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/npm/peer-dependencies/) in your application:
| Package Name | Description |
| ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| react 18.0.0\* | Contains the functionality necessary to define React components. |
| react-dom | Contains the React renderer for the web. |
| @progress/kendo-licensing | Contains the internal infrastructure related to licensing. |
| @progress/kendo-react-progressbars | Contains the KendoReact ProgressBar component. |
| @progress/kendo-react-intl | Contains the KendoReact Internationalization package that applies the desired cultures by providing services and pipes for the parsing and formatting of dates and numbers. |
| @progress/kendo-svg-icons | Contains the KendoReact SVG icons. |
| @progress/kendo-react-animation | Enables the animations in the KendoReact components. |
| @progress/kendo-react-buttons | Contains the KendoReact Button components. |
| @progress/kendo-react-common | Contains common utilities that enhance the performance and functionalities of the KendoReact UI components. |
| @progress/kendo-react-popup | Contains positioning logic for the Popup component. |
| @progress/kendo-react-progressbars | Contains the KendoReact ProgressBar component. |
## Activating Your License Key
**Important**: The KendoReact Layout components have both free and premium features. Only the premium features require a license key file to be installed in your project:
* **Trial usage**: [Start a free trial](https://www.telerik.com/try/kendo-react-ui) and download a trial license key file
* **Commercial usage**: [Purchase a license](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/pricing) and download a commercial license key file
Without a valid license key file, the premium features will display licensing warnings and watermarks.
Follow the instructions on the KendoReact [My License page](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/my-license) to download and install your license key file. You can skip this step if your application already contains a KendoReact license file.
## Suggested Links
* [Virtual Classroom (Introductory Course Available to Trial and Commercial License Holders)](https://learn.telerik.com/learn/course/external/view/elearning/14/kendoreact)
* [Explore the Finance Portfolio Sample Application](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/sample-applications/finance-application/)
* [Explore the Coffee Warehouse Sample Application](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/sample-applications/react-coffee-warehouse-dashboard/)
* [Explore the GitHub Issues Grid Sample Application](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-react-ui/components/sample-applications/issues-grid/)