# WinUI SideDrawer Overview

Thank you for choosing Telerik **RadSideDrawer** for WinUI control!

The **SideDrawer** is a control enabling quick and easy navigation across all levels of your app. It can be accessed from anywhere within your app as it has 4 built-in opening directions and an array of predefined open/close animations.

#### Figure 1: RadSideDrawer Overview

![WinUI RadSideDrawer Overview](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/assets/b11411063afdc25f32c69b046037bca7/sidedrawer-overview-0.png)

## Key Features

* **Drawer Transions**: The RadSideDrawer supports several predefined transitions used to open/close its drawer. Read more in the [Key Properties](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/radsidedrawer/key-properties) article.

> tip Get started with the control with its [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/radsidedrawer/getting-started) help article that shows how to use it in a basic scenario.

> You can check out our demos application, which showcases the controls from the Telerik UI for WinUI suite. You can take a look at the [Examples Application](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/examples/demos-app) article, which describes how you can navigate to the download page.

## Telerik UI for WinUI Support and Learning Resources

* [Telerik UI for WinUI SideDrawer Homepage](https://www.telerik.com/winui/sidedrawer)
* [Get Started with the Telerik UI for WinUI SideDrawer](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/radsidedrawer/getting-started)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI API Reference](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winui/api/)
* [Getting Started with Telerik UI for WinUI Components](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/getting-started/first-steps-nuget)
* [Telerik UI for WinUI SideDrawer Forums](https://www.telerik.com/forums/winui)

## See Also

* [Getting Started](https://www.telerik.com/winui/documentation/controls/radsidedrawer/getting-started)