~~Title: Opening a Lister ~~
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There are many different ways to open a Lister (or Listers), including:

  * When you start Opus from the desktop icon (or the icon pinned to the taskbar), a Lister will open.
  * If [[..:explorer_replacement|Explorer Replacement]] mode is enabled, double-clicking a folder on the desktop, or pressing the <kbd>Win+E</kbd> hotkey (even when Opus isn't running) 
  * If [[:preferences:preferences_categories:launching_opus:launching_opus_from_the_desktop|double-click on the desktop]] is enabled, you can double-click on an empty spot on the desktop (even when Opus isn't running) 
  * If the [[:preferences:preferences_categories:launching_opus:launching_opus_from_the_taskbar_icon|system tray icon]] is enabled, you can double-click on the system tray icon that Opus adds when it's running 
  * You can set Opus to [[:preferences:preferences_categories:launching_opus:launching_opus_on_startup|run on startup]] and automatically show a Lister when it does 
  * You can load a saved [[layouts|Lister Layout]] from the desktop context menu or the **Settings** menu in an existing Lister 
  * You can use one of the [[:reference:command_reference:internal_commands|internal commands]] (like `Go NEW`) to open a Lister from a button or a hotkey (<kbd>Win+Shift+E</kbd> is assigned by default) 


How you open your Listers really depends on you, and on how you want to work with Opus. You can configure Opus to always open a Lister when it starts up, keeping one open all the time - or to only open one when you need it. You can work with as many or as few Listers open at once as you like.