# What is the function of "chrome" in Kibana (source code) **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [May 11, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-function-of-chrome-in-kibana-source-code/231918 "2020-05-11T04:29:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_Gege](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/paul_gege/32/45595_2.png) [@Paul\_Gege](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Paul_Gege)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 4:29am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-function-of-chrome-in-kibana-source-code/231918/1 "2020-05-11T04:29:45Z")
Hi all, I've been trying to understand the code of some Kibana plugins and I see `chrome` get used quite a bit. It is imported from `ui/chrome`. I've tried reading through the code but I might need some background knowledge to better understand. Can someone please point me to where I can read/find out more about `chrome`. ---
**Author:** ![Marius\_Dragomir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/marius_dragomir/32/42087_2.png) [@Marius\_Dragomir](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Marius_Dragomir)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-function-of-chrome-in-kibana-source-code/231918/2 "2020-05-11T17:20:45Z")
From what I understand, the `chrome` is the GUI. It's an euphemism for the graphical framework and elements surrounding the content. A good example is Facebook apps: apps in Facebook are displayed in the Facebook chrome (the whole UI that surrounds the app, like sidebar and stuff) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2020, 5:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-function-of-chrome-in-kibana-source-code/231918/3 "2020-06-08T17:20:53Z")
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