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== User interface ==
[[File:Deskbar of the Haiku operating system.PNG|left|thumb|180x180px|The Deskbar]]
The [[graphical user interface]] is formed of Tracker, a [[file manager]], and the Deskbar, an always-on-top [[taskbar]] that is placed in the upper right corner of the screen containing a menu, tray, and a list of running programs. Tracker is an evolution from OpenTracker, which was released under a license with two [[addenda]] restricting the use of Be Inc. [[Trademark|trademarks]];<ref>{{cite web |date=21 September 2001 |title=Open Tracker License, revision 1.1.1.1 |url=http://opentracker.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/opentracker/opentracker/tracker/LICENSE?revision=1.1.1.1 |access-date=10 August 2011 |publisher=[[Be Inc.]]}}</ref> [[ZETA (operating system)|Zeta]] also modified OpenTracker on their own operating system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WORLD EXCLUSIVE: First Look at YellowTAB's Zeta – OSnews |url=https://www.osnews.com/story/3692/world-exclusive-first-look-at-yellowtabs-zeta/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.osnews.com}}</ref>

The [[Icon (computing)|icons]] in Haiku are named ''stippi'' and were designed by Stephan Aßmus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Haiku®'s Icons - Haiku, Inc. |url=https://www.haiku-inc.org/trademarks/haiku_icons/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=www.haiku-inc.org}}</ref> Aßmus also created the Haiku Vector Icon Format (HVIF), a [[Vector graphics|vector storage format]] to store icons in Haiku, and is aimed at fast rendering and small file sizes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Haiku Vector Icons are So Small |url=https://www.haiku-os.org/articles/2006-11-13_why_haiku_vector_icons_are_so_small/}}</ref>