# GDB Trace Perspective

To open the perspective, select Window > Open Perspective > Other... > GDB Trace.

The perspective includes the following views by default:

- Project Explorer: This view shows the projects in the workspace and is used to create and manage Tracing projects.
- Debug: This view shows the running C/C++ Postmortem Debugger instances and displays the thread and stack trace associated with a tracepoint.
- Trace Control: This view shows the status of the debugger and allows navigation of trace records.
- Console: This view displays console output of the C/C++ Postmortem Debugger.

The editor area contains the Events and C/C++ editors when a GDB Trace is opened.