UI Overview

Stealth's interface is designed for simplicity while providing access to powerful features. This guide walks through each interface element so you know exactly what everything does.

Main Window

The main window is what you see when opening Stealth. It's divided into three main areas:

Title Bar

The top bar contains window controls and quick access buttons. You can drag here to move the window. The minimize, maximize, and close buttons work as expected.

Connection Display

The center of the window shows your connection status through a shield icon. When connected, the shield is purple and animated. When disconnected, it's gray.

Below the shield, you'll see:

• Your current IP address (VPN IP when connected, real IP when not) - if enabled in settings
• Connection status text

IP Address Display

The IP address display can be toggled on or off in Settings → Appearance → Show IP Address. When enabled, it shows your current IP address below the shield icon.

Hover over the IP address to see the Protection Chain tooltip. This shows the complete path your traffic takes through different encryption layers:

• Raw IP - Your original ISP-assigned IP address
• WARP IP - IP after WARP encryption (if WARP is enabled)
• Tor Entry IP - Tor entry node IP (if Tor is enabled)
• Tor Exit IP - Tor exit node IP (if Tor is enabled)
• VPN IP - Final VPN server IP (if VPN is connected)

The tooltip displays only the layers that are currently active. For example, if only VPN is connected, you'll see Raw IP → VPN IP. If WARP and VPN are both active, you'll see Raw IP → WARP IP → VPN IP.

The Protection Chain helps you understand exactly how your traffic is being routed and which layers of encryption are protecting your connection.

Connect Button

The large button below the status display toggles your VPN connection. Click once to connect, click again to disconnect.

VPN Readiness Bar

Before connecting, a readiness bar appears above the connect button showing the status of VPN prerequisites. Four indicators show:

Each indicator displays green (good), yellow (warning), or red (error) status. Hover over any indicator to see detailed information. The readiness bar automatically hides when VPN connects successfully.

Right-click the readiness bar to send an automatic diagnostic report if you're experiencing connection issues.

Footer Toolbar

The bottom of the main window contains quick access buttons:

Pinning Tools to Footer

You can customize the footer toolbar by pinning your most-used tools:

1. Right-click any empty footer slot
2. A menu appears showing all available tools
3. Select the tool you want to pin
4. The tool's icon appears in that slot

Available tools you can pin include:

• Stealth Dashboard
• Agent Stealth (StealthAI)
• Network Monitor
• Split Tunneling
• DNS Settings
• Stealth Clean
• Stealth Block
• Managed Antivirus
• Stealth Access Point
• Stealth Drivers
• Stealth Transfer
• File Explorer
• Stealth Vault
• Task Manager
• Stealth Firewall
• Gaming Mode

Changing Pinned Tools

To replace a pinned tool with a different one:

1. Right-click the pinned tool icon you want to change
2. Select a different tool from the menu
3. The icon updates immediately

To remove a pinned tool:

1. Right-click the pinned tool icon
2. Select "Remove" or choose an empty slot option
3. The slot becomes available for a new tool

Your pinned tools are saved automatically and persist across sessions. The Settings icon cannot be customized or removed - it's always available in the leftmost position.

Settings Panel

Click Settings to open a slide-in panel from the right side. This panel contains:

Header Section

Shows the Stealth logo and version. Buttons here include:

• User icon - Opens your account information
• Expand button - Opens Expanded Settings in a full window
• Close button - Closes the settings panel

Security Section

Toggle switches for security features: DNS Encryption, Tor, WARP, Content Filtering level, and Windows Recall.

Tools Section

Buttons to open each of Stealth's 16 tools. Click any tool name to open it in the main area or a new window.

Appearance Section

Visual customization options:

• Performance Mode - Reduces visual effects for better performance on slower machines
• Shield Animation - Toggle the animated shield effect. Choose between Hexagon or Electric Border styles
• UI Transparency - Enable window transparency and adjust the opacity level from 20% to 100%
• Show IP Address - Toggle to show or hide your IP address below the shield icon. When enabled, you can hover over the IP to see the Protection Chain

Updates & Support Section

Check for updates, view changelog, report bugs, and open support tickets.

Expanded Settings

For a larger view with more options, click the expand button in the settings header. Expanded Settings opens in a separate window with:

• Same sections as the panel but with more room
• Additional options not available in the compact panel
• Easier navigation for configuring multiple features

Tool Windows

When you open a tool, it appears in the main content area or its own window. Each tool window has:

Header. Tool name and navigation controls.

Content area. The tool's interface and controls.

Actions. Buttons specific to that tool's functionality.

Some tools (like StealthAI, Dashboard, File Explorer) can be opened with keyboard shortcuts for instant access.

System Tray

Stealth minimizes to the system tray (notification area) near your clock. The tray icon shows:

• Purple shield - VPN connected
• Gray shield - VPN disconnected

Double-click the tray icon to open the main window.

System Tray Right-Click Menu

Right-click the tray icon to access a comprehensive menu with all major features:

Connection Controls

• Open Stealth - Opens the main window
• Connect - Connects to VPN (only shown when disconnected)
• Disconnect - Disconnects from VPN (only shown when connected)

Security Features

• Tor Routing - Checkbox to enable/disable Tor routing

Tools

Direct access to all tools:

• Dashboard
• Agent Stealth
• Stealth Chat
• Split Tunneling
• DNS Settings
• Network Monitor
• Antivirus Settings
• System Cleaner
• Stealth Block
• Stealth Access Point
• File Explorer
• Stealth Vault
• Task Manager
• Stealth Transfer
• Driver Management
• Stealth Firewall
• Gaming Mode
• Expanded Settings

Updates & Support

• Check for Updates - Manually check for new versions
• Report Bug - Open the bug report form

System Options

• Auto Launch - Checkbox to enable/disable starting Stealth with Windows
• Quit - Closes Stealth completely

The tray menu provides quick access to everything without opening the main window. This is especially useful when Stealth is minimized or when you want to quickly toggle features.

Visual Feedback

Stealth provides visual cues about status:

Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up common tasks with keyboard shortcuts:

Accessibility

Stealth supports standard accessibility features:

• Keyboard navigation throughout the interface
• Screen reader compatible labels
• High contrast mode support
• Scalable interface with Windows display settings