> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connecting Package Security Manager to Navigator

Anaconda Navigator is a desktop graphical user interface (<Tooltip tip="A graphical interface with images, icons, and menus that lets you interact with software instead of typing commands.">GUI</Tooltip>) included in Anaconda Distribution that allows you to launch applications and manage conda <Tooltip tip="Software files and information about the software, such as its name, version, and description, bundled into a file that can be installed and managed by a package manager.">packages</Tooltip>, <Tooltip tip="A self-contained, isolated space for installing and running software packages.">environments</Tooltip>, and <Tooltip tip="A location (URL or file path) in a repository where conda looks for packages.">channels</Tooltip> without using the command-line interface. Navigator can search for packages on [anaconda.org](https://www.anaconda.org) or in your local Package Security Manager <Tooltip tip="Any storage location from which software or software assets, like packages, can be retrieved and installed on a local computer.">repository</Tooltip>, and is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

<Warning>
  You *must* configure your `.condarc` file prior to using Navigator with
  Package Security Manager. For more information, see [Using conda with Package Security Manager](/psm-on-prem/6.8.0/user/conda).
</Warning>

For step by step instructions, see [Connecting Navigator to Package Security Manager](/legacy/anaconda-navigator/tutorials/connecting-to-other-repos).

For more information on using Navigator, see the [official Navigator documentation](/legacy/anaconda-navigator/main).