> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://lightdash-mintlify-ca973f84.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Metrics Catalog

> Metrics Catalog is a suite of features designed to put Metrics front and center. It simplifies data exploration, making it easy for business users to focus on metrics without dealing with complex tables or time dimensions.

## Getting Started

Metrics Catalog features use your existing [Lightdash semantic layer](/guides/lightdash-semantic-layer) and metrics definitions, so you can get started today. Head to **Metrics** in the navigation bar to start exploring.

Metrics Catalog is organized into two main views:

* **Catalog** — A searchable, filterable table of all your project metrics. Browse metrics by category, owner, or popularity, explore any metric over time in the Metrics Explorer, and curate what your business users see through `.yml` configuration.

* **Canvas** — A freeform workspace where you can drag metrics onto a canvas and draw connections between them to visualize metric trees, hierarchies, and dependencies.

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  <Card title="Catalog" icon="list" horizontal href="/guides/metrics-catalog/catalog">
    Browse, explore, and curate your metrics in the Metrics Catalog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Canvas" icon="sitemap" horizontal href="/guides/metrics-catalog/canvas">
    Visualize metric relationships and dependencies in the Canvas view.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>