Ribbon

Overview

The ribbon is the central control interface of NProfiler.

Ribbon

Commands

File

  • New: Opens the session configurator to set up and start a new profiling session.
  • Open: Opens a previously saved profiling results file.
  • Save / Save As: Saves the current profiling data to a file or under a new filename.
  • Close: Closes the current profiling session.
  • Exit: Closes NProfiler.

Session

  • New: Opens the session configurator to set up and start a new profiling session.
  • Start: Restarts the current profiling session using the existing settings, bypassing the configurator.
  • Stop: Ends the active profiling session.

Time

  • Select All: Selects the entire recorded time range in the timeline.
  • CPU / Blocking / Total: Sets the time metric to be displayed in the tool windows.
  • Units (%, Ticks, ms, s): Defines the format for time values. Note: One second equals 1010 (ten billion) ticks.

Filter

  • All Threads: Opens the thread selector to filter data in tool windows. The button's appearance reflects the current thread selection (defaults to all threads).

Language

  • C# / Visual Basic / F#: Sets the programming language for method and type signatures in the tool windows. Note: This does not change the decompilation language in the source code view, which is currently limited to C#.

Misc

  • Help
    • Contact Support: Access the support website.
    • Activate License: Enter your product key to activate the software.
    • About NProfiler: View version details in the “About” dialog.
  • Theme: Toggle between Light and Dark mode.
  • Open Log Folder: Opens the directory containing NProfiler's log files.

Customization

Click the small icon in the bottom-right corner of the ribbon to access the Ribbon Display Options:

  • Layout: Switch between Classic Layout (standard) and Simplified Layout (a compact, traditional toolbar style).
  • Visibility: Toggle between “Always Show Ribbon” and “Show Tabs Only” to save vertical screen space.
  • Quick Access Toolbar: Customize the toolbar in the window's title bar. You can add or remove any ribbon button by right-clicking it.