# PAROL6 GUI Guide

![The commander window](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/assets/GUI2.webp)

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**Document number:** SR-4005

**PAROL6 release:** 1.1

**PAROL6 commander software:** main

**Revision:** 2026.A

**Published:** 2026-11-03

**Applies to:** PAROL6 release 1.1, PAROL6 commander software main

*Original instructions*

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The graphical programs for PAROL6 and its grippers: which one to open for which job, how to install it, and
what is on its screen. Programming the robot, in RBTscript or Python, is in the
[Programming Guide](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/programming/).

| | Commander software | Waldo Commander | Motor GUI |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | Source Robotics' desktop program: jogging, a 3D simulator, the RBTscript editor, the I/O and gripper tabs | A community browser interface on the Python API: a simulator, Python programs, teaching by demonstration, an MCP server for LLMs | Source Robotics' browser tool for the drivers inside the electric grippers |
| For | the first day, teaching poses, demos, simple sequences | remote use, programs in the browser, AI-driven control | setting up, testing and updating an SSG-48 or MSG gripper |
| Runs | on the PC at the robot, Python 3.10 or 3.11 | a server at the robot, any browser | any Chromium browser, with the CANvas adapter |
| Talks to | the control board over USB | the Python API's controller | the gripper's driver over CAN |

## In this guide

- The commander software: [Installation](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/gui/commander/installation/), [The GUI](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/gui/commander/the-gui/)
- [Waldo Commander](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/gui/waldo-commander/)
- [Motor GUI](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/gui/motor-gui/)

One program owns the control board at a time: the commander and the Python API's controller cannot be connected
together ([Control ownership](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/theory/control-ownership/)).