The Yate Client main menu has the following options:

- Yate offers the possibility to: Join a chat room, access message Archive, logging using another account (either through the wizard or directly). You can also toggle between normal and advanced mode.

- Settings to make changes to some global attributes of the program.

- Friends shows commands applicable to chat accounts, but also to vizualize the list or adding a new subscription.

- Status changes the way you appear in your Friends list or can log you out when choosing offline.

The main window of Yate Client also allows you to switch between the Chat and Telephony interface by clicking the corresponding tabs.