# Categories Having a lot of materials and textures might require proper management, the platform makes it easy by using categories for both [Materials](https://docs.simplio3d.com/learning-the-app/materials) and [Textures](https://docs.simplio3d.com/learning-the-app/materials/textures). This will allow users to store different material collections, texture galleries and more and easily use them when building configurators or product views. The Categories page is divided into 2 main tabs: [Materials](https://docs.simplio3d.com/learning-the-app/materials/new-materials) and [Textures](https://docs.simplio3d.com/learning-the-app/materials/textures). For example, you can organize your materials or textures by type by having the following categories: metal, wood, fabric, plastic, painted, glass, etc. or using categories to organize them into catalogs, for example: 'Tea cup cottage colors', 'Vintage colors', 'Traditional', 'Cottage style', etc. At the end is up to the user how it's more easy to organize both the **Materials** and **Textures**.

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