Valve has officially launched a preview of the highly-anticipated Panorama User Interface (UI).

According to Valve, the new UI represents "the most substantial change to the look and feel of CS:GO since the game was released, in 2012", with the update overhauling the "experience of interacting with the game, from the main menu to the scoreboard."

The panel-based UI, which has been in the works for over two years now, "enables rapid development, high quality, and high-performance interfaces as well as seamless integration with game content", according to Valve's development website.

The new Panorama UI is available for testing

The Panorama UI is currently available only as a beta release, with details on how to test it available here. Players wishing to give it a try can either play with bots or launch a practice session with a friend.