# How do I create a new category?

1. Right-click on a category. The new category will be created as a subcategory of the selected category. To create a new main category, click on an empty part of the tree structure.
2. Click on **New category...**
3. Complete all required fields.  
    [![assetsnewcategory.png](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/scaled-1680-/assetsnewcategory.png)](https://docs.mxsuite.nl/uploads/images/gallery/2024-11/assetsnewcategory.png)
4. Click on **Save & close**.

<p class="callout info">If you clicked on the wrong category in step 1, you can change the parent category in this window. </p>