diff --git a/artiq/frontend/artiq_gui.py b/artiq/frontend/artiq_gui.py
index e1549c6fd..c346674cf 100755
--- a/artiq/frontend/artiq_gui.py
+++ b/artiq/frontend/artiq_gui.py
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import atexit
 # Quamash must be imported first so that pyqtgraph picks up the Qt binding
 # it has chosen.
 from quamash import QEventLoop, QtGui
-from pyqtgraph.dockarea import DockArea
+from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 
 from artiq.protocols.file_db import FlatFileDB
-from artiq.gui.schedule import ScheduleDock
+from artiq.gui.explorer import ExplorerDock
 from artiq.gui.parameters import ParametersDock
+from artiq.gui.console import ConsoleDock
+from artiq.gui.schedule import ScheduleDock
 
 
 def get_argparser():
@@ -42,19 +44,25 @@ def main():
     atexit.register(lambda: loop.close())
 
     win = QtGui.QMainWindow()
-    area = DockArea()
+    area = dockarea.DockArea()
     win.setCentralWidget(area)
-    win.resize(1000, 500)
+    win.resize(1400, 800)
     win.setWindowTitle("ARTIQ")
 
-    d_params = ParametersDock(area)
-    area.addDock(d_params, "left")
+    d_explorer = ExplorerDock()
+    area.addDock(d_explorer, "top")
+
+    d_params = ParametersDock()
+    area.addDock(d_params, "right", d_explorer)
     loop.run_until_complete(d_params.sub_connect(
         args.server, args.port_notify))
     atexit.register(lambda: loop.run_until_complete(d_params.sub_close()))
 
-    d_schedule = ScheduleDock(area)
-    area.addDock(d_schedule, "top", d_params)
+    d_console = ConsoleDock()
+    area.addDock(d_console, "bottom")
+
+    d_schedule = ScheduleDock()
+    area.addDock(d_schedule, "above", d_console)
     loop.run_until_complete(d_schedule.sub_connect(
         args.server, args.port_notify))
     atexit.register(lambda: loop.run_until_complete(d_schedule.sub_close()))
diff --git a/artiq/gui/console.py b/artiq/gui/console.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60d7352c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq/gui/console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from quamash import QtGui
+from pyqtgraph import dockarea
+
+
+class ConsoleDock(dockarea.Dock):
+    def __init__(self):
+        dockarea.Dock.__init__(self, "Console", size=(1000, 300))
diff --git a/artiq/gui/explorer.py b/artiq/gui/explorer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcf7ee9ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq/gui/explorer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+from quamash import QtGui
+from pyqtgraph import dockarea
+
+
+class ExplorerDock(dockarea.Dock):
+    def __init__(self):
+        dockarea.Dock.__init__(self, "Explorer", size=(1100, 400))
diff --git a/artiq/gui/parameters.py b/artiq/gui/parameters.py
index 4602373c9..c23bbeb6e 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/parameters.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/parameters.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 
 from quamash import QtGui
-from pyqtgraph.dockarea import Dock
+from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 
 from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
 from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ class ParametersModel(DictSyncModel):
            raise ValueError
 
 
-class ParametersDock(Dock):
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        Dock.__init__(self, "Parameters", size=(500, 300))
+class ParametersDock(dockarea.Dock):
+    def __init__(self):
+        dockarea.Dock.__init__(self, "Parameters", size=(500, 300))
 
         self.table = QtGui.QTableView()
         self.table.setSelectionBehavior(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)
diff --git a/artiq/gui/schedule.py b/artiq/gui/schedule.py
index 66d1cc19d..451d99be8 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/schedule.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/schedule.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import asyncio
 import time
 
 from quamash import QtGui
-from pyqtgraph.dockarea import Dock
+from pyqtgraph import dockarea
 
 from artiq.protocols.sync_struct import Subscriber
 from artiq.gui.tools import DictSyncModel
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ class _ScheduleModel(DictSyncModel):
             raise ValueError
 
 
-class ScheduleDock(Dock):
-    def __init__(self, parent):
-        Dock.__init__(self, "Schedule", size=(1000, 300))
+class ScheduleDock(dockarea.Dock):
+    def __init__(self):
+        dockarea.Dock.__init__(self, "Schedule", size=(1000, 300))
 
         self.table = QtGui.QTableView()
         self.table.setSelectionBehavior(QtGui.QAbstractItemView.SelectRows)