# Please do not change the UI for Audacity 4

**URL:** <https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459>\
**Category:** Alphas & Betas\
**Created:** [December 8, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459 "2024-12-08T15:32:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![BlueJ1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BlueJ1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/BlueJ1)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459/1 "2024-12-08T15:32:43Z")

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the old one is just too iconic.

If you do, then at least add an option to go back to the old UI

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**Author:** ![LWinterberg](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/lwinterberg/32/29633_2.png) [@LWinterberg](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/LWinterberg)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459/2 "2024-12-08T20:10:11Z")

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We will have some options that keep some things similar, however, we won’t be sticking to the old UI 1:1.

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**Author:** ![BlueJ1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BlueJ1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/BlueJ1)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459/3 "2024-12-08T21:49:19Z")

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well… can you add an option to go back to the old UI, if needed?

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**Author:** ![LWinterberg](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/lwinterberg/32/29633_2.png) [@LWinterberg](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/LWinterberg)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2024, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459/4 "2024-12-08T22:04:19Z")

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No, because we’re using an entirely new UI system. If you want to continue using Audacity 3.x, use Audacity 3.x.

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**Author:** ![davidhooper](https://forum.audacityteam.org/user_avatar/forum.audacityteam.org/davidhooper/32/31241_2.png) [@davidhooper](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/davidhooper)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459/5 "2024-12-16T01:26:36Z")

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Personally, I’m excited about the new UI. I’m hoping to keeps the best of what we have now with some great new options, similar to what other DAWs have.

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**Author:** ![BlueJ1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BlueJ1](https://forum.audacityteam.org/u/BlueJ1)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.audacityteam.org/t/please-do-not-change-the-ui-for-audacity-4/125459/6 "2026-07-17T20:35:58Z")

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late but i just got the latest verion of 3.x and there’s an option to have the old ui as a theme

will yall be implementing that in 4.x?