⚡️ Ideas
Maciej Smoła Maciej Smoła Jul 2, 2023

Option to show sidebar on the right or hide it

Explain the problem as you see it

Sidebar located on the left has few drawbacks:

  • when using Tana as on the right side of the screen, with other apps filling the left side, left sidebar makes a less than optional viewing experience (stands in the way between window edge and nodes' contents);
  • may cause problems with left sidebars from other apps, browsers (Arc with hidden sidebar) and system (MacOS dock on the left).

Why is this a problem for you?

As above.

Suggest a solution

Ability to:

  • change sidebar location to the right.
  • hide sidebar completely.

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Ingrid Ødegaard Ingrid Ødegaard Staff Head of Product @ Tana Jan 6, 2026

It is now possible to completely hide the sidebar: https://tana.inc/articles/a-more-flexible-sidebar-with-resizing-and-customization

Click the sidebar toggle once to minimize it.
Click again to collapse it completely.
Click once more to bring it back.

You can also use the command line:

  • Show sidebar - opens the full sidebar
  • Show mini sidebar - minimizes the sidebar to only show icons
  • Hide siderbar - hides the sidebar completely
  • Toggle sidebar - switches to the next state; Full sidebar -> Minimized sidebar -> Hidden sidebar