element-hq / element-hq/element-web

Option to disable Spaces bar

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#18,898 89 comments 54 reactions 1 assignee Assigned to @gaelledel View on GitHub
A-Spaces A-User-Settings O-Frequent S-Major T-Enhancement X-Needs-Design Z-IA
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EDIT 07/14/2026: Implemented in my Element fork [Haven Desktop](https://github.com/Haven-Organization/haven-desktop)

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### Your use case

When using a vertical monitor or using Element in a vertical window, the Spaces bar on the left can take up a lot of unnecessary space. There is a way to disable the communities bar, but not this new Spaces one.

There should be a way to hide the bar. Once disabled, Spaces would either need to be accessed some other way or have the bar re-enabled when there is a need to access them.

### Have you considered any alternatives?

Currently Spaces can be kept off and aren't used so for now I'm leaving it off but eventually this will be enabled for all.

### Additional context

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