# How to start Node-Red with closed palette category

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-node-red-with-closed-palette-category/11343>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [21 May 2019 05:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-node-red-with-closed-palette-category/11343 "2019-05-21T05:00:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![kmaepu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kmaepu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kmaepu)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2019 05:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-node-red-with-closed-palette-category/11343/1 "2019-05-21T05:00:28Z")

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When you start Node-Red and access it from a browser, you will see the palette category expanded.

Is there a way to start with the palette category closed?

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**Author:** ![Mvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@Mvogel](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Mvogel)\
**Post date:** [21 May 2019 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-node-red-with-closed-palette-category/11343/2 "2019-05-21T10:36:22Z")

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Idea /not tested/: You can add custom CSS and custom JS in settings.js to override editor theme.  
Something like:

editorTheme:  
{  
page: {  
css: "/root/.node-red/custom.css",  
scripts: "/root/.node-red/custom.js"  
},

Then in theese files you can (probably) manipulate palette elements adding them to "pallette-closed" or "palette-open" classes. You can even hide "palette-base-category-..." elements and headers by settiing "display:none" in css .

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**Author:** ![kmaepu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@kmaepu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kmaepu)\
**Post date:** [22 May 2019 01:43 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-start-node-red-with-closed-palette-category/11343/3 "2019-05-22T01:43:03Z")

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Thank you for the advice. I'll give it a try.