# 🎉 Node-RED 5 Beta 3 now available

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**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [5 March 2026 13:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505 "2026-03-05T13:04:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [12 March 2026 12:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505/62 "2026-03-12T12:52:20Z")

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The AI on Brave assures me that _browser_ designers have not detached tab labels from the tabs, instead they are providing for tab groups.  
Here is NR 5 in a tab group "Pies" on Brave

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/c/5/c519d4849473abc338155cbf0200b99cb8926c0e.png)

Perhaps we can hope that detached tab labels in Node-red will eventually lead to flow tab groups, often requested...

While I'm not entirely convinced that's the reason for detaching _browser_ tab labels, it makes sense for Node-red to follow the overall UI trend.

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**Author:** ![Aaqu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/aaqu/32/101407_2.png) [@Aaqu](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Aaqu)\
**Post date:** [12 March 2026 13:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505/63 "2026-03-12T13:00:37Z")

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> [@Marooned](#):
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> Also, part UI for selecting content is on top [tabs, sorry - buttons for the editor], some on the bottom [tabs for the side panel] - striking lack of consistency.

I like the version with tabs on the sides (like in vscode or webstorm), but apparently it takes up too much screen.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/a/1/a14942784f5fa669d9dad17721c4beaff326d875.png)

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [12 March 2026 13:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505/64 "2026-03-12T13:11:23Z")

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> [@Aaqu](#):
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> apparently it takes up too much screen

It is because flows are essentially horizontal so things reducing horizontal space for the flows need to be minimised.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [11 May 2026 13:11 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-beta-3-now-available/100505/65 "2026-05-11T13:11:39Z")

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