# 🎉 Node-RED 5 now available

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [9 June 2026 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239 "2026-06-09T09:29:10Z")\
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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:** [23 July 2026 08:53 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-5-now-available/101239/88 "2026-07-23T08:53:08Z")

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I keep expecting to find a little `X` button on the titlebar of each side panel.

I'm looking at the panel thinking "I don't want to see that just now", then to close it I have to switch attention to the buttons at bottom right and work out which button is for which panel.

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