# \#feature-request **URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/tag/feature-request/62.md [Latest](https://discourse.nodered.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discourse.nodered.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discourse.nodered.org/tags.md) --- ## [Visual clutter in flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-clutter-in-flows/88992)
**Author:** [@mobamoba](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mobamoba)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2026 09:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/visual-clutter-in-flows/88992 "2026-09-08T09:05:05Z")
I love Node Red but the visual clutter in flows with lots of nodes can border on impossible to debug when there's a problem due to the sheer tonnage of wires. My idea (and no clue if this is hard to implement or not): hi… --- ## [Different dashboard favicon\[s\]](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/different-dashboard-favicon-s/100145)
**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [13 January 2026 12:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/different-dashboard-favicon-s/100145 "2026-01-13T12:20:07Z")
It is possible to customise the browser tab favicon and label for the editor. Here is my browser pointed to 4 Node-red machines. The 4th one is the default tab settings, the others show the machine name (they are named … --- ## [Disable wires/connections between nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-wires-connections-between-nodes/99857)
**Author:** [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [12 December 2025 19:09 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/disable-wires-connections-between-nodes/99857 "2025-12-12T19:09:50Z")
I would also like to bring back into focus a feature that was discussed in a 2022 forum thread: namely the ability to enable or disable a wire. In that discussion, it was mentioned that such a feature would require chang… --- ## [Special indication on nodes with description](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/special-indication-on-nodes-with-description/78646)
**Author:** [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2025 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/special-indication-on-nodes-with-description/78646 "2025-11-20T16:35:27Z")
Oftentimes we add "useful" descriptions directly on nodes in the editor. It would be nice if there was a special indication whenever a node contains a description. Something like this: Else these notes are kinda hidd… --- ## [Cpu usage, what is using most time](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cpu-usage-what-is-using-most-time/99341)
**Author:** [@svefro](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/svefro)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [11 October 2025 18:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/cpu-usage-what-is-using-most-time/99341 "2025-10-11T18:25:35Z")
Is there any way of seeing what function/node is using most cpu? It would be nice to be able to see where things are slow. I have a wery large procject that is using about 10% cpu all the time in average on a pi 4. lo… --- ## [Feature Request Folder Hierarchical Flow Organization / Folder Structure](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-folder-hierarchical-flow-organization-folder-structure/98303)
**Author:** [@AphofisX](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/AphofisX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [25 July 2025 09:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-folder-hierarchical-flow-organization-folder-structure/98303 "2025-07-25T09:29:44Z")
Feature Request: Hierarchical Flow Organization / Folder Structure Summary Add support for organizing flows in a hierarchical folder structure, similar to what Blockly offers, to improve navigation and management of comp… --- ## [Info content preview button](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/info-content-preview-button/97548)
**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [12 June 2025 21:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/info-content-preview-button/97548 "2025-06-12T21:25:27Z")
Hi There, So doing documentation in Node-RED is super simple since there is the info panel and the info property of nodes and tabs and it's all in markdown - wonderful however .... What annoys me is that to preview my … --- ## [Dashboard chart colours (again)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-colours-again/92375)
**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [8 May 2025 14:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-chart-colours-again/92375 "2025-05-08T14:13:49Z")
The colours used on charts are derived from these 9 config values When a line chart has more than 9 different series, or a bar chart uses Series: none, they loop back to repeat the same 9 values eg Can the node co… --- ## [Set-if-not-Set action for the change node](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-if-not-set-action-for-the-change-node/95211)
**Author:** [@gregorius](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/gregorius)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [7 February 2025 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/set-if-not-set-action-for-the-change-node/95211 "2025-02-07T18:49:33Z")
Hi There, Just thinking about extending a flow to be more reusable. I have flow that contains is a change node that sets a bunch of values. I now want to add a link-in node in front of that change node and set those sa… --- ## [Resizable Flow Tabs in Node-RED Editor](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resizable-flow-tabs-in-node-red-editor/92413)
**Author:** [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2024 11:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/resizable-flow-tabs-in-node-red-editor/92413 "2024-10-17T11:24:48Z")
Posting on behalf of a Youtube comment I received on my recent Dashboard/Node-RED Getting Started tutorial: I'm working with node red for more than one year within home assistant (~1.100 nodes in several flows over 9 d… --- ## [Need for a "global" group](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735)
**Author:** [@mcdonald\_ajr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/mcdonald_ajr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [26 July 2024 10:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/need-for-a-global-group/89735 "2024-07-26T10:10:42Z")
I have a need for the same field to appear on every page. Example is an LED that flashes green to indicate that data is being received and that the Pi has not hung. Also a command line at the bottom of the screen with a … --- ## [Can Projects use the logged in user as the Git Commit author?](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-projects-use-the-logged-in-user-as-the-git-commit-author/89726)
**Author:** [@shrickus](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/shrickus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 July 2024 13:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/can-projects-use-the-logged-in-user-as-the-git-commit-author/89726 "2024-07-24T13:58:58Z")
We are using Keycloak to provide authorization/authentication for the team members -- this is working well, and the logged in username shows correctly under the user icon on the editor. So clearly there is a session obj… --- ## [View Subflow version on import](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-subflow-version-on-import/87289)
**Author:** [@RobC](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/RobC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 April 2024 09:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/view-subflow-version-on-import/87289 "2024-04-17T09:42:47Z")
Hi all. Apoligies if this is already possible, I couldn't find anything suitable- I'm making extensive use of the 'Version' for subflows - that is really helping consistency between dev local, and customer boxes. (I've… --- ## [Add new tab through button in the sidebar](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-new-tab-through-button-in-the-sidebar/85947)
**Author:** [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [27 February 2024 12:24 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/add-new-tab-through-button-in-the-sidebar/85947 "2024-02-27T12:24:04Z")
There is currently no way to easily add new tabs. Would be nice to have a button to do this. In DB1 there was this: --- ## [Ability to organize snapshots with folder and rename the snapshots](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ability-to-organize-snapshots-with-folder-and-rename-the-snapshots/85690)
**Author:** [@Anmirazik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Anmirazik)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [21 February 2024 19:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ability-to-organize-snapshots-with-folder-and-rename-the-snapshots/85690 "2024-02-21T19:52:27Z")
Hello , I think it is quite beneficial to have a features where we can organize the snapshots in folder as well as rename the existing snapshots through the flowfuse cloud platform . I believe it will helps the user to o… --- ## [Devops Pipeline integrates with other applications](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/devops-pipeline-integrates-with-other-applications/85348)
**Author:** [@Anmirazik](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Anmirazik)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [21 February 2024 19:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/devops-pipeline-integrates-with-other-applications/85348 "2024-02-21T19:45:53Z")
Hello , I think it might be a good idea to add features on flowfuse platform where we can integrate the devops pipeline with other application device to push the snapshots automatically where after the development produc… --- ## [Feature request - function node context store getter which sets default value](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-function-node-context-store-getter-which-sets-default-value/84166)
**Author:** [@MrWolf](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/MrWolf)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [1 January 2024 12:33 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/feature-request-function-node-context-store-getter-which-sets-default-value/84166 "2024-01-01T12:33:02Z")
Hi, I think it would be fantastically useful to extend the context store getter such that in a function node I could specify a default value when calling context/flow/global.get(). If the key is not found then the gett… --- ## [Possible enhancement to "Search unused config nodes"](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832)
**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2023 13:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/possible-enhancement-to-search-unused-config-nodes/81832 "2023-10-06T13:31:16Z")
My Node-red accumulates unused configuration nodes and gives a warning. Clicking the button gives this popup You can click on one of the nodes listed and it takes to to the config sidebar but not in "Show all unus… --- ## [Age node status for debug nodes](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/age-node-status-for-debug-nodes/79726)
**Author:** [@tkocher](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/tkocher)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [11 July 2023 18:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/age-node-status-for-debug-nodes/79726 "2023-07-11T18:54:39Z")
Hello, I like to use the node status of the debug nodes. However if I watch a flow and there is a switch and on each output a debug node and both outputs are already used earlier it would be good to have the node statu… --- ## [.red as file extension for Node-RED flows](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-as-file-extension-for-node-red-flows/79511)
**Author:** [@rko](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/rko)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [9 July 2023 22:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/red-as-file-extension-for-node-red-flows/79511 "2023-07-09T22:45:03Z")
Not sure in which category I should put this. It's not really a feature request. More like a request to define a standard. The flow files do have .json extension by default (which is rather generic). It would be useful … --- ## [Bash code and data within Node-red](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bash-code-and-data-within-node-red/74755)
**Author:** [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [7 February 2023 05:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/bash-code-and-data-within-node-red/74755 "2023-02-07T05:19:20Z")
A great man recently said Part of our thinking was that \[Node-red\] would never be perfect for everyone ... and ... by having flexibility like the function node, or jsonata ... we might encourage people to take some ste…