# Anki 2.1.55 Beta 1-2

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-55-beta-1-2/23470>\
**Category:** Beta Testing\
**Created:** [September 28, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-55-beta-1-2/23470 "2022-09-28T06:36:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![kleinerpirat](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/kleinerpirat/32/19863_2.png) [@kleinerpirat](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/kleinerpirat)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/anki-2-1-55-beta-1-2/23470/81 "2022-10-18T20:03:18Z")

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> [@AnKingMed](#):
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> I think the 2.1.54 editor looks much cleaner and changing it how it is in 2.1.55 breaks quite a few addons

I’m sorry you feel that way. The whole point of the changes was to make the editor look cleaner. It was a community effort that started with [Brainstorming for modern UI [Anki 3.0] - #35 by kleinerpirat](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/brainstorming-for-modern-ui-anki-3-0/17510/35). Several discussions and polls followed. With the beta out for a few weeks, yours is the first negative comment about the new editor look.

I’m on Linux and don’t use add-ons - perhaps we got a different perspective because of that.  
Here’s an old comparison between 2.1.54 and the new editor design:

> [@\[Community Poll\] New Color Palette and Themes for 2.1.55](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/community-poll-new-color-palette-and-themes-for-2-1-55/22793/8):
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> ## Add dialog
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> ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/d/d/ddd02fad0d3574cb46b664738eb5f3f2affeda7b.png)
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> ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/3X/4/7/475d103391f6f5cde84a75668ec4c7906fdf85b6.png)

If the first screenshot looks cleaner to you, I’m afraid we got a different definition of the word (or just very different tastes) 😃

> [@AnKingMed](#):
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> Its also breaking the [Custom Background](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1210908941) and [Recolor](https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/688199788) add-ons in the main screen and in the editor

Both of these add-ons will be integrated into Anki at some point. Theme support is on my roadmap for the next few weeks and setting a background image is trivial. As for add-on tests, I suggest to wait a bit, at least until Henrik is active again and his PRs are merged.

Generally speaking, I think the goal should be to reduce people’s dependency on add-ons over time - to a point where managers like the butler add-on aren’t needed anymore. Anki can already stand very well on its own and we should focus our efforts on making the software itself better instead of limiting ourselves with legacy add-on support.

But that’s just the two cents of some contributor.

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