# Feature request: A split view option to switch sides around

**URL:** <https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/feature-request-a-split-view-option-to-switch-sides-around/5259>\
**Category:** Features\
**Created:** [20 January 2020 02:04 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/feature-request-a-split-view-option-to-switch-sides-around/5259 "2020-01-20T02:04:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![muzak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@muzak](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/u/muzak)\
**Post date:** [17 February 2026 14:45 UTC](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/feature-request-a-split-view-option-to-switch-sides-around/5259/6 "2026-02-17T14:45:56Z")

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In the meantime, these CSS workarounds swap split view panes:

- New editor (default): [How to swap the markdown and preview pane? - #9 by HeyJ0e](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/how-to-swap-the-markdown-and-preview-pane/23544/9)
- Legacy editor: [Preview above Markdown? - #2 by muzak](https://discourse.joplinapp.org/t/preview-above-markdown/37604/2)

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