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A more flexible, customizable sidebar with resizing for faster work in Tana

The Tana sidebar just got a major upgrade. It’s now fully resizable, can be collapsed for complete focus, and gives you more control over what shows up at the top.
  • Brage Bang Bjørkmo
  • Dec 03, 2025
Tana’s upgraded sidebar gives you more control over your workspace: resize the sidebar, collapse it for distraction-free writing, customize what appears at the top, and view progress on pinned projects directly from the sidebar. A faster, clearer way to navigate your knowledge graph.Tana’s upgraded sidebar gives you more control over your workspace: resize the sidebar, collapse it for distraction-free writing, customize what appears at the top, and view progress on pinned projects directly from the sidebar. A faster, clearer way to navigate your knowledge graph.

This update makes the sidebar a more powerful command center for your day, whether you’re managing meetings, tracking tasks, or navigating your knowledge graph.

Resize the sidebar to fit your workspace

You can now drag the divider between the sidebar and the editor to make the sidebar exactly the width you want. Make it slim when you’re writing, or widen it when you need to navigate directly to projects, dashboards, or to view long node titles.

Tana allows you to expand/collapse nodes directly in the sidebar to navigate your tree, and resizing the sidebar makes this even easier.

If you ever want to return to the default width, open Cmd/Ctrl+K and select Reset sidebar width.

Collapse the sidebar for full-focus work

Some moments require zero visual noise, especially when writing, reviewing meeting notes, or mapping out a project.

The sidebar can now be fully collapsed:

  • Click the sidebar toggle once to minimize it
  • Click again to collapse it completely
  • Click once more to bring it back

You can also use the command line:

  • Show sidebar - opens the full sidebar
  • Show mini sidebar - minimizes the sidebar to only show icons
  • Hide siderbar - hides the sidebar completely
  • Toggle sidebar - switches to the next state; Full sidebar -> Minimized sidebar -> Hidden sidebar

This transforms Tana into a clean, distraction-free outliner editor while keeping navigation just one click away.

Customize the sidebar top items

The top of the sidebar is where your most important places in Tana live; your Daily Page, Supertags, AI chats and the Inbox (optional). Since people have different workflows and preferences, we have now made it possible to control exactly what shows up there.

Right-click an item in the top section to show, hide, or reorder what’s pinned to the top.
This helps new users get oriented faster, and gives power users a simple way to shape their command center.

Pin nodes and searches for quick access

Pin anything you return to often: projects, reference material, meeting hubs, or live searches. Pinned searches update automatically, which makes them ideal for dashboards like:

  • upcoming meetings
  • open tasks
  • follow-up lists
  • active projects
  • research topics or reference material

Expanding nodes in the sidebar also works for search nodes, allowing you to navigate directly to a task from a pinned project task list for example.

See progress directly in the sidebar

If a pinned item contains a progress bar, the sidebar now shows a circular progress indicator next to it.

You’ll see:

  • a quick percentage view of task completion
  • a tooltip with exact numbers when hovering
  • live updates as tasks are completed anywhere in your workspace

This turns the sidebar into a lightweight project tracker — perfect for managers and knowledge workers who want quick insight into what’s moving and what needs attention.

Read more about progress bars in Tana ->

A sidebar that can fit the way you work

The new sidebar makes Tana faster to use and easier to shape around your workflow. It supports quick navigation when you need it and disappears when you want full focus. You decide what shows up, how it’s sized, and how you track progress.

Whether you’re managing a busy meeting schedule, running complex projects, or building a connected second brain, the new sidebar gives you more control and clarity than ever.