# Colourful tool/ribbon/panel icons

**URL:** <http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146>\
**Category:** QCAD Professional\
**Created:** [November 2, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146 "2026-11-02T19:29:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Panchdara](http://forum.qcad.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Panchdara](http://forum.qcad.org/u/Panchdara)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146/1 "2026-11-02T19:29:04Z")

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QCAD Version: 3.?.? — 27.0.3  
Downloaded package (file name): qcad-…  
Operating System: Win 11

_**I have attached my drawing file (DXF/DWG)**_

Where have the nice colourful tool/ribbon/panel icons disappeared to? Many people, such as myself, use these as visual reference… I can’t see how to change them… ???

Thanks

I proceed like this:

This is what I expect to happen:

This is what happens instead:

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**Author:** ![andrew](http://forum.qcad.org/user_avatar/forum.qcad.org/andrew/32/14926_2.png) [@andrew](http://forum.qcad.org/u/andrew)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146/2 "2026-11-02T19:37:27Z")

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You can switch to a Theme other than “Default” if you prefer a different look and the classic icons / UI:

_Edit \> Application Preferences \> Themes_

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**Author:** ![Panchdara](http://forum.qcad.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Panchdara](http://forum.qcad.org/u/Panchdara)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 7:55pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146/3 "2026-11-02T19:55:10Z")

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Um… yeah, but I want a light theme with colourful icons (sorta like what was before… all I see are weird colour themes with colour icons, not a light theme with colour icons… I tried them all…

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**Author:** ![andrew](http://forum.qcad.org/user_avatar/forum.qcad.org/andrew/32/14926_2.png) [@andrew](http://forum.qcad.org/u/andrew)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146/4 "2026-11-02T20:01:44Z")

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You can also delete the plugin qcadmodern.dll in your plugins directory to revert to the classic style.

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**Author:** ![Panchdara](http://forum.qcad.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@Panchdara](http://forum.qcad.org/u/Panchdara)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146/5 "2026-11-02T20:25:25Z")

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Beautiful… thank you. I looked for that in documentation… but, nevertheless… thank you. 👍

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**Author:** ![andrew](http://forum.qcad.org/user_avatar/forum.qcad.org/andrew/32/14926_2.png) [@andrew](http://forum.qcad.org/u/andrew)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2026, 8:39pm UTC](http://forum.qcad.org/t/colourful-tool-ribbon-panel-icons/12146/6 "2026-11-02T20:39:38Z")

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Note that this is not an official feature and therefore not documented or recommended. This might or might not work in future versions of QCAD. The new look is also what we are using going forward for all documentation, tutorials, etc.