# How long will the old observable be maintained?

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**Created:** [September 8, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/how-long-will-the-old-observable-be-maintained/10827 "2026-09-08T12:37:25Z")\
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We haven’t yet committed to an explicit timeline for how long Old Observable will be maintained; it will depend in part on user feedback and actual usage. But we do have limited resources so we will not be able to run it indefinitely.

Can you please share more feedback on what you are looking for in terms of features and visual polish? (I replied to [your other thread](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/will-the-data-table-widget-and-the-add-cells-menu-come-back-for-version-2/10829/2).) Thank you!

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