The left. It’s far superior.

The grid on the right just shows you all your options.

The list on the left obscures some of your options behind a scroll down, which you will then realize you actually have to scroll back up for!

Left, but in reality I’m only ever using the search bar. Further, if the OS has a good universal search (like command space on Mac) I might not even be using the search bar in the settings app directly. Search bars in settings are a blessing and I’m so glad they’ve become the norm.

The right was fine, honestly. At least on macOS, the new “modern” version is an utter clusterfuck. As for complaints about being unable to pick a different option when one of them is open, in macOS you have a View menu with all of them available to select from on either one.

Having said that, a list/search area to the left of the panel is probably preferable if done properly.

I find the left one better, but still very cluttered.

Many categories could be merged to keep it more glanceable and create less choice paralysis.

The list to the left is the way to go, but maybe we should have subcategories or some other type of grouping within them?

I don’t know UX design, but I know I feel they both are a bit much to take in and not intuitive to navigate.

I like the Gnome settings app better! 😄

I still remember when it was the right. I just clicked whenever to try to find what I wanted. Still kind do it on now too, but it’s not as bad as it once was in terms of organisation. Things have started to make sense.

Obviously left, because you can still see the list of options when you have one selected.

I use KDE for technical reasons, but I pretty much prefer Gnome’s settings and generally their whole UI design.

Speaking of the image, I prefer KDE’s settings. Apple’s is too dumbed down and slower to navigate.

I much prefer the one on the right. Sure, it looked a bit less modern but it wasn’t nearly as glitchy as the newer one. I rely on searching for settings and it almost never works; I really don’t know how Apple ever let the new version into macOS.

Definitely the left.

The new settings app in macOS is a ridiculous wall of text. So I prefer the one on the right.

if i could choose, i would get the left, but right is fine too

@TheTwelveYearOld
Left.

Fun fact: KDE’s settings app used to look the one on the right up until a few years ago, too.

Left.