# Modern vs. classic mode - what to choose?

**URL:** <https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/modern-vs-classic-mode-what-to-choose/86>\
**Category:** Lounge\
**Created:** [November 13, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/modern-vs-classic-mode-what-to-choose/86 "2019-11-13T12:52:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andreas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Andreas](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Andreas)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/modern-vs-classic-mode-what-to-choose/86/1 "2019-11-13T12:52:08Z")

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I’ve been using GMT for a long time and have gotten very used to the (now called) _classical mode_. Now that the modern mode has arrived, I’m wondering - should I leave the classical way of doing stuff behind and only focus on modern mode. Is modern mode the future? Will classical mode ever be deprecated?

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**Author:** ![Joaquim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/joaquim/32/16_2.png) [@Joaquim](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/Joaquim)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/modern-vs-classic-mode-what-to-choose/86/2 "2019-11-13T14:03:23Z")

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I would say, give a try and after a while decide which one you prefer. Note that there new things in modern that you cannot do with classic (subplots, autolegend, insets, movies (I think)).

As for deprecating _classic_, no. We would not even know how to do that. _Modern_ is _just_ a clever layer on top of _classic_.

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**Author:** ![leouieda](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex047/user_avatar/forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/leouieda/32/2134_2.png) [@leouieda](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/u/leouieda)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.generic-mapping-tools.org/t/modern-vs-classic-mode-what-to-choose/86/3 "2019-11-13T14:15:34Z")

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The good thing about the _modes_ is that you really have to choose. You can mix and match classic and modern (even in the same script). So you can safely upgrade to 6.0 without having to go all in on modern mode. But I would definitely recommend trying to use it for new scripts you write. Your old scripts should still run fine.