# New Install 4.1.1 - No Modes

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**Created:** [December 21, 2022, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/new-install-4-1-1-no-modes/40252 "2022-12-21T18:58:01Z")\
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Hi @rcriley,

Welcome to the forum! 😉

> [@rcriley](#):
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> I do not see any modes available in the “Add Mode” section (Libraries, Tools, and Examples all have options for me to install)

This is related to this issue on the Processing 4 GitHub repository:

> <https://github.com/benfry/processing4/issues/613>
>
> \## Description
> In Processing 4.1.1 it is currently seemingly impossible to down…load and switch between modes.
> 
> \## Expected Behavior
> In Processing 3.5.4 if you open the "Modes" tab in the "Contribution Manager" window, there is a list of modes you can potentially install. At the very least you should find "R Mode" and "Python Mode". You can download any of these (the ones that are supported anyways) and than can use them in Processing.
> 
> \## Current Behavior
> In Processing 4.1.1 (and 4.1 and possibly earlier versions I haven't tested) when you click "Manage Modes..." you are taken to an empty "Modes" tab in the "Contribution Manager" window. There are no modes ready to download, therefore you are stuck in Java mode.
> 
> \## Steps to Reproduce
> 1. Run Processing 4.1.\*
> 2. Click on the selector with the word "Java" and a little downward triangle in it
> 3. Click on "Manage Modes..."
> 
> \## Your Environment
> \* Processing version: 4.1.1
> \* Operating System and OS version: Windows 11 Pro x64 22H2 Build: 22621.900
> 
> \## Possible Causes / Solutions
> Not sure about the cause but I found a workaround (though haven't tested fully).
> I downloaded Processing 3.5.4 and installed Python mode on it.
> I than opened Processing 4.1.1 and I found that it also had Python mode installed.
> The Modes tab was still empty, but apparently the mode for 3.5.4 was saved in the same place 4.1.1 was looking, and it at least thinks it can be used. I'm not sure how well it works.
> 
> Image:
> !\[image\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/6439157/204891586-96bee15a-c6b1-41ae-a295-c66902c92a62.png)

Also related to this thread:

> [@Encountering bugs in Processing 4.1.1 on Windows 11](https://discourse.processing.org/t/encountering-bugs-in-processing-4-1-1-on-windows-11/39949):
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> I have been using Processing 3.5.4 for a while but yesterday I decided to download Processing 4.1.1. I found a couple of bugs that are mostly just really annoying. I have read around online but have not found them mentioned (or solved) anywhere. I found the following bugs/issues: There are no modes in the modes list. Most values in the settings don’t get saved when changed. (eg: Sketchbook folder and Sketch name) But some do (like Disable HiDPI Scaling and Language) Some times (but not alwa…

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