Jira Spaces: A new name that matches how you work

What you’ve known as Jira projects are becoming Jira spaces. This is a terminology and icon update only – there are no changes to how your work is organized, how your workflows run, or how your data behaves. “Space” better reflects how teams actually use Jira today: as flexible, always‑on hubs for ongoing work, not just time‑boxed projects.

How it works

Projects are now spaces, everywhere in Jira

Across Jira Software, Jira Service Management, and Jira Product Discovery, the primary container you work in will now be called a space instead of a project. You’ll see this new term (and icon) in navigation, settings, filters, and views, but everything inside stays the same – your boards, lists, workflows, and permissions are unchanged.

More consistency across Atlassian tools

This change brings Jira in line with tools like Confluence and Loom, where “spaces” already represent shared hubs for team work. It also makes it easier to distinguish Jira spaces (where work happens) from Atlassian Projects (which sit above spaces to communicate the big picture: timelines, goals, and status across teams).

What this means for you

You don’t need to do anything to prepare – the update will roll out automatically across Jira Cloud. Your existing work, configurations, and integrations will continue to function as before; you’ll simply see “space” where you used to see “project.”

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