diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44277e5c..ce4eef7f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ CHANGELOG for FlatCAM beta
 
 =================================================
 
+2.03.2021
+
+- removed the spacing between icons in toolbars
+
 01.03.2021
 
 - major rafactoring: replaced the name of the Gerber object data structure from 'apertures' to 'tools' to make the object data structure uniform across the app
diff --git a/appGUI/MainGUI.py b/appGUI/MainGUI.py
index 237742ca..d5e42762 100644
--- a/appGUI/MainGUI.py
+++ b/appGUI/MainGUI.py
@@ -921,44 +921,54 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
         # ## TOOLBAR INSTALLATION ###
         self.toolbarfile = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('File Toolbar'))
         self.toolbarfile.setObjectName('File_TB')
+        self.toolbarfile.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.toolbarfile)
 
         self.toolbaredit = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Edit Toolbar'))
         self.toolbaredit.setObjectName('Edit_TB')
+        self.toolbaredit.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.toolbaredit)
 
         self.toolbarview = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('View Toolbar'))
         self.toolbarview.setObjectName('View_TB')
+        self.toolbarview.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.toolbarview)
 
         self.toolbarshell = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Shell Toolbar'))
         self.toolbarshell.setObjectName('Shell_TB')
+        self.toolbarshell.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.toolbarshell)
 
         self.toolbarplugins = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Plugin Toolbar'))
         self.toolbarplugins.setObjectName('Plugins_TB')
+        self.toolbarplugins.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.toolbarplugins)
 
         self.exc_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Excellon Editor Toolbar'))
         self.exc_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('ExcEditor_TB')
+        self.exc_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.exc_edit_toolbar)
 
         self.addToolBarBreak()
 
         self.geo_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Geometry Editor Toolbar'))
         self.geo_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('GeoEditor_TB')
+        self.geo_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.geo_edit_toolbar)
 
         self.grb_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Gerber Editor Toolbar'))
         self.grb_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('GrbEditor_TB')
+        self.grb_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
         self.addToolBar(self.grb_edit_toolbar)
 
         # ### INFOBAR TOOLBARS ###################################################
         self.delta_coords_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Delta Coordinates Toolbar'))
         self.delta_coords_toolbar.setObjectName('Delta_Coords_TB')
+        self.delta_coords_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
 
         self.coords_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Coordinates Toolbar'))
         self.coords_toolbar.setObjectName('Coords_TB')
+        self.coords_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
 
         self.grid_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Grid Toolbar'))
         self.grid_toolbar.setObjectName('Snap_TB')
@@ -968,6 +978,7 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QToolBar QToolButton { padding: -2; margin: -2; }
             """
         )
+        self.grid_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
 
         self.status_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar(_('Status Toolbar'))
         self.status_toolbar.setStyleSheet(
@@ -976,6 +987,7 @@ class MainGUI(QtWidgets.QMainWindow):
             QToolBar QToolButton { padding: -2; margin: -2; }
             """
         )
+        self.status_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
 
         # ########################################################################
         # ########################## File Toolbar# ###############################
diff --git a/app_Main.py b/app_Main.py
index 3694c3d7..6d143e70 100644
--- a/app_Main.py
+++ b/app_Main.py
@@ -2344,62 +2344,76 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
             # ## TOOLBAR INSTALLATION # ##
             self.ui.toolbarfile = QtWidgets.QToolBar('File Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarfile.setObjectName('File_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarfile.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.LeftToolBarArea, self.ui.toolbarfile)
 
             self.ui.toolbaredit = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Edit Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbaredit.setObjectName('Edit_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbaredit.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.LeftToolBarArea, self.ui.toolbaredit)
 
             self.ui.toolbarshell = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Shell Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarshell.setObjectName('Shell_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarshell.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.LeftToolBarArea, self.ui.toolbarshell)
 
             self.ui.toolbarplugins = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Plugin Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarplugins.setObjectName('Plugins_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarplugins.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.LeftToolBarArea, self.ui.toolbarplugins)
 
             self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Geometry Editor Toolbar')
             self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('GeoEditor_TB')
+            self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.RightToolBarArea, self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar)
 
             self.ui.toolbarview = QtWidgets.QToolBar('View Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarview.setObjectName('View_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarview.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.RightToolBarArea, self.ui.toolbarview)
 
             self.ui.addToolBarBreak(area=Qt.RightToolBarArea)
 
             self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Gerber Editor Toolbar')
             self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('GrbEditor_TB')
+            self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.RightToolBarArea, self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar)
 
             self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Excellon Editor Toolbar')
             self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('ExcEditor_TB')
+            self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(Qt.RightToolBarArea, self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar)
         else:
             # ## TOOLBAR INSTALLATION # ##
             self.ui.toolbarfile = QtWidgets.QToolBar('File Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarfile.setObjectName('File_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarfile.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.toolbarfile)
 
             self.ui.toolbaredit = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Edit Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbaredit.setObjectName('Edit_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbaredit.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.toolbaredit)
 
             self.ui.toolbarview = QtWidgets.QToolBar('View Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarview.setObjectName('View_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarview.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.toolbarview)
 
             self.ui.toolbarshell = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Shell Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarshell.setObjectName('Shell_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarshell.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.toolbarshell)
 
             self.ui.toolbarplugins = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Plugin Toolbar')
             self.ui.toolbarplugins.setObjectName('Plugins_TB')
+            self.ui.toolbarplugins.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.toolbarplugins)
 
             self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Excellon Editor Toolbar')
             # self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar.setVisible(False)
             self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('ExcEditor_TB')
+            self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.exc_edit_toolbar)
 
             self.ui.addToolBarBreak()
@@ -2407,11 +2421,13 @@ class App(QtCore.QObject):
             self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Geometry Editor Toolbar')
             # self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar.setVisible(False)
             self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('GeoEditor_TB')
+            self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.geo_edit_toolbar)
 
             self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar = QtWidgets.QToolBar('Gerber Editor Toolbar')
             # self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar.setVisible(False)
             self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar.setObjectName('GrbEditor_TB')
+            self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar.setStyleSheet("QToolBar{spacing:0px;}")
             self.ui.addToolBar(self.ui.grb_edit_toolbar)
 
         if current_layout == 'minimal':