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diff --git a/docs/developer_guides/viewer/local_viewer.md b/docs/developer_guides/viewer/local_viewer.md
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-# Local Server
+# (Legacy Viewer) Local Server
+
+**Note:** this doc only applies to the legacy version of the viewer, which was the default in in Nerfstudio versions `<=0.3.4`. It was deprecated starting Nerfstudio version `1.0.0`, where it needs to be opted into via the `--vis viewer_legacy` argument.
+
+---
 
 If you are unable to connect to `https://viewer.nerf.studio`, want to use Safari, or want to develop the viewer codebase, you can launch your own local viewer.