Desktop Settings

Open Settings with Cmd/Ctrl + ,, from the app menu, or by running Open Settings in the Command Bar. Use the search field to find a setting by name or keyword.

Most settings belong to the current workspace. Window settings apply to the app window instead.

Preferences

The Preferences page controls day-to-day workspace behavior:

• Theme — choose light and dark themes or randomize the theme at startup
• Startup — reopen the last tab, open a new tab, Ask Octarine, the daily note, or Views
• Fonts — choose interface and monospace fonts
• Calendar — choose the first day of the week and place the calendar above or below the sidebar
• Date & Time — customize displayed dates and use 12- or 24-hour time
• Tasks — show completed and total task counts
• Navigation — use compact sidebar navigation
• Split Panes — dim panes that are not focused
• AI — require a modifier when sending and choose the weekly recap period

Editor

Editor settings cover typography, editor width, paper style, spelling and autocorrect, links, content display, and interface helpers.

Notable controls include:

• Overscroll — add a small, medium, or large amount of space below the end of a note
• Focus Mode Dimming — highlight the current sentence or disable dimming
• Editor Stats — show word, character, line, and reading-time statistics
• Show Outline, Show Heading Guides, Show Image Captions, and Render Math Equations
• Wrap selected text — typing quotes or brackets wraps the selection instead of replacing it
• Doclink click behavior — open linked notes in a tab or a sheet

Files

File settings control:

• Delete confirmations and dot-folder visibility
• Directory item counts and modified-time labels
• Created and modified timestamps on hover
• Whether non-Markdown files appear in the tree
• Automatic note naming and the default note folder
• Additional external-file extensions
• Workspace property-definition maintenance

Window

Enable Always on Top to keep the current Octarine window above other apps. This is an app-level setting rather than a workspace preference.

Customizing the Sidebar

Open the Workspace actions menu beside the Workspace heading and select Customise sidebar.

From the dialog you can:

• Drag Notes, Templates, Views, Graph, Inbox, Ask Octarine, and Attachments into a different order
• Hide destinations you do not use
• Show notification badges as a number or a dot

Hidden destinations remain available from the Command Bar.

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