Settings
Settings open as their own surface — from the workspace and via a command in the palette. Changes apply instantly: there is no Apply / OK / Cancel, and closing the surface at any moment loses nothing.
Every setting has a sensible default, so the app behaves correctly without you ever opening this surface. Settings deepen your control; they never gate getting started.
A search box at the top of the settings window filters settings by name and description and jumps to the matching section.
Settings are grouped by area:
Editor and typography
Controls for the writing surface — for example the editor font and size, and Russian typography. Russian typography is on by default: «ёлочки» with nested „лапки", em-dash dialogue, and non-breaking spaces after prepositions. The smart-quote and punctuation rules follow the chosen language. See Editor.
Writing
The daily minimum your writing must reach to keep your streak — it's always in force, defaults to 100 words a day, and is counted across every project on this device combined, not per book. You can raise it or lower it, but never below 100 words. See Writing goals.
Proofreading
The proofreading preset and rules for the current project — turn proofreading on or off, choose a preset (more or less strict), enable or disable categories (spelling, grammar, punctuation, style, typography), set the check language, and manage disabled rules and the project dictionary. Proofreading works with AI off. See Proofreading.
AI
AI is optional and off by default. This section is where you enable it and configure a provider. Authr AI is selected for you to start with — nothing is sent while AI is off, and you can switch to another provider at any time. Options include Anthropic, OpenAI, Russian-accessible providers (DeepSeek, GigaChat, YandexGPT), a local option (Ollama), a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and Authr AI, the provider that runs on our servers. Most need your own key (bring-your-own-key, BYOK); Ollama runs locally with no key, and Authr AI needs no key either — just a sign-in and an active Authr Plus subscription. For how to set this up and what the assistant does, see AI Assistant.
Backup
The backup policy for the project — whether automatic copies are made, how often, and how many to keep. Backups are stored outside the project folder. See Safety.
Interface and theme
General app preferences:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Language | The app's interface language; applies immediately |
| Theme | Light, dark, or one of several additional themes (sepia, high contrast, focus, night owl) — or follow system, which lets you pick which theme serves as the light default and which as the dark default |
| Crash reports | Opt-in anonymous crash reporting; off by default; never includes manuscript content |
| Updates | How app updates are applied |
| About | App name, version, and copyright |
The editor follows the app theme — there is no separate editor dark mode.
Shortcuts reference
The palette shows the shortcut for every command that has one. The generated shortcut reference page covers global and menu shortcuts only, not every editor command. (Remapping is later scope.)
Where settings live
Each setting is stored in the place that matches what it is:
- Project-level settings travel with the project folder — for example the proofreading preset and rules, the project dictionary, and export defaults. Copy the folder to another machine and they come along.
- Device-level preferences stay on the device and do not travel — theme, language, and interface state.
- Secrets — AI provider keys — are kept in secure storage on the device only. Keys are never written to the project folder, exports, or backups.
Machine-specific paths (export destination, backup location) are always device-level, so a project folder never carries a path that only exists on one machine.