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Customize your profile and app preferences in YuChat settings.

App Settings​

Click your avatar in the bottom-left corner to open settings.

The settings window has sidebar navigation and search. Use the sidebar to jump to a settings group, or type a setting name in the search field.
App Settings Without Login
On desktop, some settings are available before logging in. This lets you pre-configure notifications, interface, message editor, audio/video devices and other basic parameters

To open settings:

Profile​

  • Status
  • Username
  • Position
  • Department
  • Phone number
  • About me
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With corporate accounts synced via LDAP, your profile may be pre-filled. Changes made in YuChat won't sync back to LDAPβ€”they're only visible within YuChat.

Active Devices​

  • View current and other active sessions
  • End sessions with

Notifications​

  • Notification sound
  • Incoming call sound
  • Push notifications
  • Notification Content β€” choose what to show in push notifications (Name and Text, Name Only, Hide All)
  • Disable all notification sounds
  • Disable sounds during calls
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Personal push notifications show the sender's avatar next to the message, unless Notification Content is set to "Hide All".

App Icon​

  • Show badge on the app icon β€” display unread message count on the app icon (macOS and Windows)
  • App icon badge count β€” choose what it counts: all unread messages, personal messages, or mentions. This setting is available when the app icon badge is enabled.
  • Dock bounce (macOS) β€” choose Never, Once, or Until Opened
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YuChat does not play a sound for every new message automatically. The app respects workspace notification settings and channel notification settings. By default, channels notify only about mentions, calls, and replies to your messages.

Appearance​

  • Interface language selection (System, Russian, English)
  • Interface font β€” choose the typeface used in the app
  • Color theme selection (System, Light, Dark)

You can choose one of the preset themes or create your own using the color editor to change the application's appearance.

To change theme:

  • In the Accent Theme section, select a preset theme or create your own by clicking on Create your own
  • Select "Apply only for current organization" if you need to set the theme only for the current organization
Import themes

You can import themes from Mattermost or Slack:

  • Click on Create your own
  • Select Import

In the window that appears, specify the import format (Mattermost or Slack) and paste the theme data into the input field

Interface​

  • Language (System, Russian, English)
  • Theme (System, Light, Dark)
  • List sorting animation
  • Show context menu on hover
  • Show personal chats in workspaces
  • Show channel notifications β€” shows an @ indicator next to channels with unread mentions
  • Search workspace members in @ mentions β€” lets you find someone in a channel even when they are not yet a member. After you select them, YuChat asks you to confirm adding them to the channel. This setting is on by default; turn it off to search channel members only. Without permission to invite people to the channel, search stays limited to its members.
  • Show unread folder
  • Pin navigation panel
  • Show unread personal chats in workspaces
  • Show unread workspaces in a top section β€” keeps unread workspaces in a separate top block without changing the main order
  • Show chats with drafts first
  • Highlight your own messages

Double-click Message Action​

Choose what happens when you double-click a message: Reply, Open thread, or Nothing. Open thread keeps the familiar behavior in chats and channels, and switches to reply inside an already opened thread. Nothing is useful when you mostly double-click to select text.

Editor​

  • Enter to send (Ctrl/⌘+Enter for new line)
  • Enter for new line (Ctrl/⌘+Enter to send)
  • Code syntax highlighting
  • Plain text editor by default (shows Markdown instead of formatted text)
  • Auto-load link previews
  • Spell check
  • Mention shortcut (// or ..) β€” typing // or .. at the beginning of a message opens the mention picker

Desktop​

  • Launch on startup
  • Start minimized β€” starts the app minimized. This setting is available when Launch on startup and Show tray icon are enabled.
  • Show tray icon
  • Use system emojis
  • Hide scrollbars
  • Window scale

Downloads​

  • Download location β€” choose where downloaded files are saved on this computer. This setting is stored only on this computer and applies to all workspaces you are signed in to.
  • Ask where to save each file before downloading β€” when enabled, YuChat asks you to choose a location for every download. When disabled, files are saved automatically to the selected folder.

Audio & Video​

  • Video background
  • Background blur
  • Camera selection
  • Mirror my video option β€” affects only your local camera preview
  • Join calls with video option
  • Microphone selection and settings (with volume indicator)
  • Join calls with audio option
  • Speaker selection

Calls​

  • Picture-in-Picture (PiP):
    • Show PiP when minimizing call
    • Show PiP when app loses focus
    • Hide PiP when expanding call
    • Start calls in PiP mode
  • Join calls with incoming audio muted (audio enables automatically when someone joins)
  • Start personal calls as private by default
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Open settings with Ctrl+,

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Settings are stored locally and don't sync across devices. Camera, microphone, and speaker choices apply to all calls.

Removing an Avatar​

An avatar can not only be uploaded or replaced but also removed β€” the default avatar is shown again instead of the image.

  • Profile avatar β€” remove it in App Settings under Profile
  • Workspace logo β€” remove it in Workspace settings (available to the Owner or an Administrator)

Advanced Microphone Settings​

In Audio & Video, you can select your active microphone and adjust audio processing for calls.

The available options help improve voice quality in different environments:

  • Automatic microphone level control β€” YuChat adjusts your voice volume automatically, so other participants can hear you clearly without manual gain changes.
  • Echo cancellation β€” reduces echo that may appear when using speakers or a laptop's built-in microphone.
  • Noise suppression β€” reduces background noise such as keyboard typing, fans, or nearby conversations.
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If other participants hear echo or background noise, check these settings before or during a call in Audio & Video.

Highlight Your Own Messages​

The Highlight your own messages option enables visual highlighting of your messages.

For details, see Messaging.

System "Do Not Disturb" Status Support (Focus Mode)​

Activate the system "Do Not Disturb" mode in your operating system settings β€” the app automatically adapts notification settings.

When enabling mode in OS:

  • Notification sounds about messages, mentions are disabled
  • Incoming call sounds continue to work
  • All visual notifications work as usual
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You won't miss important calls, but can work without distracting message sounds.

Video Background​

Change your video call background to hide your surroundings.

  1. Click your avatar β†’ open settings

    Or use Ctrl/⌘+,

  2. Go to Audio & Video

  3. In Background:

    • Replace Background β€” Click to upload a custom image
    • Blur Background β€” Enable to blur without replacing
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Change background during a call: Click Settings β†’ Apply Visual Effects

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Settings apply automatically to all video calls.

Mirror My Video​

The Mirror my video option changes only the local camera preview that you see.

To enable it:

  1. Open app settings
  2. Go to Audio & Video
  3. In the camera section, enable Mirror my video
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This setting affects only your preview. Other call participants still see the normal, non-mirrored video.

Clear Cache​

Clear Cache and Exit will:

  • Reset settings to defaults
  • Clear server URL
  • Log you out

To clear:

  1. Open the menu
  2. Go to Help
  3. Select Clear Cache and Exit
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After clearing, you'll need to re-enter the server URL (default: https://web.yuchat.ai).

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