Settings

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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.

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:

• Open the main application menu
• Select "File" → "Settings" (YuChat menu item for MacOS) or
• use keyboard shortcut - Ctrl / ⌘ + ,

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 LDAP—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
• Disable all notification sounds
• Disable sounds during calls

Appearance

• Interface language selection (System, Russian, English)
• 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 unread folder
• Pin navigation panel
• Show unread personal chats in workspaces

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

Desktop

• Launch on startup
• Show tray icon
• Use system emojis
• Hide scrollbars
• Window scale

Audio & Video

• Video background
• Background blur
• Camera selection
• Join calls with video option
• Microphone selection (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.

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

Activate the system "Do Not Disturb" mode in your operating system settings — 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 → open settings

   Or use Ctrl/⌘+,

2. Go to Audio & Video

3. In Background:

   • Replace Background — Click to upload a custom image
   • Blur Background — Enable to blur without replacing

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Change background during a call: Click Settings → Apply Visual Effects

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Settings apply automatically to all video calls.

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).