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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.

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
  • Disable all notification sounds
  • Disable sounds during calls

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
  • 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.

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.

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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