Settings

How to customize Ember through Edit > Preferences.

Opening Preferences

• Edit > Preferences or the shortcut (if configured)
• Changes apply when you click OK or Apply

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Preference Sections

General

Setting	What it does
Startup	What to show on launch: empty workspace, last project, or welcome screen
Language	Interface language (if available)
Auto-save	Automatically save changes at intervals

Appearance

Setting	What it does
Theme	Light, Dark, or follow system
Accent color	Highlight color for buttons and selections
Font size	Base text size
Font family	Font used in the interface

Editor

Setting	What it does
Show grid	Background grid on the canvas
Grid size	Spacing of grid lines
Snap to grid	Align nodes to grid when moving
Canvas color	Background color of the tree view
Node spacing	Space between nodes
Auto-fit on load	Zoom to fit tree when opening a file

Parser

Setting	What it does
Default profile	Which parser profile to use for new files
Validate on load	Check for errors when opening files
Preserve comments	Keep XML comments when saving

Keyboard

Setting	What it does
Shortcuts	Customize keyboard shortcuts for actions

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Where Settings Are Stored

Preferences are saved automatically when you close the dialog with OK.

• Linux: ~/.config/ember/preferences.json
• Windows: APPDATA%\Ember\preferences.json
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Ember/preferences.json

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See Also

• Parser Configuration — Parser profiles and XML format
• Interface Guide — Interface overview