Settings reference
Open Settings from the toolbar gear. Use Search Settings at the top of the sidebar to find a section by name, then clear the search to restore the full category list.
Free Beta categories
Section titled “Free Beta categories”| Category | Use it for |
|---|---|
| General | Global palette hotkey, library-window layout, appearance tips, Personal Insights, optional Product Analytics, and permission status |
| Color Theme | Free accent and surface themes; optional Kit Inspect library-open flourish |
| Premium Skins | Optional polished / overlay skins (Pro in Release; off by default) |
| Palette | Floating-palette layout (including Zen), position, search presentation, previews, and sticky-edge behavior |
| Paste | Delivery method, excluded applications, and clipboard-related presentation |
| Triggers | Global enablement, pause, per-kind controls, and autotext defaults |
| Library | Import, .phrasepilot export (Free and Pro personal), diagnostics, and opening the palette |
| Quick Add | macOS Services setup for saving selected text from another app |
| Templates | Shared variables used by multiple template phrases |
| Subscription | Current plan and purchase / restore actions when products are available for your install channel |
| Advanced | Diagnostic trigger inventory / recent activity when exposed; experimental developer shells are not Free Beta core |
Personal Insights and Product Analytics
Section titled “Personal Insights and Product Analytics”Under Settings → General:
- Personal Insights — local 7-day / 30-day / all-time counts for expansions, palette opens, and phrases created. Never transmitted. See Personal Insights and Product Analytics.
- Product Analytics — optional, default off. Local collection and transmission are separate opt-ins; transmission stays fail-closed without a configured first-party endpoint.
Layout choices
Section titled “Layout choices”Under Settings → Palette → Layout, choose the presentation that best matches your workflow:
- Full for calm library browsing
- Compact for fast title scanning
- Minimal for search-first use
- Minimal Dynamic for search-first use with hover expansion
- Zen for a single search row that expands on hover or keyboard focus
Also under Settings → Palette:
- Show phrase preview on hover — off by default; when on, a phrase preview opens after about 1.25 seconds of resting on a row (Space still previews immediately)
- Sticky edge tab (under Pinned Palette) — when the main palette is pinned, dock it to the left or right edge as a square tab; hover to expand
Under Settings → General → Layout, choose the main library arrangement:
- Three-Pane for folders, phrase list, and inspector side by side
- Master-Detail for a combined browser column and full-height editor
Appearance (optional)
Section titled “Appearance (optional)”- Color Theme restyles the library and floating palette. Free themes are available to Free Beta users.
- Kit Inspect (under Color Theme) can play a short ceremony when the library opens; turn it off anytime. macOS Reduce Motion skips autoplay.
- Premium Skins are optional and Pro-gated in Release. Overlay skins layer on your Color Theme; Motion Off freezes animation, and Overlay off removes the skin. Reduce Motion always freezes time-based animation.
Availability varies by build
Section titled “Availability varies by build”Some settings categories or controls may be absent, locked, experimental, or development-only. A control appearing in source code or an internal build does not make it part of the supported public product.
This reference intentionally excludes production Workflow Builder, development-gated Packs, Team internals, Terminal Phrases / TUI developer previews, and other capabilities outside the approved Free Beta surface.