# General settings

> Account, language, task storage, appearance, recording, and reset options in the General settings tab.

Default behavior for new tasks, language, startup, and how Cartographer appears on your desktop.

A monthly usage card appears at the top of this tab — see [Checking your usage](usage-and-limits.md#checking-your-usage).

## Account

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| **Account** | Your name, email, and organization URL. |
| **Tenant** | The Orchestrator tenant currently selected. |
| **Organization** | The organization the tenant belongs to. |
| **UiPath connection** | Connection status. Cartographer uses the same Orchestrator connection as UiPath Assistant. |

## General

| Setting | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Language** | Any supported language | UI language |
| **New tasks** | `Local`, `Remote` | Local keeps task messages on this device. Remote stores them on the server. |
| **Sound effects** | Toggle | Play audio feedback for task completion, achievements, and more |
| **Flash taskbar icon when approval is needed** | Toggle | Flash the taskbar icon when a task is waiting for your approval |
| **Screenshot shortcut captures** | e.g. `Current monitor` | Which monitor is captured — the monitor under the cursor, by default |
| **Default screen context for new conversations** | e.g. `Default — only attached apps` | Applies only to new conversations; existing conversations keep their current setting |
| **First message of each turn sends a full screenshot** | Toggle | In Default mode, each user message gets one full-screen capture so "do this for me" works on cold start. Subsequent turns within the turn mask to attached apps. |
| **Default to human-readable view** | Toggle | Show tagged step summaries instead of the script for bash and PowerShell cards when available. Cards without tagged comments show the script. |
| **Static routine titles** | Toggle | Only scheduled routine runs use "Routine name -- date and time" instead of an auto-generated summary |
| **Show experimental features** | Toggle | Show experimental features |

## UiPath CLI

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| **UiPath CLI authentication** | When on, the UiPath CLI (`uip`) uses your session. Turn off to use the credentials from your local `uip` login. |

## Appearance

| Setting | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Theme** | `System` and others | Color theme |
| **Accent color** | e.g. `Delegate` | Drives buttons, links, focus rings, and active states across the app |
| **Foreground** | Auto-tinted color value | Auto-tinted from your accent for coherent contrast |
| **Background** | Auto-tinted color value | Auto-tinted from your accent for coherent contrast |
| **UI font** | e.g. `Inter` | System UI font used across the app |
| **Zoom** | Percentage, with +/- controls | Interface zoom level |

## Recording

| Setting | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| **Screen** | e.g. `Primary display` | Which display is recorded |
| **Microphone** | e.g. `Muted` | Microphone input for recordings |

## Personalization

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| **Re-run setup** | Re-run the initial setup wizard |

## About

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| **Version** | The installed build version |
| **Export logs** | Quick export of application log files |
| **Collect and export diagnostics** | Comprehensive system info, crash reports, permissions, and logs |

## Reset

| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| **Reset settings and restart** | Restores default settings, then restarts the app. This doesn't delete your chats. |