Settings is where you adjust how Myne works, and this section also explains the privacy model the whole app is built on. This page is the tour; the rest of the section goes deeper.
Opening settings
With a vault open, open Settings from the gear in the bottom bar or with ⌘,. It opens over the editor, with seven panels, in rail order:
- Account holds your account number readout, the Change password action, and the Delete vault action.
- Privacy holds auto-lock and screen-capture protection.
- Editor holds note-authoring behaviour: the default view mode a note opens in, typography presets (text size, line spacing, content width, font family), the line-number gutter toggle, the focus-mode behaviours (typewriter scroll and dimming inactive lines), spell check with its language picker, and daily-notes configuration (folder, date format, template).
- Hotkeys lists every bindable command, lets you search them, and lets you add or remove a shortcut per command, restore defaults, or restore everything; conflicts are flagged as warnings and never block. See Customizing keyboard shortcuts.
- Appearance holds the light/dark/system theme and the custom-theme option.
- Storage covers backing up, restoring, and importing, plus automatic backups — a device-local recurring encrypted backup with an enable toggle, a cadence (every unlock, daily, or weekly), a target folder, how many to keep, and a last-run status line. The manual flows live in Back up your vault, Restore from a backup, and Import from Obsidian.
- About holds version information and a changelog.
A custom theme can replace the light/dark/system choice; for the full file format, see the Custom theme reference.
Closing settings
Close settings with Esc, by clicking outside it, or with its close button. There is one exception: while a password change is being processed, settings won’t close until the operation finishes. See Change your password.
What’s in this section
- How Myne protects your notes covers the privacy model, in plain language and in detail.
- Appearance covers themes and display.
- Auto-lock and screen-capture protection covers the two privacy controls.
- Change your password covers rotating your master password.
- Delete a vault covers removing a vault for good.
- What Myne doesn’t do covers the deliberate non-features.
Shortcuts
| Action | macOS | Windows / Linux |
|---|---|---|
| Open settings | ⌘, | Ctrl , |