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Settings

The General, Timeline, and Storage tabs, plus where keyboard shortcuts are set.

The three tabs

Open Settings from the app menu in the editor.

TabWhat you set
GeneralTheme (Light, Dark or System); interface language (9 languages); auto-save on/off and interval (5–30 min); undo history depth (10–200 steps); interface sounds (on/off, volume, sound theme).
TimelineSnap by default; show waveforms and filmstrips; extract filmstrips on import.
StorageGenerate missing proxies; clear project cache; regenerate thumbnails; delete proxies.

Interface sounds

Formats Studio can play subtle synthesized interface sounds — short cues that confirm actions like selecting, confirming, toggling, and deleting. They are off by default, opt-in, and never affect exported audio.

  1. Open Settings and go to the General tab.
  2. Turn on Interface sounds.
  3. Set Sound volume to taste (0–100%).
  4. Pick a Sound theme — Signature, Velvet, or Crisp — and use the Preview button to audition it.

Customizing keyboard shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts are fully customizable, but the editor is its own dialog, opened from Help › Keyboard shortcuts in the app menu — not this Settings dialog. It has an interactive on-screen keyboard, search and Custom / Conflicts / Unassigned filters, record-to-rebind, alternate bindings, per-command and Reset All defaults, conflict detection, and JSON preset Import / Export.

Set elsewhere

  • Local AI is set up from the Media tab. See Local AI and transcription.
  • Theme, snapping and compact layout are also under Preferences in the app menu.