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CyberGems edited this page Aug 30, 2026 · 1 revision

Settings

CyberNotes provides extensive configuration options accessible through the Settings modal.

Settings Categories

General

Setting Description
Theme Cyber Dark, Midnight, Forest, Neon, Light, Graphite
Color intensity 0–100%
Language English / Spanish
Custom background Background image path
Glass blur 0–40 px
Overlay opacity 0–95%
Autosave Enable/disable autosave
Auto-check updates Check for updates on startup
Remember last note Restore last opened note
Show line counter Line/column display

Security

Setting Description
Master password Set/change password
Auto-lock timeout 1 min to 24 hours (0=disabled)
Privacy shield Screen shield when hidden

Caps Lock

Setting Description
Sound preset Off, Click, Beep, Chime, Glitch
Sound scope App-only or Global

System

Setting Description
Toggle hotkey Global shortcut (default: Alt+Shift+N)
Close to tray Close button minimizes to tray
Minimize to tray Minimize button hides to tray
Auto-start Launch with Windows
Window bounds Saved position/size
Open note IDs Session restore tabs

Data Management

Export

Export your notes:

Format Description
Markdown Plain text with markdown formatting
HTML Styled HTML document
JSON Full backup with all metadata

Import

Restore from backup:

  1. Go to Settings → Data → Import
  2. Select JSON backup file
  3. Automatic safety backup created before import
  4. Notes are restored

Export Location

  • Choose any save location
  • Backup includes all folders and notes
  • Images included in JSON backup

Database

Storage

  • SQL.js (SQLite compiled to WebAssembly)
  • Single database file: cybernotes.db
  • Location: %APPDATA%\CyberNotes\

Performance

  • Deferred writes (1500ms coalescing)
  • Minimizes disk I/O
  • Lightweight list queries (no content HTML)
  • Full content loaded only on open

Images

  • Stored in %APPDATA%\CyberNotes\images\
  • Referenced in note content
  • Thumbnail extraction from first image

Reset

Factory Reset

Reset all settings to defaults:

  1. Go to Settings → System
  2. Click Factory Reset
  3. Confirm the reset

⚠️ This clears all settings. Notes are preserved unless explicitly deleted.

CyberNotes is free and open source software licensed under GPLv3. Made by CyberGems.

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