Settings

Settings overview

The Settings window holds every app-wide option. Open it with ⌘,, the gear in the main window's toolbar, or Settings in the menu bar menu.

Tabs

A search field finds any setting and jumps to it.

Tab	What it covers	Page
General	Startup, language, appearance, menu bar and lock screen, theming, setup assistant, transitions, screenshots, hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts	General
Performance	Playback rules, application rules, quality presets, anti-aliasing, post-processing/HDR, texture and render resolution, scene detail, shadows, volumetrics, FPS, particle budget, reflections	Performance
Optimizations	Converted wallpapers, sync properties across displays, video framework, audio, rendering options	General
Assets	Wallpaper Engine assets, SteamCMD, wallpaper storage, library folders, Steam Web API key, blocked Workshop items	Wallpaper Engine assets and SteamCMD and Steam login
Updates	Automatic updates, beta updates, release notes	General
Privacy	What OWE keeps and contacts, the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, reporting a security issue	Privacy
Permissions	System Audio Recording (Screen Recording before macOS 14.2)	Plugins, Permissions, Diagnostics, About
Diagnostics	Assets path, shader compiler, shader cache, log level, reset	same page
Plugins	Screen Saver, Chromium web engine, Depth Map Generation, MCP Server	same page
About	Version and contributors	same page

Saving

• Most settings are saved when you click OK. While there are unsaved edits, the window shows Edited.
• Cancel, or closing the window, discards unsaved edits.
• The Assets and Plugins tabs apply their changes at once; OK and Cancel don't cover them. The Steam Web API key is saved by its own Check & Save button.
• A dot marks a setting changed from its default. The ⋯ menu has Restore Defaults of This Tab…, Export Settings… and Import Settings….

Tip

Diagnostics › Reset › Reset Config puts every setting back to its default.

Read more (for developers): UI, localization and settings storage