Appearance
for Windows and Linux
for macOS
Option | Description |
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Theme | Select the UI theme from the list. By default, you can choose between a light, a dark, and a high-contrast theme. You can install other themes as plugins. For more information, refer to User interface themes. |
Sync with OS | Detect the current system settings and use a dark or light theme accordingly. Click
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Editor color scheme | Select a color scheme that defines the colors, fonts, and syntax highlighting for various text resources. The default color scheme for the current theme is indicated in the list. Click |
Option | Description |
|---|---|
Compact mode | In this mode, the IDE has the reduced heights for toolbars and tool window headers, scaled-down spacings and paddings, and smaller icons and buttons. This mode is suitable for smaller screens. |
Always show full path in window header | Show the full path to the project and to the current file in the main window header. When disabled, the header will show only the name of the project and file. |
Use project colors in main toolbar | Use colored headers to simplify navigation between several open projects. For more information, refer to Configure the toolbar color. |
Show main menu in a separate toolbar | (Windows and Linux) Display the main menu as a separate toolbar. The main menu is the standard menu bar of the application window with File, Edit, View, and other menus. |
Drag-and-drop with Alt pressed only | Avoid accidentally moving files, editor tabs, tool window buttons, and other UI components. When enabled, hold the key to move things around. By default, this option is disabled, and you can move everything without any extra keys. |
Smooth scrolling | Scroll the UI smoothly, pixel-by-pixel, instead of line-by-line. This also enables animated smooth scrolling for Windows and Linux by default. You can disable it to use precise scrolling instead: press , find and open the Smooth Scroll Options dialog, and disable the Animated smooth scrolling checkbox.  In this dialog, you can also set the duration of the scroll animation and change the appearance of the animation based on https://cubic-bezier.com/#.17,.67,.83,.67. |
Enable mnemonics in controls | Underline hotkeys that you can press to use controls in dialogs. |
Enable mnemonics in menu | Underline hotkeys that you can press to execute a menu action. |
Display icons in menu items | Show icons to the left of the items in the main menu and context menus. |
Merge main menu with window title | (Windows and Linux) Show the main menu and the IDE window title on the same bar. |
Keep popups open for toggle items | When this feature is enabled, menus stay open while you enable or disable options. Menus will close after you switch focus to another UI element or press . |
Background Image | Configure a custom background image for the IDE. |
Item | Description |
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Show indent guides | Display vertical lines that mark indent levels in tree views, for example, in the Project tool window. These lines can help you better understand the hierarchy of the components in your project. Show tree indent guides is on Show tree indent guides is off  |
Use smaller indents | Decrease the amount of space between the tool window border and the text in tree views, for example, in the Project tool window. |
