> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.discordbotfactory.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.discordbotfactory.com/information/preferences.md).

# Preferences

Learn all about the preferences and customisation of Dicord Bot Factory

### What is the Preferences menu?

The Preferences menu allows you to configure settings for Discord Bot Factory. These settings affect the behaviour of the editor, interface, and development environment.

### How to find the Preferences menu

Find the Preferences menu through the <i class="fa-sliders" style="color:$success;">:sliders:</i> <mark style="color:$success;">Button</mark> in the top-right corner of the interface, in the [Header](/basics/ui.md#header). You'll find it next to the <i class="fa-floppy-disk" style="color:$success;">:floppy-disk:</i> <mark style="color:$success;">Save Project</mark> and <i class="fa-play" style="color:$success;">:play:</i> <mark style="color:$success;">Run Bot</mark> buttons.

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### Default Project folder

Set a default folder for your bots to be created in.

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This will appear in the **New Project** modal, enabling quicker bot creation.&#x20;

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### Startup

Toggle automatic load of your last bot project when you open the app.

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### Safety <i class="fa-circle-exclamation" style="color:orange;">:circle-exclamation:</i>

{% hint style="danger" icon="circle-exclamation" %}
These settings can lead to overwriting and data loss.
{% endhint %}

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Show the prompt to prevent overwriting existing bot folders when in the **New Project** modal.

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### Privacy

Hide your account username in filepaths shown in the app. This is especially useful for screenshots.

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### Presence

Display a Discord Presence on your profile while using Discord Bot Factory.

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### UX

Reduce motion/disable animations: Accessibility setting to prevent dizziness or motion sickness.

Enable tooltips: Toggles hover tooltips. Recommended to keep this setting on for clarity.

Show one category at a time in node selector:&#x20;

* Off, displays all nodes in the node selector in one long list
* On, displays all nodes in the node selector in categorised pages

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### Graph Rendering

Modifies the quality of the flow editor graph. Useful for those using low performance devices.

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### Zoom

UI scale: Modifies the interface. Useful for those on large or small devices

Wheel sensitivity: Modifies the graph sensitivity to wheel zooming. Useful for laptop trackpad zooming or sensitive mouse wheels.

Button Zoom animation (ms): Change the zoom animation speed on the node graph when zooming with UI buttons.

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### Autosave

Toggle project autosave settings between:

* Off
* Every 1 minute
* Every 5 minutes

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### Defaults

Change the default project command prefix, which autofills in bot settings.

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Modify empty variable text showing in discord when a variable used doesn't have a value.

Edit default invite permissions your bot should have when invited to a server. This modifies the invite link permissions from invites generated in the bot settings modal.

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### Audio

Toggles a small sound to notify you when saving, building and running your bot.

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