User Guide Settings

Settings

Open Settings from the sidebar (gear icon).

Terminal

Setting	Description
Color theme	35 built-in themes; visual picker grid
Font	7 bundled fonts (DejaVu, Meslo LGS, Inconsolata, Source Code Pro, Ubuntu Mono, Roboto Mono, MesloLGS NF)
Font size	Adjust terminal font size

Connection

Setting	Default	Description
Keep-alive interval	10 s	Sends SSH keep-alive packets at this interval. Options: 10 s, 30 s, 60 s, 5 min, Disabled
Auto-reconnect attempts	Unlimited (0)	Number of reconnect attempts on disconnect. 0 = unlimited with linear back-off countdown

Auto-reconnect behavior

When the SSH connection drops, YourSSH automatically attempts to reconnect. With Unlimited selected, the countdown timer in the tab shows the back-off delay (increases linearly). To disable auto-reconnect, set the value to 1 or a specific number.

Hotkeys

All keyboard shortcuts are customizable. Click any shortcut row and press the new key combination. Changes take effect immediately.

Action	Default
New session	Cmd/Ctrl+N
Close session	Cmd/Ctrl+W
Next session	Cmd/Ctrl+]
Previous session	Cmd/Ctrl+[
Toggle input bar	Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+I
Split horizontal	Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+H
Split vertical	Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+V

AI

Enter API keys for AI providers:

Provider	Key format
Anthropic Claude	sk-ant-...
OpenAI	sk-...
Google Gemini	AIza...

Select the default model per provider. Keys are stored in the OS keychain.

Sync

See Sync for full setup instructions.

Plugins

Toggle Dart plugins (DevOps, Web Tools, Snippets) on or off. JS script plugins are managed via the Plugin Manager screen (sidebar → Plugins section).

Related Pages

• Terminal — themes and fonts apply to the terminal
• AI Chat — configure API keys here
• Sync — cloud and P2P sync setup