Color Themes
Color scheme
Choose your overall appearance mode:Editor theme
Select the syntax highlighting theme for code cells:- Separate themes for light and dark modes
- Themes affect code highlighting, not the overall UI
UI theme
Select the interface chrome theme:- Controls sidebar, toolbar, and panel colors
- Can be set to Same as Editor Theme to unify appearance
Custom themes
Create your own themes:- Click Create Custom Theme
- Adjust colors for editor elements
- Save with a name
- Select your custom theme in the picker
Privacy mode
Enable Privacy mode before sharing your screen to obscure proprietary or personal content. It redacts chat messages, file and agent names, notebook cell source, and notebook outputs, including images.Interface
Settings that control the workspace chrome and file explorer.Explorer file icons
Choose the icon set used in the file explorer:- Standard: simple grayscale icons
- Complete: colored, branded icons per file type
Show hidden files
Show dotfiles and hidden folders (names starting with., such as .gitignore
or .config) in the file explorer.
- Enabled: hidden files and folders appear in the explorer
- Disabled (default): they stay hidden
.DS_Store remains hidden either way.
Show agent emojis
Display each agent’s assigned emoji in the Projects sidebar and on chat tabs.AI Appearance
Settings specific to the chat interface.Chat position
Where the chat panel appears:
Bottom position is useful for wide monitors or when you want to see more code.
Chat message direction
How messages stack in the conversation:Show message suggestions
Display suggested follow-up prompts:- Enabled: Suggestions appear beneath the latest reply once Qualia finishes working
- Disabled: Cleaner interface, you provide all prompts
Related settings
- Editor settings for code display options
- AI settings for behavior configuration
- Tabs for workspace layout