# Find and change a setting

Open **Settings** from the Ouros X app menu. Use **Search settings** to find a setting, or choose its category in the left sidebar.

## Choose a category

| Category | What you can change |
| --- | --- |
| General | Startup, app visibility, appearance, window layout and plugins |
| Command Center | Commands and shortcut assignments |
| Search & Sources | Search, applications, folders and sources |
| Workspace & Tools | Workspace and connected tools |
| Extensions | Extension registries |
| Account & Support | Your account and help |

Choose a tab at the top of the content area to open its controls. The six categories remain available while you work. Long pages scroll so you can reach the remaining controls.

In the [local 2.0.57 update](/docs/ouros-x/releases/2.0.57), the tabs stay at the top while the controls scroll. The selected category is shown in the sidebar without repeating its heading above the tabs. Tabs stay in a single row; scroll that row sideways if the window is too narrow to show them all.

## Change the corner appearance

Open **General → Appearance**. Use **Theme** for the app palette, **Window styling** for material and corners, and **Icons** for menu bar and App and Dock artwork. Labels sit above their choices, and checkmarks show the selection. Choose the corner style under **Window styling → Corners**; Assistant provider and permission tiles follow the same choice, including squared corners.

## Choose the app artwork

In **General → Appearance → Icons**, choose the menu bar artwork and the App and Dock icon separately. Menu bar choices are **Text logo** and **Globe**. App and Dock choices are **Default**, **Globe**, **Olive**, **Orange** and **Text logo**. The previews show the selected artwork, and a checkmark identifies each selection.

In the [upcoming update](/docs/ouros-x/releases/2.1.2), Appearance previews load more efficiently and folder visibility stays responsive while folders load.

## Choose search folders and exclusions

Open **Search & Sources → File search**. In **Search folders**, choose **Add folder…** to include a folder. Select an existing folder before choosing **Remove**.

In **Excluded files**, enter one name or path pattern per line. **Clear** removes all exclusion patterns. The folder list and exclusion editor sit in equal panels, with their actions above the contents.

On a fresh setup, file search covers the folders in your home folder and skips Library and Applications. Folders you already chose are kept.

## Set up dictation and spoken replies

Open **Settings → General → App → Dictation audio**. Choose **Set Up…** to open **Dictation Setup**, where you can download the small on-device cleanup model or keep Apple Speech only. The model stays on this Mac, and dictation keeps working with Apple Speech while it downloads. Return to **Set Up…** to turn the model off or remove it.

Under **Spoken replies**, enter an ElevenLabs API key and choose **Save** to hear replies in an ElevenLabs voice. **Remove** deletes the key. Without a key, Ouros X speaks with the system voice.

## Change bar order and visibility

Open **Command Center → Bar layout** and find **Bar order**. Each row shows a view, its visibility switch and its position buttons. Use the switch to show or hide a view. Use the up or down button to move it earlier or later; unavailable moves are disabled. **Reset bar layout** restores the default arrangement.

## Change a shortcut

Open **Command Center → Shortcuts**, then choose **Window arrangement**, **Views and tools**, or **Right Option keys**. Follow [custom shortcuts and keyboard layouts](/docs/keyboard/custom-shortcuts-and-layouts) to change and test one assignment.

## Find a saved command or search name

Open **Command Center → Saved commands** to select, add or edit a command. Open **Command Center → Search names** to find and edit a search name. Each inventory shows up to eight rows per page. Use its previous and next controls to reach more entries; search narrows the Search names list.

## Refresh your account

Open **Account & Support → Account**. The sidebar shows your profile name and membership status. The Account card shows your identity and connection status. **Manage account** opens your account in the browser. In Membership, use **Refresh account** to fetch the current status, **Manage billing** or **View plans** for the existing membership page, or **Sign out** to end the app session.

## Check the gateway connection

Open **Account & Support → Gateway connection**. **Check connection** asks the gateway to accept your current account session and shows the result in the Connection check card. An HTTP error is a failed check, not a successful sign-in. The Gateway search section below keeps the existing search controls.

## Check for an update

Open **General → System preferences**, then find **Updates**. Choose **Check for Updates…** and follow the app's displayed instructions. If it asks you to sign in, use the account control and try again.

The version shown in **About Ouros X** is the version installed on your Mac. A local update can be newer than the version on the public [download page](https://ouros.md/download).

## Open Workspace and Preferences

Workspace and Preferences share one window. Open **Settings** from the Workspace gear or with Command-comma. **Back to Workspace** restores the three-pane home in that same window. Workspace agent chat waits for an active membership.

## Read text from an image or the screen

Open **eyes1te** from Plugins. It is included with Premium. Choose an image, or capture the screen, to read the text on this Mac. Screen capture uses **System Settings → Privacy & Security → Screen Recording**. Enable Ouros X there if capture is refused.