Settings And Preferences

Note: All settings will be shown with the default values.

Note: Differences between the Web app and the Desktop app are specified in [[3.05-Web-App-vs-Desktop]].

Global Settings

global-settings.Localization

Datetime format locale — Controls numeric date formatting and the 12/24-hour time format. The ISO 8601 option uses YYYY-MM-DD and a 24-hour clock. With ISO 8601 selected, weekday labels in Schedule, Habits, and Planner follow the app language.

global-settings.App-Features

global-settings.Misc-Settings

Show current countdown in the tray / status menu (macOS only) — Shows the active timer or countdown in the desktop status menu title. When this is disabled and current-task display is enabled, the title can show the current task instead.
Automatically check for new versions (desktop only, default: on) — Once a day the desktop app asks the GitHub releases API whether a newer version has been published and shows a dismissible notice linking to the download page. No personal data is sent, nothing is installed automatically, and each version is announced at most once. The setting (and a manual "Check for updates" link in the settings footer) only appears on builds without their own update channel; Microsoft Store, Mac App Store, and Snap builds update through their stores and never check.

global-settings.Tasks

Show current task in the tray / status menu (macOS/Windows only) — Allows the desktop tray or status menu to show the active task. On macOS, the current countdown setting takes priority while it is enabled.

global-settings.Short-Syntax

global-settings.Idle-Handling

Enable idle time tracking — When enabled, Super Productivity will detect when you are away from the computer and show an idle dialog asking what you did.
Minimum idle time — The amount of time you need to be away before the idle dialog is shown.
Only show idle dialog when a task is active — Only show the idle dialog when a task is currently being tracked.
Suppress idle dialog during work sessions — When enabled, the idle dialog will not appear while a focus mode work session is running. Useful when you are working at the computer without active keyboard/mouse input (e.g. reading, studying, or writing exams). Default: off (opt-in).

global-settings.Keyboard-Shortcuts

See [[3.03-Keyboard-Shortcuts]] for full list.

global-settings.Time-Tracking

global-settings.Reminders

global-settings.Schedule

global-settings.Sound

Plugins

plugins.Plugins

Productivity Helper

productivity-helper.Focus-Mode

productivity-helper.Break-Reminder

productivity-helper.Evaluation-and-Metrics

productivity-helper.Simple-Counters-and-Habit-Tracking

productivity-helper.Domina-Mode

Sync & Export

sync-and-export.Sync

sync-and-export.Sync-and-Export

sync-and-export.Sync-Safety-Backups

sync-and-export.Automatic-Backups

Enable automatic backups — Creates local backups automatically when supported by the current platform.
Restore latest automatic backup — Android only. Restores the latest usable automatic backup and replaces the current local data after confirmation.
Maximum backup files — Desktop only. Limits how many automatic backup JSON files are kept in the backups/ folder; older files are deleted once the limit is exceeded.

Project, Tag, Today, And Inbox Settings

Project Settings

project-settings.Basic-Settings

Enable Project Backlog — Adds a separate backlog list to the project.
Hide project from sidebar — Removes the project from the sidebar project list. The project stays active: its tasks can still appear in cross-project task views such as Today, Planner, Schedule, Boards, and Search. The sidebar visibility menu remains the place to show the project again; project short syntax does not match hidden projects.

project-settings.Theme

Theme settings can include background images for light mode, dark mode, or both. When at least one background image is set, the background contrast and blur sliders are shown. The blur slider defaults to 0px. When at least one mode has no background image, the colored background tint setting is shown. See [[3.09-Theming]] for theme details.