Settings
Where the desktop settings live, how they are grouped, and which of them apply to this device rather than your account
The desktop app keeps profile and settings in one window. Open it with Cmd/Ctrl+,, or through your avatar in the sidebar, or from the menu bar.
The left rail of that window has three blocks. A fourth block, Desktop app, only appears when a feature in it is enabled for you. Entries marked "if enabled" only appear when your organization has switched the feature on for you.
| Block | Contents |
|---|---|
| Profile settings | General: your name, avatar and password |
| Library | Skills, tasks, document folders, prompt templates and reminders, the same items as in the browser. With Cowork also Scheduled tasks. |
| Settings | General, Chat, Code (with Code access), Integrations, Browser (if enabled), Usage, Notifications, Shortcuts, Data Storage and, if enabled, Dictation |
The settings groups
Appearance, zoom, performance mode, interface language, version and updates.
Answer language, voice-input language, answer depth and the task list.
Font size of the transcript, the step limit per instruction and keeping the computer awake.
The same integrations as in the browser, including your own MCP servers and WebDAV. Below them, in the "On this device" area, your local MCP servers.
Your monthly consumption, today's counters and which models you used.
Which occasions reach you as a system notification, plus a test notification.
Every keyboard shortcut in the app, rebindable, including the system-wide ones.
Retention periods for conversations, transcripts and recordings, plus folder access.
Everything about dictating into other applications. Only visible if enabled for you.
MCP servers that run on your computer and offer their tools to Code and Cowork. They are listed under Integrations.
The Browser tab manages the DeutschlandGPT extension for Chrome, which is described under Browser.
Per device or per account
Some settings travel with your account and take effect in the browser and on every device. Others describe this installation and stay on it.
| Setting | Applies to |
|---|---|
| Answer language, voice-input language, plain mode, retention | Account |
| Appearance, zoom, performance mode, interface language | This device |
| Shortcuts, notifications, dictation preferences and language, folder access | This device |
| Answer depth, task list, permission mode in Code and Cowork | This device |
| Transcript font size, step limit, keep awake | This device |
| Local MCP servers (Integrations, "On this device" area) | This device |
A setting that lives on this device is not synced. If you use DeutschlandGPT on a second computer, set it there as well.
Organization settings
Anything that concerns your whole organization, such as members, roles, groups, available models, single sign-on or billing, is not in this window. It has its own entry in the product switcher, Organization, and opens inside the app. See Organization settings in the app.