Settings

Open Settings from the bottom of the left navigation rail. Settings define how Aide behaves as your local or remote agent platform.

Settings are organized into these sections:

• General
• AI Backend
• Audio Device
• Subscription
• About

General

User Profile:

• View or change your role/profile.

Language and Region:

• App language
• Date format

Appearance:

• Theme: System, Light, or Dark

Notifications:

• Turn desktop alerts on/off

Transcription:

• Show timestamps
• Preferred translation language
• Auto summarize after recording or file processing

AI Backend

Choose how Aide runs AI features:

• Local (on this device)
• Remote (your own HTTP server)

If you choose Remote, you can:

• Set the remote server URL
• Import the API key file
• Run a health + authorization check
• Follow the full setup guide in 12-http-server.md

Note:

• The API key is read from the local key file under .Aide/config.
• If remote server settings are incomplete, Aide will show an error before starting tasks.

Recommendation:

• Use Local for fully on-device private workflows.
• Use Remote for shared infrastructure and team-scale throughput.

Audio Device

Microphone Input:

• Select input device
• Use Test Microphone to check levels

Speaker Output:

• Select output device
• Use Test Speaker to play a test sound

Storage:

• View current storage location
• Click Change to choose another folder
• Click Cleanup to delete old sessions

Subscription

Subscription overview:

• Check your current plan
• Compare Free and Pro features
• Upgrade to Pro

License activation:

• Enter a license key
• Click Verify and Activate
• If activation fails, an error message is shown

About

Displays:

• App name
• Version
• Copyright info