---
title: "Console preferences"
description: "Every option in the Console settings drawer and the profile menu, what each one does, and its default."
url: "https://support.outpostplatform.com/depot/console-preferences/"
product: "depot"
type: "reference"
status: "draft"
ai_summary: "Reference for the Outpost console's Console settings drawer: Theme (Light, Dark, Follow the OS), Layout (header and navigation position, minified, collapsed, dark navigation), Accessibility (colorblind and high contrast modes), Display (fullscreen, interface sounds), Language, and Reset console settings. These are stored in the browser. Also lists the profile menu."
availability:
  plans: ["home-lab", "essentials", "enterprise", "msp"]
  preview: false
source: "https://gitlab.com/outpostplatform/docs/-/edit/main/src/content/docs/depot/console-preferences.md"
license: "CC BY 4.0"
---

# Console preferences

The **Console settings** drawer changes how the console looks and behaves for
you. Open it from the settings button in the header, or from the profile menu.
These preferences are stored in your browser, so they apply to this browser
only and do not follow you to another computer.

## Theme

| Option | Effect | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Light** | Always use the light theme. | |
| **Dark** | Always use the dark theme. | |
| **Follow the OS** | Use your operating system's light or dark setting, and change when it does. | Selected |

The dark mode button in the header and **Switch to dark mode** or **Switch to
light mode** in the profile menu switch between light and dark.

## Layout

| Option | Effect | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Header position fixed** | The header stays at the top while the page scrolls. | On |
| **Navigation position fixed** | The navigation rail stays in place while the page scrolls. | On |
| **Navigation minified** | The navigation rail shows icons only. Also set by the arrow button at the foot of the rail. Large screens only. | Off |
| **Navigation collapsed** | Collapses the navigation rail. | Off |
| **Dark navigation** | The navigation rail uses dark colors. | On |

## Accessibility

| Option | Effect | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Colorblind mode** | Moves the status colors further apart so they are easier to tell apart. | Off |
| **High contrast mode** | Raises contrast across the console. | On the first visit, follows your operating system's contrast setting. |

## Display

| Option | Effect | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Fullscreen** | Puts the browser window into full screen. | Off |
| **Interface sounds** | Plays a short sound for a rise in alerts, an incoming chat, and anything that fails. Turning it on plays the sound once. | Off |

## Language

**Language** offers **English (US)**.

## Reset

**Reset console settings** forgets every preference in this drawer and returns
to the defaults.

## Profile menu

The profile menu is the last button in the header. It shows your name and
email address, and offers:

| Item | Effect |
| --- | --- |
| **Account** | Opens your profile, phone, notifications, password, two-factor, email, and activity settings. See [Manage your console account](/depot/account-security/). |
| **Switch to dark mode** or **Switch to light mode** | Switches the theme. |
| **Console settings** | Opens the **Console settings** drawer. |
| **Sign out** | Ends your session in this browser. |

Owners also have a **Show unavailable features** preference on the **Account**
page. Unlike the drawer, it is saved with your account. See
[Plan-locked features](/depot/plan-locked-features/).

## Related

- [The Outpost console](/depot/)
- [Manage your console account](/depot/account-security/)