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Settings

Access settings through the Settings button in the app rail (far left edge). Settings open as a dedicated tab in your workspace.

Settings Tab Behavior

Only one Settings tab can be open per workspace. If already open, clicking the Settings button activates the existing tab.

Theme

Control the app's appearance:

  • System - Follow your OS theme setting (default on most systems)
  • Light - Always use light theme
  • Dark - Always use dark theme (default)

Changes apply immediately.

Data Retention

How long to keep live data before it is pruned:

  • 1 hour - Minimal memory usage
  • 8 hours - Default, balanced memory usage
  • 24 hours - Extended retention

Longer retention uses more resources, but allows viewing older live data without reconnecting. In memory mode this increases RAM usage; in disk mode it can also increase disk usage. This setting applies to both memory and disk stores. Disk mode survives restarts, but data older than the retention window is still pruned.

Store

Store Type

Choose how live data is stored:

  • Memory - Fastest option. Live data is kept in memory only and is lost on restart.
  • Disk - Stores live data on disk so it survives normal restarts.
  • Changing the store type requires restart.
  • Disk store is currently in beta.

On a normal shutdown, the disk-backed store flushes remaining buffered data before exit. Force-quitting the app or agent can still lose the newest buffered samples.

Memory Limit

Shown when Store Type is set to Memory on Linux

Maximum memory usage before live data pruning begins:

  • Set as percentage of system memory or absolute value (MB/GB/TB)
  • Default: 25% of system memory
  • Minimum: 100 MB
  • Unlimited: Disable the memory cap and rely on time-based retention only

Disk Size Limit

Shown when Store Type is set to Disk

Maximum disk space for live trace data:

  • Set in MB, GB, or TB
  • Unlimited disables size-based pruning
  • When the limit is exceeded, the oldest on-disk data is pruned first

Store Folder

Shown when Store Type is set to Disk

Choose where disk-backed live data is stored:

  • Leave empty to use the default app data location
  • Changing the folder requires restart

Clear Store Data

Remove all live data from the current store:

  • Works for both memory and disk modes
  • Cannot be undone

Plot Defaults

Default settings for new plot panels:

Fill Plot Areas

  • Enable or disable area shading under plot lines
  • Default: Off

Line Path Mode

  • Stepped (default) - Flat lines between points
  • Linear - Straight lines between points
  • Spline - Smooth curved lines
  • Natural - Natural cubic spline curves

Logs

View Logs Folder

  • Opens the folder containing application logs
  • Logs include errors, warnings, and debug information

Log Retention

How long to keep log files:

  • 7 days - Minimal disk usage (~50 MB)
  • 14 days - Default (~100 MB)
  • 30 days - Extended retention (~200 MB)

Older logs are automatically deleted.

Performance

Framerate

UI update frequency for time axis:

  • Range: 1-60 fps
  • Default: 30 fps
  • Lower rates reduce CPU usage

Minimum Fetch Interval

Throttles data refresh rate:

  • Options: None, 30ms, 60ms, 100ms, 250ms, 500ms, 1000ms
  • Default: None
  • Prevents rapid re-fetching

Plot Optimization

Data query strategy:

  • M4 (default) - Intelligent downsampling for better performance
  • None - Full resolution (raw data)

Developer Mode

Enable developer-specific features:

Debug Logs

  • Saves additional logging during trace capture
  • Helpful for troubleshooting

Performance Overlay

  • Shows performance metrics
  • Toggle with Ctrl+D

Restart Agent

  • Manually restart the background agent process

Current Version

Displays installed app version.

Check for Updates

Manual Check

  • Click "Check for Update" to check immediately
  • Auto-checks every 5 minutes when running

Update Channel

  • Release (default) - Stable releases
  • Alpha - Pre-release versions for testing

Update and Restart

  • One-click update installation
  • Downloads and installs available updates
  • Requires app restart

Release Notes

  • View changes in new versions
  • NEW badge appears when updates are available

User Information

When signed in, displays:

  • User name
  • Email address
  • Organization membership

Sign Out

Click "Log Out" to sign out of your account.

Local Work Preserved

Signing out doesn't delete local workspaces. Your work remains on your computer.

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