> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://withbeckon.app/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Settings

> Every setting, tab by tab, and the menu bar menu.

Open Settings from the menu bar icon (**Settings…**), or press **⌘,** while the ring is open.
Options in Beckon Pro carry a **Pro** tag; without Pro they stay visible, switched off, with an
**Unlock…** button.

## General

![Beckon Settings, General tab](https://mintcdn.com/beckon/ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6/images/settings-general.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6\&q=85\&s=a72ccce83618c7657c9fc01121767c91)

| Setting | What it does |
| - | - |
| **Open Beckon at login** | Starts Beckon when you log in. It appears in System Settings → General → Login Items. |
| **Shortcut: Open the ring** | Click it and press the keys you want. A shortcut needs ⌘, ⌃ or ⌥, or can be a function key on its own. **Reset** goes back to ⌥Space. |
| **Middle-click opens the ring** | The middle mouse button works like the shortcut. On by default. |
| **Check for updates automatically** | Once a day, asks withbeckon.app whether there's a newer version (sending only Beckon's and macOS's versions) and offers it. On by default. |

If another app already uses the keys you press, Settings says so and keeps your previous
shortcut.

## Apps

![Beckon Settings, Apps tab](https://mintcdn.com/beckon/ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6/images/settings-apps.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6\&q=85\&s=dfa534797d185ae5a3564f4bc3111079)

| Setting | What it does | |
| - | - | - |
| **Show** | Which apps the ring shows: Dock apps and open apps, Beckon's pinned apps and open apps, or open apps only. | Pro |
| **Pinned** | Beckon's own list, when you choose it above: Add…, Import from Dock, drag to reorder. | Pro |
| **Folders and Trash** | Your Dock's folders and the Trash after the apps. | Pro |
| **Hide the macOS Dock** | Keeps the Dock out of sight; your own Dock settings come back when you turn it off or quit. | Pro |

More in [Replace the Dock](/docs/guides/replace-the-dock).

## Look

![Beckon Settings, Look tab](https://mintcdn.com/beckon/ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6/images/settings-look.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6\&q=85\&s=d85b76fdf179888368f14648e3b062c7)

| Setting | What it does | |
| - | - | - |
| **Style** | Glass, Kiwi slice, Aura, Orbit or Outline. | Kiwi slice, Aura and Orbit are Pro |
| **Background** | For Kiwi and Aura: Frosted disc, Soft veil or None. | Pro |
| **Use Outline for accessibility** | Uses Outline while Reduce Transparency or Increase Contrast is on. On by default. | |

More in [Looks](/docs/guides/looks).

## Windows

![Beckon Settings, Windows tab](https://mintcdn.com/beckon/ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6/images/settings-windows.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6\&q=85\&s=0cdb39c008e19f1c9f8b44f3f2786f33)

| Setting | What it does | |
| - | - | - |
| **Show windows as** | Outer arc, Column, or Apps only. | Pro |
| **Window thumbnails** | A small picture of each window. Off by default. | Pro |
| **Preview size** | How big the window you point at grows: 280 pt (the default) to 640 pt. Shown when thumbnails are on. | Pro |

This tab also shows whether Accessibility and Screen Recording are allowed, with an **Allow…**
button for each. More in [Windows](/docs/guides/windows) and [Permissions](/docs/guides/permissions).

## Licence

![Beckon Settings, Licence tab](https://mintcdn.com/beckon/ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6/images/settings-licence.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=ZZ3Mx-oqja_BgUg6\&q=85\&s=8e413536a447e9274cd0da1462c12d8f)

Your trial, Free or Pro: buy Beckon Pro, paste a key to unlock it, or deactivate this Mac to use
your key on another. See [Free and Pro](/docs/guides/pro).

## The menu bar menu

Click the Beckon icon in the menu bar for:

* A reminder of the shortcut: hold to flick, tap to keep the ring open.
* **Show Ring:** opens the ring at the pointer, for a click.
* **Settings…** and **Welcome Guide…**
* **Check for Updates…:** looks for a newer version now.
* Your licence: **Pro trial · N days left**, **Unlock Beckon Pro…** or **Beckon Pro**.
* **Quit Beckon.** If Beckon was hiding the Dock, the Dock comes back.


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