--- stage: none group: unassigned info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments type: concepts, howto --- # Profile preferences A user's profile preferences page allows the user to customize various aspects of GitLab to their liking. To navigate to your profile's preferences: 1. In the top-right corner, select your avatar. 1. Select **Preferences**. ## Navigation theme The GitLab navigation theme setting allows you to personalize your GitLab experience. You can choose from several color themes that add unique colors to the top navigation and left side navigation. Using individual color themes might help you differentiate between your different GitLab instances. The default theme is Indigo. You can choose between 10 themes: - Indigo - Light Indigo - Blue - Light Blue - Green - Light Green - Red - Light Red - Dark - Light - [Dark Mode](#dark-mode) ## Dark mode > [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/28252) in GitLab 13.1 as an Alpha release. GitLab has started work on dark mode! The dark mode Alpha release is available in the spirit of iteration and the lower expectations of [Alpha versions](https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/gitlab-the-product/#alpha). Progress on dark mode is tracked in the [Dark theme epic](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2902). See the epic for: - A list of known issues. - Our planned direction and next steps. If you find an issue that isn’t listed, please leave a comment on the epic or create a new issue. Dark mode is available as a navigation theme, for MVC and compatibility reasons. In the future, we plan to make it configurable in its own section along with support for [different navigation themes](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219512). NOTE: Dark theme only works with the **Dark** syntax highlighting theme. ## Syntax highlighting theme NOTE: GitLab uses the [rouge Ruby library](http://rouge.jneen.net/ "Rouge website") for syntax highlighting outside of any Editor context. The WebIDE (like Snippets) uses [Monaco Editor](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/) and it's provided [Monarch](https://microsoft.github.io/monaco-editor/monarch.html) library for syntax highlighting. For a list of supported languages, visit the documentation of the respective libraries. Changing this setting allows you to customize the color theme when viewing any syntax highlighted code on GitLab. The default syntax theme is White, and you can choose among 5 different themes: - White - Dark - Solarized light - Solarized dark - Monokai ![Profile preferences syntax highlighting themes](img/profile-preferences-syntax-themes.png) [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/2389) in 13.0, the theme you choose also applies to the [Web IDE](../project/web_ide/index.md)'s code editor and [Snippets](../snippets.md). The themes are available only in the Web IDE file editor, except for the [dark theme](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/209808) and the [Solarized dark theme](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/219228), which apply to the entire Web IDE screen. ## Behavior The following settings allow you to customize the behavior of the GitLab layout and default views of your dashboard and the projects' landing pages. ### Layout width GitLab can be set up to use different widths depending on your liking. Choose between the fixed (max. `1280px`) and the fluid (`100%`) application layout. NOTE: While `1280px` is the standard max width when using fixed layout, some pages still use 100% width, depending on the content. ### Default dashboard For users who have access to a large number of projects but only keep up with a select few, the amount of activity on the default Dashboard page can be overwhelming. Changing this setting allows you to redefine your default dashboard. You have 8 options here that you can use for your default dashboard view: - Your projects (default) - Starred projects - Your projects' activity - Starred projects' activity - Your groups - Your [To-Do List](../todos.md) - Assigned Issues - Assigned Merge Requests - Operations Dashboard **(PREMIUM)** ### Group overview content The **Group overview content** dropdown allows you to choose what information is displayed on a group’s home page. You can choose between 2 options: - Details (default) - [Security dashboard](../application_security/security_dashboard/index.md) **(ULTIMATE)** ### Project overview content The **Project overview content** setting allows you to choose what content you want to see on a project’s home page. ### Tab width You can set the displayed width of tab characters across various parts of GitLab, for example, blobs, diffs, and snippets. NOTE: Some parts of GitLab do not respect this setting, including the WebIDE, file editor and Markdown editor. ## Localization ### Language Select your preferred language from a list of supported languages. *This feature is experimental and translations are not complete yet.* ### First day of the week The first day of the week can be customized for calendar views and date pickers. You can choose one of the following options as the first day of the week: - Saturday - Sunday - Monday If you select **System Default**, the system-wide default setting is used. ## Integrations Configure your preferences with third-party services which provide enhancements to your GitLab experience. ### Sourcegraph NOTE: This setting is only visible if Sourcegraph has been enabled by a GitLab administrator. Manage the availability of integrated code intelligence features powered by Sourcegraph. View [the Sourcegraph feature documentation](../../integration/sourcegraph.md#enable-sourcegraph-in-user-preferences) for more information. ### Gitpod Enable and disable the [GitLab-Gitpod integration](../../integration/gitpod.md). This is only visible after the integration is configured by a GitLab administrator. View [the Gitpod feature documentation](../../integration/gitpod.md) for more information.