Settings

What it is

Settings is the long tail of configuration — the parts you set once and forget, but can’t live without. On web it’s a full routed area with nine sub-pages. On desktop it mirrors the web structure plus a macOS-specific “Desktop app” subsection.

Where to find it

On desktop

• Claude menu → Settings, or Cmd-,.

On the web

• claude.ai/settings/general — profile, notifications, appearance, voice.
• claude.ai/settings/account — account management.
• claude.ai/settings/data-privacy-controls — privacy.
• claude.ai/settings/billing — plans and billing.
• claude.ai/settings/usage — token / request usage.
• claude.ai/settings/capabilities — memory, tool access, visuals, code execution, skills.
• claude.ai/settings/connectors — connector management (also reachable from Customize).
• claude.ai/settings/claude-code — Claude Code settings.
• claude.ai/settings/browser-extension — Claude in Chrome settings.

How to use it

(Stub for desktop. The element-level detail for web is in content/reference/web-sitemap.md sections 13.1–13.9 and will be summarised here in a later pass.)

Good to know

• Desktop’s “Desktop app” subsection adds macOS-specific toggles the web doesn’t have — extensions, developer mode, update channel.
• Customize vs. Settings — think of Customize as “how Claude behaves when it works for you” (skills, connectors, agentic defaults) and Settings as “how your account and app are configured” (billing, profile, notifications). They overlap slightly on Connectors, with Customize being the canonical home.
• Capabilities is worth a visit — it’s where memory, tool access, visual generation, and code execution live. Sensible defaults, but worth a once-over.

What’s changed recently

• 2026-04-18 — Page stubbed. Desktop coverage needs expansion; web coverage is sourced from web-sitemap.md but not yet fleshed as prose.

Related

• Customize
• Connectors