> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.skyvexsoftware.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Settings > Every section of Stratos's Settings, from appearance and units to the simulator, notifications, plugins and updates. Settings holds everything you can change in Stratos on this computer: how it looks, the units it shows, which simulator it tracks, how it gets your attention, your account, your plugins and updates. Open it with the gear icon at the bottom of the sidebar. Changes save as you make them. There's no save button, and nothing needs a restart. > [!NOTE] > > **At a glance** > > * Six sections: **General**, **Simulator**, **Notifications**, **Account and devices**, **Plugins** and **About and updates**. > * Set your **SimBrief username** in **General** so the Landing Analyser can score fuel and check your speed at 50 ft. > * **Sign out** is in **Account and devices**, and at the foot of the section list. > * **Reset settings** in **About and updates** puts Stratos's own settings back without signing you out. ## Common tasks > **Switch to dark mode or make text bigger** > > Go to **General → Appearance**. Pick **Light** or **Dark** under **Theme** (or **System** to follow your computer), and **Comfortable** or **Large** under **Text size**. > **Show kilograms, metres or kilometres** > > Go to **General → Units and data** and change **Weight**, **Altitude** or **Distance**. This changes what you read in Stratos, including the flight log. The figures sent to your airline keep their standard units. > **Add your SimBrief username** > > Go to **General → Units and data** and type it into **SimBrief username**. Plugins use your latest SimBrief plan for Vref, planned fuel and runway data, and the tracking map draws your route from it. > **Connect to a simulator on another computer** > > Go to **Simulator**, turn on **Custom SimConnect address** or **Custom X-Plane address**, and enter the other computer's IP address and port. [Remote simulator](/guide/remote-sim-connection.md) walks through both computers. > **Make Stratos quit when I close the window** > > Go to **General → Window** and turn off **Minimise to tray**. > **Sign out or change airline** > > Go to **Account and devices** and click **Sign out** on your airline's card, then confirm. To fly for a different airline, click **Back** on the sign-in page and pick it from the airline list. You can't sign out while a flight is being tracked. > **Pause the simulator at top of descent** > > It isn't in Settings. Switch on **Pause TOD** in the header of the tracking screen during a flight. See [Pause at TOD](/stratos/pause-at-tod.md). > **Find the log files for support** > > Go to **About and updates → Troubleshooting** and click **Logs**. The folder opens with a log file for each day. ## General How Stratos looks and behaves on this computer, and the units it shows. ![Stratos Settings, General section: Appearance (theme and text size), Window, and Units and data with the SimBrief username](https://mintcdn.com/skyvexsoftware/Sb1fRnwlSTYcmxHg/images/screenshots/stratos/settings-general-light.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=Sb1fRnwlSTYcmxHg\&q=85\&s=a491dcd8430960981bd5f12b37b45e70) | Setting | What it does | Default | | - | - | - | | **Theme** (Appearance) | **System** follows your computer's light or dark mode; **Light** and **Dark** fix it | **System** | | **Text size** (Appearance) | Size and weight of text across Stratos: **Default**, **Comfortable** or **Large** | **Default** | | **Minimise to tray** (Window) | Closing the window keeps Stratos running in the system tray, so a flight keeps tracking. Turn it off and closing the window quits Stratos | On | | **Weight** (Units and data) | Fuel and payload in **kg** or **lbs** | **lbs** | | **Altitude** (Units and data) | **ft** or **m** | **ft** | | **Distance** (Units and data) | **nm**, **km** or **mi** | **nm** | | **SimBrief username** (Units and data) | Lets plugins read your latest SimBrief plan for Vref, planned fuel and runway data | Empty | | **Discord Rich Presence** (Discord) | Shows your current flight on your Discord profile | On | The units change what you read in Stratos, including the flight log messages. The figures Stratos sends to your airline keep their standard units, whatever you pick. ## Simulator Which simulator Stratos tracks, and where to find it. **Tracking provider** has three choices: * **Automatic** (the default) finds whichever simulator is running and connects to it. * **SimConnect** only looks for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 or 2024, Prepar3D or FSX. * **X-Plane** only looks for X-Plane 11 or 12. Under it, **Custom SimConnect address** and **Custom X-Plane address** are for a simulator on another computer. Turn one on and enter the **IP address** and **Port** (500 for SimConnect and 49000 for X-Plane by default). Turning it off goes back to this computer's simulator. See [Remote simulator](/guide/remote-sim-connection.md). ## Notifications How Stratos gets your attention during a flight. | Setting | What it does | Default | | - | - | - | | **Flash the taskbar** | Coming soon. The switch is there, but Stratos doesn't flash the taskbar yet | On | | **Sound** | Plays a sound on flight events, such as [Pause at TOD](/stratos/pause-at-tod.md) pausing the simulator | On | | **Desktop notifications** | Shows notices from your computer, such as the reminder that Stratos keeps running in the tray when you close the window | On | ## Account and devices Who you're signed in as, and what's linked to this Stratos. **Airline** shows your airline, your name and pilot ID, and **Sign out**. Signing out asks you to confirm, then takes you to your airline's sign-in page; you'll need to sign in again before your next flight. While a flight is being tracked, Stratos tells you to stop tracking first. **Mobile app** appears once the Stratos mobile app is available to you. **Link mobile app** shows a QR code to scan with the app. The code expires after 5 minutes and works once; when the app has linked, the dialog says **Device linked**. ## Plugins Every plugin installed in Stratos, with an update button and your own settings for each. The number beside **Plugins** in the section list is how many you have. The list on the left shows each plugin with: * **Airline** (added by your airline) or **You** (installed by you from the catalogue). * A warning sign when it **Failed to load**, and a download arrow when an update is available. **Update all** at the top updates them all. Click a plugin to see: * Its version, who added it, and **Get help** (for Skyvex Software's own plugins) or **Contact the developer** (for anyone else's). Both open a support ticket with the plugin's log attached. See [Getting help](/stratos/getting-help.md). * **Update** when there's a newer version, then **Downloading**, **Installing** and **Restart to activate**. * An uninstall button, for plugins you installed. Plugins your airline added can only be removed by your airline. * **Your settings**: what you can change for that plugin. Settings your airline controls aren't shown here. * **Details**: the **Plugin ID**, **Author**, **Homepage**, and **Required by** when your airline needs it. [Plugins](/stratos/plugins.md) covers the catalogue, plugin settings and the sidebar order. ## About and updates Updates, versions and troubleshooting. **Updates** says whether Stratos is **Up to date**, has an **Update available**, or is **Downloading** one (with a progress bar). **Check for updates** checks now, and **Install and restart** installs a downloaded update. It works during a flight too: Stratos restarts and offers to recover the flight when it opens again. The top bar's **Update available** button stays hidden until the flight ends. See [Updating Stratos](/stratos/updating.md). When a new Stratos core needs a newer Stratos app, this says so, with **Download Stratos** to get the installer. **Versions** shows the **Stratos app** and **Stratos core** versions. **About Stratos** opens the full version details and links. Support may ask for these numbers. **Troubleshooting** has two buttons: * **Logs** opens the folder with Stratos's log files, one per day. Attach the right day's file when support asks for it. * **Reset** (under **Reset settings**) puts theme, text size, units, notifications and simulator settings back to their defaults. You stay signed in to your airline, and your flights and plugins aren't affected. The foot of the section list shows your version and update status too. Clicking it opens **About and updates** and checks for updates. ## Related pages * [Plugins](/stratos/plugins.md) * [Remote simulator](/guide/remote-sim-connection.md) * [Getting help](/stratos/getting-help.md) This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.