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Swift Salamander User Guide / Settings

Find a Setting

What each section of Settings controls, and which guide page covers the task.

Checked with Swift Salamander 0.8.184 on 8 October 2026.

Open Settings with ⌘, (comma). Each section has its own tab.

  • General controls how the app starts, such as whether it reopens your tabs and folders from last time.
  • Plan shows whether you use Free, a trial or Pro. See Free, Trial and Pro.
  • Appearance controls colors and icons. It also turns on Fold the Sidebar, which hides the sidebar when the window is narrow. See See Hidden Columns in a Narrow Pane.
  • Sidebar controls which entries the sidebar shows.
  • Transfers holds settings for copies and moves.
  • Git holds settings for the Repository Browser.
  • Advanced holds Logging and Diagnostics. See Report a Problem.
  • Shortcuts chooses your keyboard setup and changes single shortcuts. See Keyboard Shortcuts.
  • About shows the version of the app.

Show or hide the iCloud app folders in the sidebar under General.