Settings

Overview

Settings (/settings) is organised into seven tabs. Changes apply according to each tab’s rules; some require an app restart before they take effect.

Recording

Configure which monitors participate in capture, which audio devices are recorded, and ignored windows (applications or surfaces to skip). Adjusting monitors, audio devices, or ignored windows typically requires a restart so the capture pipeline can reinitialise cleanly.

Privacy

Privacy holds exclusion categories and related controls that limit what Overshow retains or processes. Use this tab when you need stricter boundaries for sensitive contexts.

AI

Under AI you will find toggles such as question detection and meeting detection, plus on-device LLM status where the platform integrates with Gemma 4 E2B via MLX Swift. Question detection defaults to on; toggling it requires a restart. The on-device LLM toggle controls chat and intelligence features; embeddings, transcription, VAD, and diarisation can still use the local helper when chat is disabled. Availability depends on OS version and hardware.

Documents

Documents lists watched directories Overshow monitors for files you want in scope for search or downstream features. Document watching is enabled by default; the tab is hidden only if you disable the document_watch flag.

Calendar

Calendar covers provider connection for linking meetings and schedules when that integration is enabled. Follow the in-app sign-in or token flow your organisation permits.

App

App gathers general behaviour: launch at login, global shortcut configuration, and the data directory path for local databases, logs, and control files. Point power users here when they need to relocate or inspect storage.

Account

Account covers subscription status, plan details, and device management. Use this tab to review your current plan or sign out.

After changing Recording

If capture behaves oddly after changing devices or ignored windows, quit Overshow fully and reopen so services restart with the new configuration.