Preferences
Learn what lives in Preferences and how language, theme, shortcuts, billing, and local AI runtime settings affect RenamerX on the current device.
Preferences
Preferences is where RenamerX collects the settings that affect how the app behaves on the current device.
What lives in Preferences today
Preferences currently groups settings into four areas:
- Billing.
- Appearance and general device settings.
- AI Runtime settings.
- Support tools.
Inside those areas, the current user-facing settings include:
- Plan and license actions.
- Interface language.
- Color theme.
- Quick Pane shortcut.
- AI runtime performance profile and fine-tuning controls.
- Diagnostic bundle export.
Billing settings
Preferences is the place where you:
- See whether the current device is Free or Pro.
- See free-plan credits remaining when applicable.
- Activate a license key.
- Open upgrade flow.
- Deactivate the current device license.
For the billing rules themselves, see Credits & License.
General settings
Interface language
Available interface languages are:
- English
- Français
- العربية
- 简体中文
If no language is saved, RenamerX tries to follow the system locale. If the system locale is not one of the currently available app languages, it falls back to English.
Important distinction: interface language is not the same thing as a template's output language.
Color theme
Available theme choices are:
- Light
- Dark
- System
System is the default, so RenamerX follows the operating system theme until you explicitly override it.
Quick Pane shortcut
RenamerX includes a Quick Pane global shortcut setting in Preferences.
The current default shortcut is:
CommandOrControl+Shift+R
If no custom shortcut is saved, RenamerX falls back to that default. This setting affects device behavior, not filename logic.
AI Runtime settings
The AI Runtime section controls how aggressively RenamerX uses local resources.
Most runtime changes apply on the next app start rather than immediately in the middle of the current session.
Performance profiles
| Profile | Context size | GPU policy | Parallel slots | Image detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low Memory | 4096 | auto | 1 | fast |
| Balanced | 8192 | auto | 1 | balanced |
| High Performance | 12288 | aggressive | 2 | detailed |
Balanced is the default profile.
Fine-tuning controls
If you need more control than the profile alone provides, Preferences also exposes:
- Context size: 4096, 8192, 12288.
- GPU policy: auto, aggressive, cpuOnly.
- Parallel slots: 1 or 2.
- Image detail: fast, balanced, detailed.
Use these carefully. Higher settings can improve throughput or visual understanding, but they also increase memory and hardware pressure.
For tuning guidance, see Local AI Runtime.
Which settings affect filenames, and which do not
| Setting | Affects app interface? | Affects naming behavior? |
|---|---|---|
| Interface language | Yes | No, not by itself |
| Theme | Yes | No |
| Quick Pane shortcut | Yes | No |
| Billing / plan state | Indirectly | Yes, because Pro gates some workflow capabilities |
| AI Runtime settings | No | Yes, they can affect performance and extraction quality |
| Template output language | No | Yes, but this is configured in templates, not here |
Practical defaults
For most users, a simple starting point is:
- Language: System.
- Theme: System.
- Quick Pane shortcut: leave the default unless it conflicts with another app.
- AI Runtime: Balanced.
Change only one runtime variable at a time, then test with a real batch.