Configuration

FastPrompter Configuration & Settings

DB Schema

SQLite DB: data/local_data_v15.db (profile 1) or data/local_data_v15_p<ID>.db (profiles >1). Portable data/ dir sits beside EXE. Falls back to %LOCALAPPDATA%/FastPrompter/ if exe dir not writable.

Tables:

• settings — key-value text pairs (all app config)
• presets — snippet storage (category, slot, name, content, last_edited)
• temp_presets_v2 — silo text content per category
• archive_temp_presets_v2 — archived silo content per category

Config lives in settings table key-value pairs. No INI file. All hot-reload on apply.

Settings Keys

Key	Type	Default	Description
Theme & Display
theme	string	Default	Theme: Default, Amber, OLED, Win95, Rose, Vintage Classic, Custom
font_family	string	Verdana	Editor font (auto-resolves to _m1 bitmap variant if installed)
font_size	int	11	Editor font size in points
ui_scale	float	0.5	UI scaling (0.5 to 1.5)
button_scale	float	1.0	Silo + toolbar button size multiplier
custom_cursors	bool	False	Retro cursor theme overlay
code_monospace	bool	True	Monospace font in code blocks (False = editor font)
code_auto_gutter	bool	False	Auto line numbers in code blocks
hr_line	bool	False	Render --- as visual line instead of text
hide_markup	bool	False	Hide **, *, ~~, ` markers (Obsidian style, T-603)
Hotkeys
global_hotkey	string	Alt+X	Global summon hotkey
pie_menu_hotkey	string	Shift+Alt+X	Pie menu hotkey
lock_window_hotkey	string	Alt+S	Window lock toggle
always_on_top_hotkey	string	Alt+E	Always-on-top toggle
Behavior
close_on_focus_loss	bool	True	Auto-hide on focus loss
always_on_top	bool	True	Start with always-on-top
normal_window	bool	False	Normal windowed mode (not frameless)
tray_visible	bool	True	Show system tray icon
auto_bullet	bool	False	Auto-convert dashes to bullets
ctrl_e_center	bool	False	Center-align Ctrl+E headers
customize_toolbar	bool	False	Toolbar reorder mode
snippets_hidden	bool	False	Hide snippet panel
sidebar_right	bool	False	Sidebar on right side
show_token_count	bool	False	Token estimate beside line count (T-614)
silo_sync_mode	string	Off	One-way silo sync to disk: Off/Silo/Hierarchy (T-591)
window_presets_enabled	bool	False	Enable Ctrl+Q window presets page (T-608)
Sound
sound_ui	bool	False	UI click sound effects
sound_typewriter	bool	False	Typewriter key sounds
sound_volume	int (0-10)	5	Master sound volume
Clock & Date
date_seconds	bool	True	Show seconds in clock
date_daypart	bool	True	Show morning/day/evening/night label
date_text_month	bool	False	Use text month (Jan/Feb)
date_ampm	bool	False	12h AM/PM format
date_emoji	bool	False	Emoji daypart (🌅/☀️/🌇/🌙)
show_date_rect	bool	True	Show date in header
Cursor
cursor_blink_ms	int	system	Cursor blink speed ms (0 = no blink, T-606)
Timers
timer_show_minutes	bool	False	Keep minute field in timer display (T-613)
Window Layout
numbox_per_row	int	10	Number boxes per row in grid (T-612)
numbox_btn_size	int	24	Number box button size px (T-612)
Other
language	string	EN	UI language (23 options)
hover_line_color	string	auto	Line highlight color (auto = theme accent)
portable_backup_enabled	bool	True	Auto .bak on startup
watcher_skill	string	(empty)	Default skill for watcher queue items
cats_order	JSON list	["Code","Text","Misc"]	Category tab order + names
hidden_categories	JSON list	[]	Hidden categories (visible in project manager)
timers	JSON	[]	Saved countdown definitions
productivity_timer	JSON	—	Pomodoro timer state
watcher_queues	JSON	{}	Per-silo prompt queues
toolbar_order	string	(empty)	Custom toolbar button order tokens
window_presets	JSON	[]	User-saved window geometry presets
silo_gap_height	int	6	Sidebar gap spacer height in px
show_silo_ticks	bool	True	Show tick buttons on silos
silo_view_state_all	JSON dict	{}	Per-silo cursor/scroll/fold state

File System Layout

data/
├── local_data_v15.db           # Main SQLite DB (profile 1)
├── local_data_v15.db.bak       # Throttled backup (60s min interval)
├── local_data_v15.db-wal       # WAL write-ahead log
├── local_data_v15.db-shm       # WAL shared memory
├── local_data_v15_p2.db        # Profile 2 DB
├── silo_files/                 # File container attachments
│   ├── Code/                   # Category folder
│   │   ├── 0/                  # Silo slot 0 files
│   │   └── 1/                  # Silo slot 1 files
│   └── Text/
├── _trash/                     # Soft-deleted silos + files
│   └── 2026-07-22_153022_Silo0/# Timestamped trash entry
└── custom_theme.json           # User-defined color palette

Daily mirror: %USERPROFILE%/Documents/.fastprompter/ — timestamps, per-project silos/archive/snippets as flat .md

Undo store: data/data_undo_stack.json + data/data_redo_stack.json (auto-compacted, 20MB cap)

Custom Themes

data/custom_theme.json loaded when theme = Custom.

Color tokens: bg_main, bg_surface, bg_editor, fg_text, fg_accent, text_primary, text_accent, border, selection, header_bg, accent, button_bg, etc.

Apply via Settings → Theme or Mini Settings (Alt+`). Instant hot-reload, no restart.