> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.elitea.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Preferences

In **Preferences**, you can set your personal preferences for the ELITEA application, including theme, voice personalisation and sound notifications.

To open **Preferences**, in **Settings**, select **Preferences**.

In **Preferences**, you can see three sections:

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="General" icon="palette">
    Review the general preferences like user theme.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Voice Personalisation" icon="microphone">
    Set your default text-to-speech playback preferences.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sound Notifications" icon="bell">
    Control whether ELITEA plays a completion sound when tasks finish.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/epam-a74ef051/bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4/img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/preferences.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4&q=85&s=45cc706c120c404a8037b9e0ca594445" alt="Preferences" width="1347" height="886" data-path="img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/preferences.png" />

## General

In **General**, you can see the settings that control your personal preferences for the ELITEA's look and feel.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/epam-a74ef051/bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4/img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/theme-dark.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4&q=85&s=8891c6858da6b6cf744b2cb1776ed2fd" alt="General preferences" width="476" height="165" data-path="img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/theme-dark.png" />

Currently, you can set your preferred theme for the ELITEA application here. You can choose between three themes:

* **Dark** (default): ELITEA will use a dark theme.
* **System**: ELITEA will follow your operating system's theme settings.
* **Light**: ELITEA will use a light theme.

To switch between themes, select the desired option.

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/epam-a74ef051/bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4/img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/theme-light.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4&q=85&s=5654d0614be0ee2ca42eecb36d90b945" alt="Light ELITEA theme" width="467" height="152" data-path="img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/theme-light.png" />
</Frame>

## Voice Personalization

In **Voice Personalization**, you can define your default text-to-speech playback preferences. These settings are stored in your browser and are used whenever ELITEA reads responses aloud.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/epam-a74ef051/bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4/img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/euch_voice-personalization.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4&q=85&s=5743fcb4bee0097467cddc6021b5bc6b" alt="Voice Personalization" width="985" height="295" data-path="img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/euch_voice-personalization.png" />

<Info title="How Voice Selection Works">
  * If a server-side TTS model is configured, the **Voice** dropdown shows the voices provided by that model.
  * If no server-side TTS model is available, ELITEA falls back to browser voices.
  * Browser voices that are not local are marked as **online** in the dropdown.
</Info>

**Configuration Parameters**

| Parameter         | Type     | Default       | Range / Options                         | Description                                                |
| ----------------- | -------- | ------------- | --------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Voice**         | Dropdown | Default voice | Model-provided voices or browser voices | Selects the default voice used for text-to-speech playback |
| **Speed**         | Slider   | 1.0×          | 0.5× - 2.0×                             | Controls playback rate                                     |
| **Volume**        | Slider   | 100%          | 0% - 100%                               | Controls playback loudness                                 |
| **Preview Voice** | Button   | —             | —                                       | Plays a short sample sentence using the current settings   |

<Tip title="Preview Before You Commit">
  Use **Preview Voice** to test the selected voice, speed, and volume combination before relying on it in chats.
</Tip>

## Sound Notifications

In **Sound Notifications**, you can control whether ELITEA plays a completion sound when tasks finish, along with the default notification volume.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/epam-a74ef051/bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4/img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/euch_sound-notifications.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=bmJdn76UirE7fkJ4&q=85&s=49f60e810a13a5d06b6da8bff45009f5" alt="Sound Notifications" width="955" height="311" data-path="img/menus/settings/personal/preferences/euch_sound-notifications.png" />

**Configuration Parameters**

| Parameter                          | Type   | Default | Range / Options | Description                                                  |
| ---------------------------------- | ------ | ------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Play sound when tasks complete** | Toggle | ON      | ON / OFF        | Enables or disables completion sounds                        |
| **Volume**                         | Slider | 50%     | 0% - 100%       | Controls notification sound volume                           |
| **Preview Sound**                  | Button | —       | —               | Plays the current completion sound using the selected volume |

<Note>
  The **Volume** slider and **Preview Sound** button are shown only when **Play sound when tasks complete** is enabled.
</Note>