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Some of these flags may require a restart to work. + +# Appearance +## zen.theme.content-element-separation +Changes the size of the border around the browser window. 8 by default. +## zen.theme.accent-color +The color hex value of Zen's main accent color. +## zen.theme.essentials-favicon-bg +Enables a colorful icon for when an essential tab is selected, based on the website's favicon. Enabled by default. +## zen.theme.gradient +Allows setting custom sidebar colors. Enabled by default. +## zen.theme.gradient.show-custom-colors +Allows setting a color hex as your sidebar color. Disabled by default. +## zen.view.experimental-rounded-view +??? Disabled by default. +## zen.view.gray-out-inactive-windows +If a window is inactive, the theme color fades to gray. Enabled by default. +## zen.watermark.enabled +Shows a splash screen briefly when Zen is opened. Enabled by default. + +# Transparency & Blur +## zen.theme.acrylic-elements +Windows-specific. Allows use of Windows' Acrylic protocol for a blur effect in Zen. Enabled by default on Windows. +## zen.widget.linux.transparency +Linux-specific. Makes the browser UI transparent. +## browser.tabs.allow_transparent_browser +Changes the default website background to your theme color. Disabled by default. + +Enabling could break the way certain websites look. + + +# Tabs +## zen.tab-unloader.excluded-urls +A comma-separated list of URLs exempt from being unloaded. +## zen.tabs.dim-pending +Dims unloaded tabs. Enabled by default. +## zen.tabs.rename-tabs +Allows renaming pinned tabs. Enabled by default. +## zen.ctrlTab.show-pending-tabs +Allow switching to unloaded tabs using Ctrl+Tab, when "Ctrl+Tab cycles through tabs in recently used order" is enabled. Disabled by default. +## zen.startup.smooth-scroll-in-tabs +Turns on smooth scrolling when scrolling through tabs. Enabled by default. +## toolkit.tabbox.switchByScrolling +Allows to switch tabs by scrolling when hovering over tabs. Disabled by default. + +# New Tabs +## zen.urlbar.replace-newtab +Replaces opening a new tab, with instead showing the URL bar and allowing you to input a query which will then open a new tab. Enabled by default. +## zen.workspaces.open-new-tab-if-last-unpinned-tab-is-closed +Opens a new tab when all pinned tabs are unloaded, and all tabs are closed. Disabled by default. + +# URL Bar +## zen.urlbar.hide-one-offs +Hides the alternative search engines from appearing in the URL bar. Enabled by default. +## zen.urlbar.show-domain-only-in-sidebar +When Single Toolbar is enabled, shows only the website domain(ex: example.com) instead of the full URL(ex: example.com\/page). Enabled by default. +## zen.urlbar.show-protections-icon +Shows the "protections" icon in the URL bar, which details security information about the current website. Disabled by default. +## zen.urlbar.wait-to-clear +How long the URL bar saves what you typed, if you typed something in and unfocused it in milliseconds. 45000 by default. + +# Sidebar +## zen.view.sidebar-collapsed.hide-mute-button +Hides the mute button in Collapsed Toolbar mode. +## zen.view.sidebar-expanded.max-width +Controls the width of the sidebar in Single Toolbar or Multiple Toolbars mode. +## zen.view.sidebar-height-throttle +??? 200 by default. + +# Window Controls +## zen.view.hide-window-controls +Hides the window controls. Enabled by default. + +In Single Toolbar mode, this hides the toolbar, which can then be revealed on hover. + +## zen.view.experimental-force-window-controls-left +Forces the window controls to appear on the left side of the window. Disabled by default. + +If the sidebar is in the left side, it will appear in it. + +## zen.view.experimental-no-window-controls +Removes the window controls entirely. Disabled by default. + +This will disable the toolbar in Single Toolbar mode. + + +# Workspaces +## zen.workspaces.swipe-actions +Allows swiping with the trackpad on the sidebar to switch workspaces. Enabled by default. +## zen.workspaces.wrap-around-navigation +When swiping through tabs, allow going to the last workspace from the first workspace by swiping left, or vice versa. Enabled by default. +## zen.workspaces.natural-scroll +Turns on natural scrolling for swiping through workspaces. Disabled by default. +## zen.workspaces.scroll-modifier-key +Controls the hotkey that enables hovering over the sidebar and switching workspaces by scrolling. Options are 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift'. Default is 'ctrl'. + +# Compact mode +## zen.view.compact.animate-sidebar +Animates the webpage moving in/out when compact mode is enabled/disabled. Enabled by default. +## zen.view.compact.color-sidebar +Colors the sidebar with your custom theme color during compact mode. Enabled by default. +## zen.view.compact.color-toolbar +Colors the toolbar with your custom theme color during compact mode. Enabled by default. +## zen.view.show-background-tab-toast +Shows a toast when a tab is open while compact mode is enabled. Enabled by default. +## zen.view.compact.show-sidebar-and-toolbar-on-hover +Shows the sidebar/toolbar if you hover in their general area during compact mode. Enabled by default. +## zen.view.compact.toolbar-flash-popup +Shows the sidebar for a moment when opening a new tab during compact mode. Disabled by default. + +`zen.view.compact.toolbar-flash-popup.duration` controls the duration in milliseconds. 800 by default. + +## zen.view.compact.toolbar-hide-after-hover.duration +Controls the duration until which the toolbar/sidebar hides after you stopped hovering over it in compact mode. 1000 by default. + +# Split View +## zen.splitView.enable-tab-drop +When enabled, dropping a tab from the sidebar to the current webpage starts split view. Enabled by default. +## zen.splitView.min-resize-width +The minimum width or height of any split view tab. The number represents the percentage of the screen taken up by the tab. 7 by default. +## zen.splitView.rearrange-hover-size +??? 24 by default. + +# Media +## zen.mediacontrols.enabled +Shows a media player interface if audio is playing in another tab, or a conference call interface if you're in a conference call. Enabled by default. +## media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.enabled +Allows picture-in-picture. Enabled by default. +## media.videocontrols.picture-in-picture.enable-when-switching-tabs.enabled +Automatically turns on picture-in-picture when switching tabs during video playback. Disabled by default. + +# Other +## zen.keyboard.shortcuts.enabled +Allows changing keyboard shortcuts. Enabled by default. +## zen.glance.open-essential-external-links +When enabled, external links that are opened inside an essential tab will open in Glance. Enabled by default. +## browser.toolbars.bookmarks.visibility +Controls when the bookmarks toolbar is shown. Options are 'always', 'newtab', 'never'. Default is 'never'. +## zen.downloads.download-animation +When enabled, plays an animation when a download begins. Enabled by default. + +`zen.downloads.download-animation-duration` controls the duration in miliseconds. 1000 by default. + +## zen.haptic-feedback.enabled +macOS-specific. Triggers haptic feedback on the trackpad's vibration motor when you drag tabs around, or change the texture in the Change Theme Colors pop-up. Enabled by default. +## zen.browser.is-cool +This is true.