Burst Notes has no preferences window. Its few settings are commands in the command window, most of them collected under Settings, which you can drill into from any level. Each setting shows its current value on the right of the row; press Return to change it.

The global keyboard shortcut

Set Global Keyboard Shortcut lets you record a new shortcut for summoning the command window. The default is Command-Shift-B. Shortcuts are recorded by key position, so the one you choose keeps working when you switch keyboard layouts, and the recorder shows it with the characters of the layout in use. Combinations that macOS or the Burst Notes editor already use, such as Command-C, are refused.

Settings

Setting	Values	Notes
Software update check	Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Never	Check for Software Update now runs a check immediately (direct download edition; the App Store edition updates through the App Store)
Store App Mode on Disk	Yes, No	with No, Burst Notes starts in Normal mode every time; with Yes, it comes back in the mode you left it in
Auto-Dismiss Editor When Clicked Away	Yes, No	with Yes, the editor saves and closes as soon as another application comes to the front; switch it off if an input utility keeps closing the editor prematurely
Appearance	Light, Dark	the theme of the command window; Activate Dark Mode and Activate Light Mode are also available as direct commands
Show Third-Party Licenses		the open-source components used by Burst Notes

Capture settings

Position and Line Type decide where a new line is inserted and what kind of line it is. They live next to the append commands and in the footer pull-down, and are described under Capturing Notes.

The menu bar icon

The Burst Notes icon in the menu bar opens a menu with:

• Bring Up Command Window
• Mode, Position and Line Type submenus with a tick next to the current choice
• Burst Notes Help, which opens this manual
• Go to Website, Contact the Developer, Join Mailing List…
• the purchase and licensing items for your edition: Buy From Us… and Enter Unlock Code… for the direct download version, Purchase App Subscription…, Manage Subscription… and Restore Purchases… for the Mac App Store version
• Check for Updates… (direct download version)
• Quit Burst Notes

The same items are available as commands in the command window, together with Markdown Help and Quit.

Where things are stored

Burst Notes keeps the open list, the recent list, the shortcut and the settings in its own preferences. Your notes are never copied anywhere: they stay in the Markdown files you chose.

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