> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.usebottles.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.usebottles.com/bottles/app-preferences.md).

# App preferences

To access Bottles preferences, just press the menu button and select **Preferences**.

![Bottles - Main Menu](/files/2TpXkY73bsc04YafxRnj)

Preferences shows four sections:

* General
* Runners
* DLL Components
* Experiments

![Bottles - Preferences](/files/nmYPBaLy85kZb6JvpEk9)

### General

In the **General** section you can configure the Bottles appearance and general settings.

Appearance settings:

* Toggle dark mode (turn off the lights)
* Show update date (this will toggle the last edit date in the bottles list)

General settings:

* Notifications (choose if Bottles should display notifications in your desktop)
* Temp files (toggle to prune the temp directory on Bottles start, this will reduce the disk used by Bottles but also forcing re-download dependencies when installing in new bottles)
* Close Bottles after starting a program (this works only when Bottles was started from the file manager or using the CLI)

Advanced settings:

* Custom bottles path (specifies the directory that Bottles should use to search for existing bottles and create new ones)

### Runners

![Bottles - Preferences - Runners](/files/gxdpGyruklYfPmT7lxER)

In the **Runners** section you can list, browse and install new runners which can be used to create new bottles. [Read more about Runners](/components/runners.md).

### DLL Components

![Bottles - Preferences - DLL Components](/files/Kb7KxcA2BfSrDVFIzgWg)

From the **DLL Components** section you can list, browse and install new versions of DXVK, VKD3D, DXVK-NVAPI and LatencyFleX. [Read more about DXVK](/components/dxvk.md).

### Experiments

The **Experiments** sections allows you to enable functions that are currently under active development and may work unstable. Use them at your own risk.