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Settings

The Settings tab configures API access, BibTeX retrieval, appearance, and desktop integration.

OpenAlex API Key

An API key increases your rate limit from 10 to 100 requests per second. Get a free key from openalex.org.

Enter the key and click Save Settings. The searcher is re-initialized immediately with the new key.

Polite Pool Email

This email is included in the User-Agent header when fetching BibTeX from doi.org and Crossref. It places you in the "polite pool" for content negotiation, improving reliability.

Theme

Switch between:

  • System — follows your OS theme (default)
  • Light — always light mode
  • Dark — always dark mode

The preference is persisted in the database and restored on next launch.

Desktop Shortcut

Click Create Desktop Shortcut to create a .desktop file (Linux) or equivalent launcher. This uses pyshortcuts under the hood.