Settings

Generated from HikariSub 0.1.0-beta.3 (hikarisub-docs-0.1.0-beta.3.zip).

Open the Settings window with File › Settings. The defaults below are those of a new profile. A setting marked (Windows) shows only in the Windows version.

GeneralCopy Anchor Link

Language

Setting	Default	Can be
Interface language	Automatic	English, 한국어, Polski, தமிழ், ไทย

Tabs

Setting	Default	Can be
Always open subtitles in a new tab	Off
Tab name length Number of tab name characters. Range from 20 to 150	40	20 to 150 characters

Saving

Setting	Default	Can be
Autosave files kept Number of autosaves can be set from 2 to 1000000	3	2 to 1000000

Notices

Setting	Default	Can be
Show notices as toasts Off: notices go to the Log only.	On

Folders

Setting	Default	Can be
Fonts folder	None

AppearanceCopy Anchor Link

Theme

Setting	Default	Can be
Interface theme	Dark	Light, Dark, High contrast white, High contrast black
Follow system theme Light or Dark as the system's colour scheme sets it; high contrast stays as chosen	On

Accent color

Setting	Default	Can be
Accent (Light)	Green	Red, Orange, Gold, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink
Accent (Dark)	Green	Red, Orange, Gold, Green, Blue, Purple, Pink

UI colors

Setting	Default	Can be
Accent color (High contrast white)	#0037B3	Any color
Text and icons (High contrast white)	#000000	Any color
Border color (High contrast white)	#000000	Any color
Accent color (High contrast black)	#FFFF00	Any color
Text and icons (High contrast black)	#FFFFFF	Any color
Border color (High contrast black)	#FFFFFF	Any color

Font

Setting	Default	Can be
Program font	Tahoma
Font size	10	1 to 200
Preview text The sample text of the style and font previews.	光 Hikari 日本

Window

Setting	Default	Can be
Use system title bar Off by default on Windows, KDE Plasma and GNOME; on by default on tiling window managers.	The desktop's default	The desktop's default, The system's title bar, HikariSub's title bar

Line editorCopy Anchor Link

Display

Setting	Default	Can be
Hide tags	Off
Show video frames instead of times In the line editor and the subtitle grid.	Off

Editing

Setting	Default	Can be
Stay on the line when editing times	Off
Use numpad shortcuts in text fields	Off

Translation mode

Setting	Default	Can be
Show the original	Off
Hide the original on the video	Off

Spelling & grammarCopy Anchor Link

Spelling

Setting	Default	Can be
Check spelling	On
Primary language Words in other languages are checked with the other installed dictionaries for their script. Words in a script with no dictionary are not marked.	en_US	What this computer has
Show suggestions on double-click	Off

Grammar

Setting	Default	Can be
Grammar check Harper checks the Text field (the Translated field in translation mode) after you stop typing. It runs as a separate program only while grammar check is on.	Off	Off, English (US), English (UK), English (Canada), English (Australia)

Rule groups

Setting	Default	Can be
Proper nouns	On
Initialisms	On
Closed compounds	On
Phrase corrections	On
Capitalization and case	On
Punctuation and spacing	On
Numbers and units	On
Pronouns and possession	On
Compounds and hyphenation	On
Spelling and orthography	On
Style and redundancy	On
Grammar and agreement	On
Word choice and usage	On
Regionalisms and dialect	On
Miscellaneous	On

Subtitle gridCopy Anchor Link

Active line

Setting	Default	Can be
Change the active line when adding to the selection	On
Keep the selection when duplicating lines	Off
Find the visible line after leaving full screen	Off

Columns

Setting	Default	Can be
Hide empty columns	On

Counting

Setting	Default	Can be
Count spaces and punctuation for wraps	Off
Count spaces and punctuation for CPS	Off

New lines

Setting	Default	Can be
Start frame offset	0	-100000 to 100000 ms
End frame offset	0	-100000 to 100000 ms
ASS tag replacement	☀

VideoCopy Anchor Link

Playback

Setting	Default	Can be
Left mouse button pauses video	Off
Open video from the context menu in full screen	Off
Open video at the active line's time	Off
Move video to selected line on:	Double-clicking a line (always on)	Double-clicking a line (always on), Every line change, Clicking a line or editing when paused, Clicking a line or editing, Editing line when paused, Editing
On moving to another line play:	Nothing	Nothing, Audio to the line end time, Video and audio to the line end time, Video and audio to the next line start time
Player (Windows)	Built-in	Built-in, DirectShow

Subtitles on video

Setting	Default	Can be
Subtitle display filter	Automatic	What this computer has
Preview subtitles at Screen size draws subtitles at the size the picture takes on screen, so they stay sharp on large and high-DPI screens. The script's layout is the same either way. Also used by the previews in the Style manager, the font picker and the Template editor.	Video resolution (as encoded)	Video resolution (as encoded), Screen size (sharp)
Turn off the edits preview Applies when the tab opens again.	Off

Decoding

Setting	Default	Can be
Seeking method Applies when the video opens again.	Unsafe (always fast)	Linear, Normal, Unsafe (always fast), Aggressive (fast in rewind)
Convert video colours on the GPU Applies when the video opens again.	On
Preferred audio Separated by semicolons.	None

View

Setting	Default	Can be
Start zoom	0

Script resolution

Setting	Default	Can be
Turn off the visual tools warning	Off
Don't warn about a resolution mismatch	Off
Set a missing script resolution from the video without asking	Off

AudioCopy Anchor Link

Output

Setting	Default	Can be
Device	Automatic	What this computer has
API (Windows) Applies when the output opens again.	WASAPI	WASAPI, DirectSound

Playback

Setting	Default	Can be
Audio delay	0	-50000000 to 50000000 ms
Play around the marker	1000	400 to 5000 ms
Lead-in	200	0 to 10000 ms
Lead-out	300	0 to 10000 ms
Follow audio during playback	Off
Don't play after changing the line	Off
Focus the panel under the pointer	On

Display

Setting	Default	Can be
Show the time beside the cursor	On
Show seconds markers	On
Show the selection background	On
Show the video position	On
Show keyframes	On
Line boundaries thickness	2	1 to 5
Inactive lines	Before and after the active	None, Before and after the active, All visible

Snapping

Setting	Default	Can be
Snap to keyframes	Off
Snap to other lines	Off

Karaoke

Setting	Default	Can be
Merge every "n" with the previous syllable	Off
Move the syllable line after a click	Off
Give a double consonant its own syllable (so|ma|t|ta)	Off
Long syllables for \kf Switch long syllables between \k and \kf changes the syllables at least this long.	100	10 to 10000 cs

Cache

Setting	Default	Can be
Load audio into RAM	Off
Cache files kept 0 keeps them all. Range from 0 to 10000, where 0 turns off removing audio cache files.	10	0 to 10000 files

ConversionCopy Anchor Link

Style

Setting	Default	Can be
Catalog	Default	What this computer has
Style	Default	What this computer has

Timing

Setting	Default	Can be
Frame rate	23.976	23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 60
Frame rate from the video	Off
New end times	Off
Time per letter	110	30 to 1000 ms

ASS

Setting	Default	Can be
Width	1280	1 to 3000
Height	720	1 to 3000
Tags at the start of each line	None

Subtitle propertiesCopy Anchor Link

Files

Setting	Default	Can be
Save the panel layout in subtitle files	On

AutomationCopy Anchor Link

Debugging

Setting	Default	Can be
Lua trace level	3	0 to 5

Script dialogs

Setting	Default	Can be
Fill in my last answers Script dialogs open with the answers you gave last time. A value the script works out itself, from the selection say, still wins. Off: they open with the script’s values, and ⋯ › Last used fills yours in.	Off

HotkeysCopy Anchor Link

The Hotkeys page holds the keys themselves: see Hotkeys.

Updates and privacyCopy Anchor Link

Checking

Setting	Default	Can be
Check for updates automatically At most once a day, when HikariSub starts.	Off
Stable versions only Off: prereleases (beta versions) are offered too.	On
Skipped version Skip this version hides one version; a newer one is offered again.	None

Installing

Setting	Default	Can be
Install updates automatically This copy does not install updates itself: the update window opens the download page.	On

Privacy

Setting	Default	Can be
Send anonymous usage data Which features are used, errors and crashes, and how fast things open. Never your files, their names or what is in them.	On
Always send crash reports After a crash or a freeze, the report is sent without asking: what crashed, your system, settings and the last Log lines. Never your subtitles, files or their names.	Off