Settings reference
Every setting in the app, what it changes, and what it is set to out of the box.
Every setting in CogniPage, what it changes, and what it is out of the box. Settings save the moment you change them — there is no apply button.
Where
Settings
· also reachable from the tray menu when the window is closed
Notifications
Covered in full in Notifications and reminders.
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Push notifications | Off | Master switch. Asks your OS for permission the first time. |
| Review / Streak / Unfinished reading / Insights / Credit alerts | All on | Which categories may notify you, once the master switch is on. |
| Daily / Weekly / Monthly reflection | All off | Generate a reflection automatically for that period and tell you when it is ready. |
| Quiet hours | Off (22:00–08:00) | Silences everything between the two times. |
Recall style
| Option | Effect |
|---|---|
| HUD overlay (default) | A full recall card appears over what you are reading when something is due. |
| None | Recalls accumulate silently; you review them in the dashboard when you choose. |
Tracking
Covered in full in Tracking and approvals and What gets captured.
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Tracking mode | Ask each time | Ask each time, Track everything, or Track nothing to pause capture. |
| Show the tracking card | On | The small card over the page you are reading. Off keeps your screen clear; the same prompts stay in the tray menu. |
| What gets captured | Find the text automatically | Automatic extraction, or guided — you draw the area once per source. |
| Outline the area while capturing | On | A thin, click-through border around the region being read. |
| Move the card back | — | Appears once you have dragged the tracking card. Returns it to the top of your screen. |
| Allowed / Blocked / Authored | — | Every decision you have made, with allow, block, forget and clear-area actions. |
Watch along
Covered in full in Videos, lectures and podcasts.
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Capture what you watch and listen to | On | When a tracked window is playing, capture what is said rather than the page around it. |
| Transcribe when there are no captions | Off | Write the transcript on this computer where a service publishes none. Costs no AI credits. |
| Speech model | Balanced (57 MB) | Fastest (32 MB), Balanced or Most accurate (181 MB). Bigger is more accurate and slower. Download and delete models here. |
Flashcards
| Setting | Default | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Cards per session | 5 (range 1–20) | How many cards a finished reading session produces. |
| Target retention | 90% (range 70–97%) | How much you want to remember when a card comes back. Higher means shorter gaps and more reviews. |
About & updates
Shows the installed version and a Check for updates button — see Updating CogniPage.
Developer
Clear all data permanently deletes everything.
Local database rows and, if you are signed in, your synced content on our servers. There is a confirmation step, and no undo afterwards. See Privacy and your data for the less drastic options.