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Settings ​

Open with ⌘ , or the gear in the connection bar.

Appearance ​

SettingDefault
Language: System, English, PortuguêsSystem (Portuguese when macOS prefers it, otherwise English)
Theme: Violet, Ocean, Sunset, Forest, GraphiteViolet
Editor font size (10 to 22 pt)13 pt
Auto-format query when runOff

Lily always uses a dark appearance; the theme changes its accent colors.

AI ​

Providers, their order and the test button, Grounding › Focus AI on the tables relevant to each request, and Re-detect installed CLIs. See Setting up AI.

Workspace ​

SettingDefault
iCloud syncOff
Reopen last connections on launchOn
Remember Trace history on diskOff
Alert me while Trace is recordingOff
↳ Alert on queries slower than (5 to 600 s)30 s
↳ Alert when a query blocks anotherOn
↳ Keep recording while Lily is in the backgroundOff

See Trace.

Data & queries ​

SettingDefault
Rows to load per table (50 to 10,000)500
Query result cap (1,000 to 500,000 rows)50,000
Query timeout (0 to 600 s, 0 is off)30 s
Preview SQL before committing editsOn

Also here: how many queries the history holds, with Clear history, and how many plans are saved, with Clear plans.

Sharing ​

Everything here is off by default. See Privacy.

Query library ​

Favorites (your saved queries, with folders) and Snippets (your own triggers). See History and Query Library and snippets.

About ​

The version, Send Feedback…, What's New, Replay onboarding, and Updates: Automatically check for updates, Download updates automatically and Check Now.

Lily DB is free for personal and commercial use.