# Client App Settings The following sections list the settings available to Bitwarden Password Manager apps: ## Browser extension ### Account security - **Unlock options**: - **Unlock with biometrics**: Set up [biometric unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/). - **Ask for biometrics on launch**: Allow Bitwarden to be unlocked with a biometric on first launch. - **Unlock with PIN**: Set up [PIN unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/unlock-with-pin/). - **Require master password on browser restart**: Require Bitwarden to be unlocked with a master password on first launch. - **Vault timeout**: - **Timeout**: Set how long Bitwarden can be active [before timing out.](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-timeout/#session-timeout/) - **Timeout action**: Set what Bitwarden will do [when it times out](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-timeout/#session-timeout-action/). - **Manage devices**: Approve login requests using [another device](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/log-in-with-device/) or a [trusted device](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/add-a-trusted-device/). - **Other options**: - **Fingerprint phrase**: View your account's [fingerprint phrase](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/fingerprint-phrase/). - **Two-step login**: Open the web app to set up [two-step login](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/setup-two-step-login/). - **Change master password**: Open the web app to [change your master password](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/master-password/#change-master-password/). ### Autofill - **Autofill suggestions**: - **Show autofill suggestions on form fields**: Activate an [inline autofill menu](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-browser/#inline-menu/). - **Display identities as suggestions**: [Include identities](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-card-id/) in the inline autofill menu. - **Display cards as suggestions**: [Include cards](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-card-id/) in the inline autofill menu. - **Display suggestions when icon is selected**: Click the inline icon to activate the autofill menu, rather than only focusing on the field to fill. - **Make Bitwarden your default password manager**: (Chrome only) [Deactivate your browsers's built-in password manager](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/disable-browser-autofill/) and make Bitwarden your default. - **Always show cards as Autofill suggestions on Vault view**: Show all cards in the Autofill suggestions section of the Vaults view. - **Always show identities as Autofill suggestions on Vaults view**: Show all identities in the Autofill suggestions section of the Vaults view. - **Autofill shortcut**: - **Manage shortcuts**: Set up custom keyboard shortcuts for Bitwarden. - **Autofill on page load**: - **Autofill on page load**: Activate [autofill on page load](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-browser/#on-page-load/). - **Default autofill setting for login items**: Set a default for whether items can [autofill on page load](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-browser/#on-page-load/). This default can be overridden on an item-by-item basis. - **Additional options**: - **Show context menu options**: Allow Bitwarden options to be access [through the context menu](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-browser/#context-menu/) (typically, using a right-click). - **Copy TOTP automatically**: [Copy a TOTP to the clipboard automatically](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-browser/#totp-autofill/) when credentials are used for autofill. - **Clear clipboard**: Set when to clear values copied from Bitwarden from your clipboard. - **Default URL match detection**: Set a default for [how Bitwarden identifies autofill suggestions](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/uri-match-detection/). - **Blocked domains**: Set a list of domains to [prohibit Bitwarden from using autofill](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/blocking-uris/) for. ### Notifications - **Save to vault options**: - **Ask to save and use passkeys**: [Allow Bitwarden to create and autofill passkeys](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/storing-passkeys/) for websites or services that support it. - **Ask to add login**: Allow Bitwarden to [prompt you to add an item](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/autosave-from-browser-extensions/#ask-to-add-login/) when you log in with credentials that aren't stored in Bitwarden. - **Ask to update existing login**: Allow Bitwarden to [prompt you to update an item](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/autosave-from-browser-extensions/#ask-to-update-existing-login/) when used credentials don't match what is stored in Bitwarden. - **Excluded domains**: Set a list of domains to prohibit add or update prompts for. ### Vault options - **Folders**: Add or edit [folders](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/folders/). - **Import items**: Import data [to your vault](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/import-data/) or [to an organization](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/import-to-org/). - **Export vault**: Export data [from your vault](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/export-your-data/) or [from your organization](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/export-organization-items/). - **Trash**: View items that were [recently deleted](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/managing-items/#delete/). - **Sync vault now**: Manually trigger a [vault sync](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-sync/). ### Appearance - **Theme**: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default. - **Extension width**: Switch between the default width, wide, or extra wide of the extension window. - **Compact mode (beta)**: Condense the amount of whitespace between elements in the extension. - **Show number of login autofill suggestions on extension icon**: Show the number of available autofill suggestions for the page you're overlayed on top of the extension icon. - **Show animations**: Show animations, for example a slide effect when you change views, while you're using the browser extension. - **Vault customization** - **Show website icons and retrieve change password URLs**: Allow Bitwarden to fetch [website icons](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/website-icons/) and [change password URLs](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/change-at-risk-passwords/) for credentials stored in your vault. - **Show quick copy actions on Vault**: Display [buttons for copying a username or password](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-browser/#copy-credentials/) for each item in the Vaults view. ## Mobile ### Account security - **Approve login requests**: - **Pending login requests**: Approve login requests using [another device](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/log-in-with-device/) or a [trusted device](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/add-a-trusted-device/). - **Unlock options**: - **Unlock with Biometrics/Face ID/Touch ID:**Set up [biometric unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/). - **Unlock with PIN code**: Set up [PIN unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/unlock-with-pin/). - **Require master password on app restart**: Require Bitwarden to be unlocked with a master password on first launch. - **Authenticator sync**: - **Allow authenticator syncing**: Allow Bitwarden Password Manager to [sync authentication codes to Bitwarden Authenticator](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/totp-sync/). - **Session timeout**: - **Session timeout**: Set how long Bitwarden can be active [before timing out.](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-timeout/#session-timeout/) - **Session timeout action**: Set what Bitwarden will do [when it times out](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-timeout/#session-timeout-action/). - **Other**: - **Account fingerprint phrase**: View your account's [fingerprint phrase](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/fingerprint-phrase/). - **Two-step login**: Open the web app to set up [two-step login](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/setup-two-step-login/). - **Change master password**: Open the web app to [change your master password](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/master-password/#change-master-password/). ### Autofill (Android) - **Autofill services**: Allow Bitwarden to [use your saved login information to sign in](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-android/) to apps and websites on your device. This will require you to choose Bitwarden as your preferred service in a subsequent window. - **Display autofill suggestions**: Choose whether autofill suggestions will be displayed in the keyboard ([Inline](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-android/#inline/)) or over the input field ([Popup](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-android/#popup/)). - **Passkey management**: Open Android app settings to [designate Bitwarden as your preferred passkey provider](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-android/#use-passkeys/). - **Privileged apps**: Learn more about how Bitwarden protects you from phishing when using passkeys. - **Use accessibility**: Allow autofill to be available as a [Quick-action tile in the Accessibility menu](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-android/#quick-action-tiles/). This will require you to turn accessibility on for Bitwarden in a subsequent window. - **Copy TOTP automatically**: Copy a [TOTP](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/integrated-authenticator/) to the clipboard automatically when credentials are used for autofill. - **Ask to add item**: Allow Bitwarden to prompt you to save an item when you log in with credentials that aren't saved in your vault. - **Default URI match detection**: Set a default for [how Bitwarden identifies autofill suggestions](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/uri-match-detection/). - **Block autofill**: Set a list of domains to [prohibit Bitwarden from using autofill](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/blocking-uris/) for. ### Autofill (iOS) - **Autofill**: - **Password autofill**: Learn how to set up [autofill](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/auto-fill-ios/) and tap **Continue** to proceed to the iOS menu where you'll need to do so. - **App extension**: Learn about the Safari app extension and tap **Activate app extension** to turn it on. - **Additional options**: - **Copy TOTP automatically**: Copy a [TOTP](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/integrated-authenticator/) to the clipboard automatically when credentials are used for autofill. - **Default URI match detection**: Set a default for [how Bitwarden identifies autofill suggestions](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/uri-match-detection/). ### Vault - **Folders**: Add or edit [folders](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/folders/). - **Export vault**: Export data [from your vault](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/export-your-data/) or [from your organization](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/export-organization-items/). - **Import items**: Open the web app to import data [to your vault](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/import-data/) or [to an organization](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/import-to-org/). ### Appearance - **Language**: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden mobile app. - **Theme**: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default. - **Use dynamic colors**: (Android-only) Apply a color scheme to Bitwarden based on your wallpaper. - **Show website icons**: Allow Bitwarden to fetch [website icons](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/website-icons/) for credentials stored in your vault. ### Other - **Allow sync on refresh**: Allow a pull-down gesture to be used to [sync your vault](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-sync/). - **Clear clipboard**: Set when to clear values copied from Bitwarden from your clipboard. - **Allow Universal Clipboard**: (iOS-only) Allow data copied from the Bitwarden mobile app to be pasted on other devices signed in with the same Apple ID. - **Allow screen capture**: (Android-only) Allow the Bitwarden mobile app to be in screenshots and screen sharing. - **Connect to watch**: (iOS-only) [Connect Bitwarden to your Apple Watch](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/apple-watch-totp/) for easy access to TOTPs. - **Siri & Shortcuts access**: (iOS-only) Allow Bitwarden to respond to Siri and Shortcuts using App Intents. ## Desktop ### Account security - **Vault timeout**: - **Timeout**: Set how long Bitwarden can be active [before timing out.](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-timeout/#session-timeout/) - **Timeout action**: Set what Bitwarden will do [when it times out](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/vault-timeout/#session-timeout-action/). - **Unlock with PIN**: Set up [PIN unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/unlock-with-pin/). - **Lock with master password on restart**: Require the Bitwarden desktop app to be unlocked with a master password on first launch. - **Unlock with system authentication**: (Linux-only) Set up [biometric unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/). - **Unlock with Touch ID**: (macOS-only) Set up [biometric unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/). - **Ask for Touch ID on app restart**: (macOS-only) Automatically prompt for a biometric on first launch. - **Unlock with Windows Hello**: (Windows-only) Set up [biometric unlock](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/). - **Require master password or PIN on app restart**: (Windows-only) Require the Bitwarden desktop app to be unlocked with a master password or PIN on first launch. ### Preferences - **Clear clipboard**: Set when to clear values copied from Bitwarden from your clipboard. - **Minimize when copying to clipboard**: Automatically minimize Bitwarden when you copy an item's data to the clipboard. - **Show website icons and retrieve change password URLs**: Allow Bitwarden to fetch [website icons](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/website-icons/) and [change password URLs](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/change-at-risk-passwords/) for credentials stored in your vault. ### App settings (Linux) Unlike **Security** and **Preferences**settings, these settings apply to all accounts you use the desktop app with: > [!TIP] Tray vs. Dash on Linux. > On Windows, the **system tray**is the strip of shortcuts located at the bottom-right of the screen. The **dash** is the strip of frequently-used and open apps typically located at the left of the screen. - **Show tray icon**: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app icon in the system tray. - **Close to tray icon**: When closing the window, show an icon in the system tray instead of nowhere. - **Start to tray icon**: When the Bitwarden desktop app is first started, show an icon in the system tray instead of opening the window. - **Start automatically on login**: Start the Bitwarden desktop app automatically when you log in to your computer. - **Allow browser integration**: (non-Safari) Allow Bitwarden browser extensions to [integrate with the desktop app](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/#set-up-biometrics-for-browser-extension/) for biometric unlock. On Safari, integration is available without activating this option. - **Require verification for browser integration**: Require [fingerprint phrase](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/fingerprint-phrase/) confirmation when establishing the integration between Bitwarden desktop app and browser extension. - **Use hardware acceleration**: Turn this option off if you experience graphical or performance issues. - **Enable SSH agent**: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to act as an [SSH agent](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/ssh-agent/). - **Theme**: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default. - **Language**: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden desktop app. ### App settings (macOS) Unlike **Security** and **Preferences**settings, these settings apply to all accounts you use the desktop app with: > [!TIP] Dock vs. menu bar on macOS. > On macOS, the **menu bar** is the strip of menus located at the top of the screen. The **Dock** is the strip of frequently-used and open apps available by moving your cursor to the edge of the screen. - **Show menu bar icon**: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app icon in the menu bar. - **Minimize to menu bar**: When minimizing the window, show an icon in the menu bar instead of the Dock. - **Close to menu bar**: When closing the window, show an icon in the menu bar instead of nowhere of the Dock. - **Start to menu bar**: When Bitwarden desktop app is first started, show an icon in the menu bar instead of opening the window. - **Start automatically on login**: Start the Bitwarden desktop app automatically when you log in to your computer. - **Always show in the Dock**: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app in the Dock, regardless of active menu bar options. - **Allow browser integration**: (non-Safari) Allow Bitwarden browser extensions to [integrate with the desktop app](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/#set-up-biometrics-for-browser-extension/) for biometric unlock. On Safari, integration is available without activating this option. - **Require verification for browser integration**: Require [fingerprint phrase](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/fingerprint-phrase/) confirmation when establishing the integration between Bitwarden desktop app and browser extension. - **Use hardware acceleration**: Turn this option off if you experience graphical or performance issues. - **Enable SSH agent**: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to act as an [SSH agent](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/ssh-agent/). - **Allow screen capture**: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to appear in screenshots and screen sharing. When off, the desktop app will be invisible in most screenshots and when screen sharing. - **Allow DuckDuckGo browser integration**: (macOS-only) Allow the integration [between the Bitwarden desktop app and DuckDuckGo macOS browser](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/duckduckgo-macos-browser-integration/). - **Theme**: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default. - **Language**: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden desktop app. ### App settings (Windows) Unlike **Security** and **Preferences**settings, these settings apply to all accounts you use the desktop app with: > [!TIP] Taskbar vs. System Tray on Windows. > On Windows, the **system tray**is the strip of shortcuts located at the bottom-right of the screen. The **taskbar** is the strip of frequently-used and open apps typically located at the bottom-middle of the screen. - **Show tray icon**: Always show the Bitwarden desktop app icon in the system tray. - **Minimize to tray icon**: When minimizing the window, show an icon in the system tray instead of the taskbar. - **Close to tray icon**: When closing the window, show an icon in the system tray instead of nowhere. - **Start to tray icon**: When the Bitwarden desktop app is first started, show an icon in the system tray instead of opening the window. - **Start automatically on login**: Start the Bitwarden desktop app automatically when you log in to your computer. - **Allow browser integration**: (non-Safari) Allow Bitwarden browser extensions to [integrate with the desktop app](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/biometrics/#set-up-biometrics-for-browser-extension/) for biometric unlock. On Safari, integration is available without activating this option. - **Require verification for browser integration**: Require [fingerprint phrase](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/fingerprint-phrase/) confirmation when establishing the integration between Bitwarden desktop app and browser extension. - **Use hardware acceleration**: Turn this option off if you experience graphical or performance issues. - **Enable SSH agent**: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to act as an [SSH agent](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/ssh-agent/). - **Allow screen capture**: Allow the Bitwarden desktop app to appear in screenshots and screen sharing. When off, the desktop app will be invisible in most screenshots and when screen sharing. - **Theme**: Switch between light mode, dark mode, or align Bitwarden with your system default. - **Language**: Choose the language used by the Bitwarden desktop app.