# Settings & Account

Manage your profile, security, notifications, appearance, and privacy from the Settings page. Access it via the sidebar or the user menu in the top-right corner.

## Profile

### Display Name

Your name shown to collaborators, in comments, and on the forum.

### Avatar

Choose an avatar style (DiceBear) and customize the seed. Your avatar appears in presence indicators, comments, and the forum.

### Handle

A unique @handle used for mentions in notes and the forum. Must be lowercase, alphanumeric.

## Security & 2FA

### Password

Change your password from the Security tab. You'll need to enter your current password first. Password strength is validated in real-time.

### Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)

Enable TOTP-based 2FA for extra security. Scan the QR code with your authenticator app (Google Authenticator, Authy, etc.) and enter the 6-digit code to verify. You can set this up during onboarding or later in Settings → Security.

**Save your recovery codes!** When you enable 2FA, store the recovery codes somewhere safe. If you lose access to your authenticator app, recovery codes are your only way back in.

## Notification Preferences

Control which notifications you receive in-app and via email:

- Project shared with you
- Share invite accepted
- Team member added/removed
- Role changes
- Forum reply notifications
- Weekly digest email

## Appearance

Choose between **Light**, **Dark**, and **System** theme modes. The toggle is available in the navbar on every page, and also in Settings → Preferences.

## Privacy & Data

Your data is stored securely on Appwrite Cloud. All connections use TLS encryption.

From the Privacy tab you can:

- View your active sessions and revoke them
- Download your data export
- Delete your account and all associated data

## Billing & Subscription

The **Billing** tab shows your current plan, billing period, AI credit usage, and subscription status. From here you can upgrade, downgrade, cancel, switch billing periods, and purchase AI credit packs.

See the full [Pricing & Billing guide](/content/help/pricing-billing/index.html) for plan details and AI credit information.

## Language & Region

Change your interface language and region from **Settings → Language**. Your preference syncs across devices. See the [Languages & i18n guide](/content/help/languages/index.html) for details.