Settings

The Settings panel allows you to customize Kanji Master’s appearance, behavior, and file paths.

To open it, click the gear icon (⚙) on the far right of the top navigation bar.

Files & Data

This section manages paths to external resource files. It is useful if you want to use custom community translations or switch between different language packs.

• Language (TOML) – Path to the UI translation file (localization.toml).
• Kanji Localization (JSON) – Path to the kanji meanings and examples file (kanji-localization.json).

Managing files: Click the 📂 Select button next to a path to choose a different file via your system’s file explorer. The application will instantly load the new file.

Appearance

Customize the visual presentation of the application to suit your monitor size and reading preferences:

• Interface font size – Adjusts the size of buttons, menus, and standard text. (Range: 12px — 32px)
• Kanji font size – Adjusts the size of kanji characters displayed inside lists and cards. (Range: 20px — 120px)
• Kanji animation speed – Controls how fast the strokes are drawn in the Kanji Detail tab. Moves on a logarithmic scale (from 0.1x to 5.0x).

Behavior

• Focus on search when opening If enabled, whenever you open a new Home tab, your cursor will be automatically placed in the search box. Highly recommended for keyboard-heavy users.
• Show kanji meaning Toggles the display of kanji meanings underneath the characters in the search results and kanji lists. Turn this off if you want to use the lists for strict memory recall testing!

Tools

• Create default localization file Clicking this button opens a save dialog to generate a fresh, default localization.toml template. This is incredibly useful for translators who want to create a new UI language pack from scratch without guessing the required TOML keys.

Note: All changes made in the settings panel are automatically saved to your config.toml file the moment you close the window.