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Easily configure CANVID to your needs. Adjust general preferences, recording options, hotkeys, and view app details to personalize your recording experience.
Lorenz Cruz
October 2, 2025
CANVID lets you configure the app to match your preferences. To access Settings, click the menu at the top left and select Settings.
Opening the Settings Panel by clicking the main menu at the top-right of the app
General
General settings allow you to manage the app’s core preferences:
General Settings showing options for system tray, startup, theme, and language
Minimize to system tray – Keep the app running in the background when you close the main window.
Launch at startup – Automatically start the app when you log in.
Theme – Choose between Light, Dark, or System mode.
Language – Available in English, Dansk, French, and Japanese.
Recording
Recording settings let you customize advanced AI and encoding options:
CANVID Recording Settings showing options related to Webcam Background AI, Blocking OS Notifications, Screen Recording Framerate, and Automatic Zoom Detection
Prepare Webcam Background AI while recording – Process webcam effects (blur, replace, or remove) during recording to save time.
Block OS notifications while recording – Prevent notifications from appearing so they don’t interrupt your recording.
Screen Recording Frame Rate – Allows you to change the framerate of the actual recording to 30 FPS or 60 FPS. A higher setting will be more demanding to your system.
Automatic Zoom Detection – Choose a setting for when the the app will automatically create zoom blocks when clicking during recording
All Clicks (Default) – Generate a zoom with every click
Long Clicks (1s) – Generate a zoom only when a click is held for more than 1 second
Ctrl+Click – Generate a zoom only when the Ctrl key is held
The three Automatic Zoom Detection options available
Tip: You can also access Recording Settings quickly by clicking the Recording Options icon at the top.
Hotkeys
Set up keyboard shortcuts for faster access to key features:
CANVID Hotkeys Settings showing some of the shortcuts you can set
New Recording – Ctrl + Shift + S
New Display Recording – Ctrl + Shift + D
New Window Recording – Ctrl + Shift + F
Open Last Project – None
You can customize the hotkeys to your preferred key combination. Be sure they don’t overlap with other shortcuts already active on your system.
Modifying an existing hotkey for starting a new recording
Advanced
These should only be enabled if recommended by the CANVID support team:
Advanced Settings options are enabled only when required by CANVID Support during troubleshooting
