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Access settings from the gear icon in the sidebar to customize your Coddo experience.

Theme

Choose your preferred appearance:
ThemeDescription
LightClean, bright interface
DarkEasy on the eyes for long coding sessions
SystemAutomatically matches your OS preference

Language

Coddo is available in two languages:
  • Francais (French) - Primary language
  • English - Full translation available
Switch languages instantly from the settings. The entire UI updates immediately.

Providers

Coddo can run tasks and chats with either Claude Code or OpenAI Codex CLI. Authenticate each provider from Settings — the provider step is also part of onboarding and can be skipped if you want to configure it later.
ProviderModels
Claude CodeSonnet 4.6, Opus 4.7, Haiku 4.5
Codex CLIGPT-5.5, GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 Mini, 5.3 Codex, 5.3 Codex Spark

Default models

Set the default model for chats and tasks separately. The default applies when you create a new chat or task — you can always override it per item. You can also jump to the Codex usage view from Settings to track Codex consumption alongside the Claude API usage dashboard.

Execution

Configure how tasks and chats behave by default:
SettingOptionsDescription
Default execution modeWorktree / Direct / Last usedWhich mode new tasks default to
Default chat modeExecution / PlanWhether new chats default to execution or plan mode
Default columnBacklog / Todo / Last usedWhich column new tasks are created in
Concurrency1 to 5Maximum number of worktree tasks running in parallel

Notifications

Coddo sends native OS notifications to keep you informed when the app is in the background:
  • Chat completed — When the agent finishes a response
  • Action required — When the agent needs your input (e.g. a question or approval)
Notifications use your operating system’s native notification center.

Git settings

  • Direct mode auto-commit - Automatically create Git commits when a task in direct mode completes
  • Direct mode branch picker - Show a branch selector when creating tasks in direct mode

Voice dictation

Pick the transcription language Whisper should use for the mic button in chat and task creation. Pinning the language meaningfully improves accuracy on short utterances. See Voice Dictation for the full details.

Account

Signing in with a Coddo account is optional. You only need it for:
  • Voice transcription quota (free tier and subscription)
  • Cross-device account sync of name, avatar, and plan
All project data — chats, tasks, attachments — stays local regardless of account state.

Privacy

Anonymous metrics are opt-in. Toggle them on if you want to help us improve Coddo with anonymized usage data — nothing is sent unless you explicitly enable it.

API usage

A direct link to your Claude API usage dashboard to monitor your consumption. The Codex usage entry takes you to the Codex consumption view in the same way.

Keyboard shortcuts

macOS menu bar shortcuts for common actions:
ShortcutAction
Cmd+NNew chat
Cmd+TNew task
Cmd+Shift+BCreate branch
Cmd+Shift+SToggle sidebar
Cmd+Shift+GOpen Git view
Cmd+Shift+AOpen Statistics view
Cmd+Shift+POpen CLAUDE.md editor

Open with

Open your project in an external application directly from Coddo. Coddo automatically detects installed apps on your machine and organizes them by category:
  • Editors - VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Zed, Sublime Text, JetBrains IDEs (WebStorm, IntelliJ, PyCharm, etc.), Xcode, and more
  • Terminals - Terminal, iTerm, Warp, Alacritty, Kitty, Ghostty, etc.
  • Git clients - Fork, Sourcetree, Tower, GitKraken, GitHub Desktop
Coddo remembers the last app you used and sets it as the default.

Application info

The settings page displays:
  • Current version - Your installed Coddo version
  • Check for updates - Manually check if a newer version is available (also accessible from the macOS menu bar)
  • What’s New - An in-app changelog showing the latest features and changes for each version

Multi-project

All your projects live in a single window. The sidebar includes a project switcher that lets you navigate between projects instantly. You can:
  • Add projects — create new or open existing folders
  • Reorder projects — drag and drop to organize them
  • Switch projects — click to jump between them, each with its own chat, Kanban board, and Git state
Coddo remembers your open projects. When you restart the app, it automatically reopens the projects from your last session.