The Navigator Preferences dialog contains configuration settings for Navigator. This page defines each option in the Preferences dialog. To open Preferences:
Open the File menu and click Preferences.

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Preference definitions

Anaconda.org API domain The API endpoint used to connect to channels and install packages from Anaconda.org. This endpoint, https://api.anaconda.org, is filled in by default.
You must verify your Anaconda.org email address to connect Navigator to Anaconda.org.
PSM On-prem API domain The API endpoint used to connect to channels and install packages from your instance of Package Security Manager On-prem. Enterprise 4 Repository API domain The API endpoint used to connect to channels and install packages from your Repo 4 server. Enable SSL verification Enable or disable SSL verification. SSL verification is enabled by default.
Disabling SSL verification is not recommended for security reasons.
SSL certificate path The path to an SSL certificate that can be used to verify SSL connections. (Optional) Default conda environment Select an environment to open by default when starting Navigator. Your base environment is selected by default. Quality improvement reporting Choose to provide personally non-identifiable information to help improve Navigator. This reporting is enabled by default. Enable offline mode Enable or disable offline mode. Offline mode is disabled by default. For more information on offline mode, see Enabling offline mode. Enable dark mode Enable or disable a darker theme for Navigator. Hide offline mode dialog Hide or show the Offline Mode announcement dialog when offline mode is enabled. This can be forced by selecting Enable offline mode or can occur when Navigator detects that internet access is unavailable. This dialog is hidden by default. Hide quit dialog Hide or show the dialog that appears when exiting Navigator. This dialog appears by default. Hide update dialog on startup Hide or show the Update Application dialog that appears when Navigator detects a new version is available. This dialog appears by default. Hide running applications dialog Hide or show the Close running applications dialog that appears when you attempt to close Navigator with applications running. This dialog prompts you to select any running applications you want to close along with Navigator. Hide “what’s new” dialog on startup Hide or show the What’s new dialog that appears when you open Navigator. Enable high DPI scaling Enable or disable high DPI scaling. This option can be useful if Navigator isn’t displaying correctly on some high DPI screens. High DPI scaling is disabled by default. Show application startup error messages Hide or show any error messages that occur when starting Navigator. These error messages appear by default, if any errors occur. Show hidden PSM On-prem channels Hide or show all available channels on a connected Package Security Manager On-prem instance. Only your Package Security Manager On-prem account channels are visible by default. Anaconda AI Navigator path Set the Anaconda AI Navigator path if not installed in the default location. PyCharm Community path Set the PyCharm Community Edition path if it was not installed in the default location. PyCharm path Set the PyCharm path if it was not installed in the default location. VS Code path Set the Visual Studio Code path if it was not installed in the default location. Configure Navigator Make changes to the Navigator configuration file (anaconda-navigator.ini). Configure Conda Make change to the conda configuration file (.condarc).
Be careful when changing values directly in the configuration files for Navigator or conda. Incorrect configuration can cause issues with these products.
Reset to defaults Click to reset all preferences to defaults. Cancel Click to cancel any changes. Apply Click to apply any changes. Editing Navigator and conda configuration files