> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.daily.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

---
title: "Preferences settings"
url: https://docs.daily.dev/preferences/
description: "Customize your daily.dev experience with preferences like reading streaks, link behavior, and companion widget for a personalized feed."
lastUpdated: "2024-12-04T12:20:12+01:00"
---

!["Preferences"](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1724399519/docs-v2/699dcb1d-8bcc-481f-8ef3-3f2cbc80b15f.png)

The preferences options allow you to fine-tune your **daily.dev** experience by toggling various features on or off. Currently, available options include:

- Show reading streaks
- Open links in a new tab
- Show custom shortcuts
- Show feed sorting menu
- Enable companion

### Accessibility

- Automatically dismiss notifications

## Show reading streaks

By default, daily.dev displays your reading streaks in the top right corner of your feed. If you’d prefer to hide your reading streaks, set the `Show reading streaks` toggle switch to `off`.

## Open links in a new tab

When you click a post link on your feed using the `Read post` button, daily.dev will open that post in a new tab by default. To have posts open in the current tab instead, set the `Open links in new tab` toggle switch to `off`.

## Show custom shortcuts

Enable this option to access custom shortcuts at the top center of your feed.

![Enable custom shortcuts on daily.dev](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1724399755/docs-v2/dfd3d9aa-1cec-4d0d-b340-0913c8b9ea6b.png)

## Show feed sorting menu

Turning this toggle switch on adds a dropdown menu to the My Feed and Popular Feed sections, enabling sorting by `Date` or by `Recommended`, as shown below:

![Feed sorting menu on daily.dev](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1724399859/docs-v2/ea9b06cd-b59c-4ccb-a420-cda7bba7e75e.png)

## Enable Companion widget

Switching this toggle to `on` activates the [companion widget for daily.dev](https://docs.daily.dev/the-companion/), while setting it to `off` deactivates the widget.

The companion widget enhances your experience by allowing you to bookmark, comment, and upvote directly on the original post. To activate this widget, click on the **companion button** in the top-right corner of the daily.dev menu bar, as seen below:

![Companion widget activation icon on daily.dev](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1695752806/docs-v2/Companion-widget-icon.png)

Then click on the `Activate companion` button in the description box:

![Activate companion widget on daily.dev](https://daily-now-res.cloudinary.com/image/upload/v1695752390/docs-v2/Activate-companion.png)

You will then be asked to grant additional permissions to display the companion widget directly on the original post.