> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Settings > Where your projects are saved, and other app-wide choices. Open Settings with **Command + ,** or the gear in the top-right corner of the Projects screen. ![The Settings screen on the Storage tab](https://mintcdn.com/cutaway-docs/XxDikROkCqqX_dyv/images/screens/settings.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=XxDikROkCqqX_dyv\&q=85\&s=04b34a6f90a20a3cf2edb9c65b8be5e4) | Tab | What's in it | | - | - | | **Storage** | Where your projects and exports are saved, what happens when you import a file, online background photos, and space used by caches. | | **Processing** | The [AI helpers](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/ai/set-up-ai.md), your notes for the AI, what is allowed to leave your Mac, and how speech is turned into text. | | **AI generation** | Your ElevenLabs or fal.ai key, for making voiceovers, music, sound effects, pictures and video with AI. See [Make voice, music and pictures with AI](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/edit/ai-generation.md). | | **AI tools** | Let Claude Code or Codex make videos in Cutaway. See [Use Cutaway from Claude or Codex](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/ai/make-videos-from-claude-or-codex.md). | | **Recording** | The countdown, the shortcut that starts recording, and what a recording saves. | | **Accessibility** | Less motion in the app, and bigger transcript text. | | **Shortcuts** | Change any [keyboard shortcut](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md). | | **Presets** | Looks you've saved to reuse, and which one new projects start with. | | **About** | Which version of Cutaway you have, and what isn't in Cutaway yet. | ## Where your work is saved * **Projects**: in the **Cutaway** folder inside your **Movies** folder. * **Exports**: in the **Cutaway Exports** folder inside your **Movies** folder. You can change both under **Storage**. Press **Change…** next to **Project library** (for projects) or **YouTube packages** (for exports). > [!NOTE] > > Changing **Project library** only affects new projects. Projects you already have stay where they are. ## When you import a file Under **Storage → Imported media**: * **Copy into the project** (recommended): your project keeps working even if you move or delete the original file. Uses more space. * **Leave it where it is**: saves space, but the project needs the original file to stay put. ## Online background photos Also under **Storage**, **Online background photos** lets the Background tab search Unsplash for photos. It's optional. You need a free key from Unsplash: paste it into **Unsplash access key** and press **Save**. Only your search words are sent to Unsplash. ## Free up space Under **Storage → Derived caches**, you can see how much space a project's stills, previews and analysis use. Press **Clear derived caches** to delete them. Your recordings, edit and thumbnails are safe. Cutaway makes the caches again when it needs them. > [!TIP] > > Open a project first. The cache size only shows for the project you have open. ## Processing **Processing** is where you set up AI and speech-to-text. * **AI on this Mac**: choose which **AI app** Cutaway uses: **Automatic**, **Claude Code** or **Codex**. You can also set which model each one uses, and where it's installed. Most people leave these as they are. See [Set up AI](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/ai/set-up-ai.md). * **Playbooks**: the guidance Cutaway gives the AI for **Editing**, **Titles** and **Thumbnails**. Press **Read playbook** to see it. Type in **Add your own notes** (for example, "always sentence case") and press **Save notes**. * **What leaves this Mac**: exactly what is sent to the AI company, what is never sent, and how long it's kept. * **Transcription**: how your speech is turned into text. This always happens on your Mac. Pick an **Engine**: **Automatic**, **Apple on-device speech** or **Whisper model file**. **Automatic** is best for most people. Set **Spoken language** to the language you speak in your videos. * **Analytics**: Cutaway collects no analytics. There's nothing to turn off. ## AI tools **AI tools** lets Claude Code or Codex make videos in Cutaway for you. 1. Turn on **Let AI tools control Cutaway**. 2. Press **Connect** next to Claude Code or Codex. If it's already connected, the button says **Connect again**. Using a different AI app? **Add it by hand** shows a command you can copy into it. See [Use Cutaway from Claude or Codex](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/ai/make-videos-from-claude-or-codex.md). ## Recording * **Countdown**: how long Cutaway waits after you press record: **None**, **3 seconds**, **5 seconds** or **10 seconds**. * **Global shortcut**: **Control + Option + Command + R** starts or stops a recording from any app. * **What a recording keeps**: a reminder of what Cutaway saves. For example, your screen, cameras and sound are saved as separate files, so you can edit each one. ## Accessibility * **Reduce motion in the app**: turns off movement in Cutaway's own screens. Your video's zooms and transitions don't change. * **Transcript text size**: makes the words in the Transcript panel bigger or smaller. ## Shortcuts Click any shortcut, then press the new keys. See [Keyboard shortcuts](https://cutaway-docs.mintlify.site/help/keyboard-shortcuts.md). ## Presets A **preset** saves a look: background, frame, cursor, camera and caption style, motion and pacing. It never saves your cuts. 1. Open a project you like the look of. 2. Under **Save the current look**, type a name and press **Save preset**. Under **Your presets**: * **Apply** gives the open project that look. * **Make default** uses it for every new project. * The **trash** button deletes the preset. ## About **About** shows which version of Cutaway you have. **What is not here yet** lists things Cutaway can't do yet, like share links or recording HDR. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.