Opens via File › Preferences.
Controls QtFRED editor settings. Changes take effect immediately; there is no Apply button.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Move ships with arrow keys | When enabled, the arrow keys nudge selected objects in the viewport instead of scrolling the view. |
| Check for errors on save | Runs the built-in mission error checker automatically each time the mission is saved. |
| Show SEXP help tooltips | Displays documentation tooltips when hovering over SEXP nodes in the condition and action trees. |
| Dark mode | Switches the editor UI to a dark color theme. |
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| Grid plane | Which plane the editor grid lies on: XZ (horizontal), XY, or YZ. |
| Grid center | The world-space coordinates of the grid's center point. |
| Reset grid | Resets the grid plane and center to defaults. |
Lists every editor action alongside its current keyboard shortcut. Click a shortcut field and press a new key combination to rebind it. Conflicts are highlighted. Bindings are saved per-user and persist across sessions.