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Overview

The Account settings page allows you to customize your profile, manage sessions, and control your account data.

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Profile Settings

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Display Name

Your display name is shown to other users across all rooms and spaces.
  1. Navigate to Settings > Account
  2. Find the Display Name field under Profile
  3. Enter your desired name
  4. Click Save to update

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Avatar

Set a profile picture that appears throughout the app:
  1. Click Upload under the Avatar section
  2. Select an image file from your device
  3. Use the image editor to crop and adjust
  4. The image uploads automatically after editing
To remove your avatar, click Remove next to the Upload button.

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Profile Banner

Add a banner image to your profile (compatible with Commet format):
  • Click Upload Banner to add a new banner
  • Preview appears immediately
  • Click Remove to delete your banner

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Extended Profile

Sable supports additional profile fields: Global Name Color
  • Set a custom color for your username across all rooms
  • Uses the moe.sable.app.name_color field
  • Can be overridden by room-specific colors
Pronouns
  • Add up to 3 pronoun sets (desktop) or 1 (mobile)
  • Follows MSC4247 format
  • Uses io.fsky.nyx.pronouns field
  • Displays as pills next to your name
Timezone
  • Set your timezone to help others know when you’re available
  • Uses both us.cloke.msc4175.tz and m.tz fields
  • Must be a valid timezone identifier
Bio
  • Write a biography up to 1024 characters
  • Supports HTML formatting via the editor
  • Compatible with both Sable and Commet formats
  • Uses moe.sable.app.bio and chat.commet.profile_bio fields

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Account Switcher

The account switcher can be disabled in your config.json file by setting "accountSwitcher": false.
The account switcher allows you to manage multiple Matrix accounts within Sable:
  • Switch between accounts without logging out
  • Each account maintains its own session
  • Added in version 1.0.0 by TastelessVoid

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Matrix ID

Your Matrix ID section displays:
  • Your full Matrix user ID
  • Server information
  • Account creation details

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Contact Information

Manage email addresses and other contact methods associated with your account.

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Blocked Users

View and manage users you’ve blocked:
  1. Navigate to Account > Block Users
  2. See a list of all blocked users
  3. Click to unblock any user
This section was previously located under Notifications settings.

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Sessions Management

Manage active sessions and devices connected to your account. See Security for detailed device and session management.

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Backup and Restore

Sable provides both cloud and local backup options for your encryption keys:

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Cloud Backup

Automatically backs up your encryption keys to your homeserver:
  • Enabled after device verification
  • Allows message access on new devices
  • Protected by your security key/passphrase

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Local Backup

  1. Navigate to Settings > Devices > Local Backup
  2. Click Expand under “Export Messages Data”
  3. Create and confirm a password
  4. Click Export
  5. Save the cinny-keys.txt file securely
Store this file safely! It contains your encryption keys and is protected only by your chosen password.
  1. Navigate to Settings > Devices > Local Backup
  2. Click Import under “Import Messages Data”
  3. Select your cinny-keys.txt file
  4. Enter the password you used during export
  5. Click Decrypt
Your message history will be accessible once decryption completes.

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Account Capabilities

Some profile features may be restricted by your homeserver:
  • Avatar uploads can be disabled via m.set_avatar_url capability
  • Display name changes can be disabled via m.set_displayname capability
If these features are disabled, the respective controls will be grayed out.

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