Settings & Preferences
OpenFlowKit offers customizable settings across three areas: Canvas preferences, AI configuration, and Keyboard shortcuts.
Accessing Settings
Section titled “Accessing Settings”Click the Settings option from the home screen navigation, or press Cmd+, (Mac) / Ctrl+, (Windows) when inside an editor to open the Settings modal.
Canvas Settings
Section titled “Canvas Settings”The Canvas tab controls how the editor behaves:
- Snap to Grid: Toggle whether nodes snap to a grid when moved
- Snap to Objects: Toggle whether nodes snap to other nodes and edges
- Auto-fit View: Choose whether the canvas automatically fits content on load
- Minimap: Toggle the minimap visibility in the bottom corner
- Connection Line: Choose between smoothstep, straight, or bezier connection lines
These preferences persist across sessions and apply to all diagrams.
AI Settings
Section titled “AI Settings”The AI tab configures how Flowpilot generates diagrams:
Supported Providers
Section titled “Supported Providers”- OpenAI (GPT-4o, GPT-4o mini)
- Anthropic (Claude 3.5 Sonnet, Claude 3 Haiku)
- Google (Gemini 1.5 Pro, Gemini 1.5 Flash)
Configuration Options
Section titled “Configuration Options”- Select Provider: Choose your preferred AI provider from the dropdown
- Enter API Key: Paste your API key for the selected provider
- Key Persistence: Choose whether the key persists across browser sessions or is cleared when the tab closes
If you don’t have an API key, visit the provider’s website to create one. OpenFlowKit does not require any server-side configuration — all AI requests go directly from your browser to the provider.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”- Key not working: Verify the key is valid and has API access
- Rate limits: Check the provider’s dashboard for usage limits
- Model availability: Some models may not be available in all regions
Keyboard Shortcuts
Section titled “Keyboard Shortcuts”The Shortcuts tab displays all available keyboard shortcuts organized by category:
- Essentials: Undo, redo, select all, delete, clear selection
- Manipulation: Multi-select, selection box, duplicate, copy, paste
- Nodes: Mindmap navigation, rename, quick create
- Navigation: Select tool, hand tool, pan, zoom, fit view
- Help: Keyboard shortcuts modal, command bar, search
Shortcuts automatically adapt to Mac or Windows — Cmd becomes Ctrl on Windows, and Opt becomes Alt.