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Appearance & Workspace

Admins can tailor how CompassDocs looks and behaves from Settings → Workspace. These settings are stored in the database (not the environment) and apply to everyone.

Branding

Section titled “Branding”

  • Company name — replaces “CompassDocs” in the sidebar, on the login screen, in the browser tab title, and in the Ask feature (“Ask Acme”).

  • Logo — three ways to set it; when set, it replaces the default compass mark everywhere (sidebar, login screen, public site):

    • Use a website’s icon — type your company site (e.g. yourcompany.com) and CompassDocs fetches its favicon and stores a copy, so it keeps working even if the site changes.
    • Upload an image — PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP, or ICO up to 1 MB; square images look best. (SVG isn’t accepted, for the same script-safety reason as attachments.)
    • Image URL — paste a direct link (or data: URL) to a hosted image.

    Fetched and uploaded logos live in the uploads volume, are covered by your backups, and apply immediately; Remove logo returns to the compass mark.

  • Accent color — pick one of the presets or any custom hex, and the whole product re-tints: buttons, links, focus rings, highlights, and subtle surfaces, in both light and dark themes, on the login page, and on the public site. CompassDocs derives the full light→dark color ramp from your single brand color, so everything stays legible.

A live preview shows how your brand will appear as you type.

Date & time

Section titled “Date & time”

Absolute timestamps (for example on the version-history timeline) are rendered according to your workspace preferences:

  • Timezone — any IANA timezone (e.g. America/New_York). Timestamps are stored in UTC and displayed in this zone.
  • Date format — choose from:
    • Medium — Jul 12, 2026
    • Long — July 12, 2026
    • ISO — 2026-07-12
    • US — 07/12/2026
    • European — 12/07/2026
  • Time format — 24-hour (14:05) or 12-hour (2:05 PM).

Theme

Section titled “Theme”

CompassDocs supports Light, Dark, and Auto themes, chosen from the switcher in the sidebar footer. Auto follows the visitor’s operating-system preference and updates live when it changes. The choice is remembered per device (stored in the browser), and the correct theme is applied before the page paints, so there’s no flash on load.

Session timeout

Section titled “Session timeout”

Set the idle session timeout — how long a signed-in user can be inactive before being logged out — anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 days. Sessions use a sliding window: each request extends the expiry, so active users stay signed in and only genuinely idle sessions expire.

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