Every page in the left-hand menu groups related controls so you can find what you need quickly and keep Perplexity working the way you want.
You can find your account settings at perplexity.ai/account/details or by clicking your avatar in the bottom right corner and selecting "All Settings".
Account
The Account page is where you manage your identity, subscription, and sign-in sessions.
Change avatar: Upload a profile picture shown across Perplexity.
Full Name: Set the display name that appears on your profile.
Username: Change your unique handle used to identify you.
Email: View the email address linked to your account.
Your Subscription: See your current plan (e.g., Enterprise Max) and click Manage to explore features or change plans.
Support → Contact: Reach out to the Perplexity team for help.
Sign out: End your session on this browser.
Sign out of all sessions: Log out of every device and browser you're signed in on — useful if a device is lost.
Delete account: Learn how to permanently remove your account and data.
Preferences
Preferences controls how Perplexity looks and how the AI responds to you.
Theme: Switch between Light, Dark, or System (follows your OS).
Answer font: Choose the font style for AI response text.
Language: Set the language used for the user interface.
Preferred response language: Choose the language Perplexity uses when replying.
Autosuggest: Turn tab-complete and dropdown suggestions on or off while typing.
Keyboard shortcut hints: Display shortcuts as symbols (⌘⇧) or full key names (Cmd+Shift).
Image generation model: Pick the default model for image creation (e.g., Nano Banana Pro).
Video generation model: Pick the default model for video creation.
AI data retention: Control whether your data is retained. Enterprise customers are automatically excluded from model-provider training.
Personalization
Personalization is where you give Perplexity context about you so responses feel tailored.
Your occupation: Add your role (e.g., engineer, student) to shape tone and depth.
Company name: Include your workplace for relevant context.
Date of Birth: Managed separately for age-appropriate results.
Gender: Optional context you can manage.
Custom instructions: Free-text field for preferences, interests, and style.
Share location: Opt in to precise location for location-aware answers.
Response Length: Set default verbosity (short, default, long).
Headers and Lists: Choose how answers are structured.
Assistant
The Assistant page configures the Perplexity Assistant for email, calendar, and meetings.
Full name: Used in email signatures and calendar invites sent by the Assistant.
Organization: Company name shown on invites.
Accounts: Link Gmail with Calendar or Outlook so the Assistant can search messages and manage events.
Conferencing: Connect Zoom to create and manage meetings.
Scheduling: Control how the Assistant proposes and books times.
Shortcuts
Shortcuts have moved to Skills.
Go to Skills: Opens the new Skills experience, which replaces the legacy Shortcuts feature.
Notifications
Set up proactive, recurring updates from Perplexity.
Create a Scheduled Search: Enter a prompt (e.g., "Send me a daily summary of AI news"), pick a model, and save.
Scheduled Searches: See active, paused, and completed searches with cadence (Daily, Weekly) and next run time.
+ New schedule: Add another recurring search.
Price Alerts: Get notified when a stock or cryptocurrency hits a target price.
Usage and credits
Track your credit balance and where credits are being spent.
Available credits: Your current balance.
Request more: Ask your admin or Perplexity for additional credits.
Org-refill: When enabled, credits top up automatically once the balance falls below a threshold.
Credit grants: A table listing each grant with date granted, expiry, and amount.
Credit usage tiles: See consumption this cycle split into Text, Image, Video, and Audio.
Thread-level usage: Per-thread log showing which queries used the most credits.
Connectors
Connectors link third-party tools to Perplexity so you can search across them and take action.
Search all connectors: Find a specific integration.
Discover / All / Connected / Available: Filter the catalogue by state.
All categories: Narrow by type (Creative, Communication, and more).
+ Custom connector: Build your own integration.
Connected: Manage active connections (e.g., Google Drive, Gmail with Calendar, OneDrive).
Popular: Quick access to Sharepoint, Dropbox, and Box.
Creative: BioRender, Twitch, Canva Enterprise.
Communication: Outlook, Microsoft Teams, SMSTools.
API Platform
API Platform: An external link that opens the developer platform in a new tab, where you can generate API keys, monitor usage, and browse docs.