What are workspace settings?
Each workspace has its own independent settings for appearance, authorship, and publishing. Changes you make in one workspace don't affect your others.
To access settings: Open a workspace → Click Settings at the bottom of the left sidebar
Workspace information
Workspace Name
Change your workspace name at any time. Names don't need to be unique across your workspaces.
Description
Add a description to help you remember what the workspace is for. Appears on your dashboard under the workspace name.
Author/Pen Name
Set the author name for this workspace. Appears in:
- Exported documents (EPUB, PDF metadata)
- Public share links
Be Mindful
Workspace descriptions and pen names are currently visible on live share links and cannot be hidden.
If you do not want this information displayed publicly, leave these fields empty while using share links. You can add them later before exporting.
The ability to hide this information on share links will be available in a future update.
Appearance
Cover Image
Upload a cover image for your workspace.
Where it appears:
- Workspace dashboard
- Public share links
- EPUB exports (if selected during export)
Specs:
- Max file size: 10MB
- Formats: JPG, PNG, WebP
Typeface
The font chosen when a workspace is created remains the default for unformatted text. To change the font for a word, selection, or newly typed text, use the font menu in the editor toolbar. Choose Default there to return selected text to the workspace font.
Dark Mode
Choose Light, Dark, or System (follows your device preference).
Paper Mode
Add a subtle paper texture to your editor background. Purely aesthetic—doesn't affect functionality or exports.
Editor toolbar
Show or hide the formatting toolbar above the editor.
Automatic paragraph indentation
Choose whether pressing Enter starts each new paragraph with four spaces. This is enabled by default and can be turned off independently in each workspace.
Modes
The Modes settings tab combines Focus and Reading preferences. You can also open this tab from Settings in the Modes dropdown in the workspace top bar.
Focus mode
Configure whether Focus mode:
- Hides the editor toolbar
- Dims blocks away from the cursor
- Keeps the active line near the center with typewriter scrolling
Reading mode
Reading settings appear only in Book workspaces. Choose between:
- Continuous reading — the manuscript flows in reading order
- Book preview — a cover followed by paginated two-page spreads
Continuous reading can use the editor measure or a novel-page measure. Book preview uses a 6 × 9 page proportion.
Publishing connections
Publishing accounts are connected from Account Settings → Integrations and are shared across your workspaces. Scribeist supports WordPress, Ghost, Dev.to, Hashnode, Beehiiv, Micro.blog, and HubSpot.
Settings sync
- Settings are independent per workspace - each workspace has its own starting font, cover image, editor behavior, and mode preferences
- Settings sync across devices - changes apply everywhere you use Scribeist
- Account-level integrations, including publishing connections, are shared across workspaces