Settings

Settings are split into six tabs: Automation, Management, Security, Window, Tray, and About.

Automation

Auto Cleanup

• Toggle automatic cleanup after bulk operations
• Set how many previous versions of each package to keep
• Toggle removal of outdated caches
• Clear cache on uninstall: automatically removes cached installers when a package is uninstalled

Background Operations

• Toggle to run all installs/updates/uninstalls in the background by default (enabled for new installs)
• Operations show progress in a bar at the bottom of the screen
• VT scans still open the modal since they need your input

Bucket Auto Updater

• Pick an update interval: off, 1h, 6h, 24h, 7d, or a custom interval in seconds
• Optionally auto-update packages after bucket updates finish
• The scheduler persists across restarts. If enough time passed while rScoop was closed, it runs immediately on launch
• Debug mode (see Window tab) unlocks rapid test intervals like 10 seconds

Management

Scoop Configuration

• Shows the detected Scoop root path
• Override it if you use a non-standard install location

Held Packages

• Lists packages you’ve locked to a specific version
• Remove holds directly from here

Export & Import

• Export your entire rScoop + Scoop setup to a portable JSON file
• Import on a new machine to rebuild the same setup
• Profile groups include Full profile (everything), Scoop-compatible (apps + buckets only), Just preferences, and Custom
• Import does not uninstall anything. It queues apps for background install, clones buckets, and merges settings
• Profiles are plain JSON with a versioned schema, so they can live in a dotfiles repo

Security

VirusTotal Integration

• Enter your VirusTotal API key to enable pre-install scanning
• Toggle auto-scan: when enabled, rScoop scans first and only proceeds if clean
• Set a threat tolerance (max detection count). Anything above gets blocked

Window

Theme

• Switch between light and dark themes (uses daisyUI themes under the hood)

Language

• Pick your UI language. Translations are managed through Crowdin
• English, German, and Simplified Chinese are complete; other languages need contributors

Window Behavior

• Toggle close-to-tray vs. actually exiting when you close the window

Startup

• Enable or disable starting rScoop automatically on Windows boot

Default Launch Page

• Pick which page rScoop opens to (Search, Installed, Buckets, Doctor, or Settings)

Debug Mode

• Shows a debug button with cache state and system info
• Unlocks rapid test intervals for the auto-update scheduler

Tray

Tray Menu

• Pin your favorite Scoop apps to the top of the tray menu
• Hide apps you never launch from the tray
• Edit the tray label, icon visibility, and app ordering
• The tray uses executable icons from each app so entries are easier to recognize

About

• Current rScoop version and links to GitHub
• Manual update check (skipped if you installed via Scoop)
• Release notes for available updates
• Log viewer for inspecting recent operations