# Profile and Preferences

To manage your profile and preferences, click on your avatar in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
From here, you can manage a couple aspects of your account:

## Profile

To update your profile, you must first authenticate yourself by entering your current password.
After that, you can update your name and email, and set a new password.
Leaving the New Password field blank will keep your current password intact.

:::tip Pick a strong password
Koel enforces a strong password policy. 
Make sure to pick a password that is at least 10 characters long and contains a mix of letters, numbers, and special characters.
Your password will also be checked against a list of leaked passwords for extra security.
:::

## Themes

At the time of this writing, Koel comes with 17 themes built-in. You can activate a theme simply by clicking on it. The new theme will be applied immediately.

![Theme selection](../assets/img/themes.webp)

More themes are to be added in the future, along with the ability to create your own theme.

## Preferences

Koel allows you to set a couple of preferences:

* Whether to show a notification whenever a new song starts playing
* Whether to confirm before closing Koel’s browser tab
* Whether to show a translucent, blurred overlay of the current album’s art
* Whether to transcode music on the fly (mobile only, useful if you have a slow network connection)
* Whether to set your uploaded music as public by default <PlusBadge />

These preferences are saved immediately upon change and synced across all of your devices.

## Service Integration Statuses

If your Koel installation is [integrated](../service-integrations) with any external services, such as Last.fm or Spotify, you can see their statuses here along with the ability to connect or disconnect them when applicable.