Your Glean home page is fully customizable to match your workflow, aesthetic preferences, and productivity needs. Here’s a guide to the settings available under Home Page Preferences, and what each one does.
  1. Go to the Glean Home Page: Use app.glean.com
  2. Open the Settings Panel: Click the user menu settings (slider filter icon) on the top right side of the homepage
You will see a drawer open on the right hand side containing all the customization options.

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Appearance

Choose how your home page looks and feels.

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Theme

  • Light: A bright, classic look.
  • Dark: A sleek, low-light theme that’s easy on the eyes.
  • System: Automatically matches your operating system’s light or dark mode setting.

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Wallpaper

Choose from a variety of static and scenic wallpapers to personalize your background.
  • Tap any image to apply it.
  • To remove wallpaper, select the blank option in the top-left.
  • Surprise me: Check this box to cycle through a new wallpaper every day.

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Layout

Customize how content is displayed on your home page.
  • Simple: A minimal and focused layout—great if you prefer a clean workspace.
  • Informational (default): Displays helpful widgets like your calendar, mentions, trending content, and more.

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General

Control basic behavior of the Glean home page.
  • Use Glean as new tab page: When toggled on, Glean will appear every time you open a new tab in your browser.
  • Show bookmarks bar: Toggle this to show or hide the bookmarks bar for quick access to saved links.
  • Show shortcuts: Toggle this to show or hide shortcuts to commonly visited pages or apps.

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Default composer selection

Choose the default mode for the composer (the box where you type search queries or chat prompts) each time you load the Home Page. This gives you faster access to your preferred workflow, whether you’re a search power user or rely on Glean Assistant for chat.
  • Search (default): Composer defaults to a search mode—ideal if you primarily use Glean for quick lookups.
  • Chat : Composer opens ready for a conversation with Glean’s assistant.
  • Sticky: Glean will remember your last used mode—Search or Chat—and default to that next time.

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Tips

  • Changes take effect immediately—no need to save.
  • You can return to this settings panel anytime to make updates.
  • If you’re not sure what to pick, try “Surprise me” for wallpapers and “Informational” layout for maximum utility.