# Change default Settings view

The default Settings view is a UI that sits on top of a JSON file. While the UI is helpful for finding things, it makes it hard to see all your settings at once. For this reason, I set the default Settings view to JSON.

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The JSON view shows you every setting you have customized. To make this the default Settings view\...

* Open Settings (**Cmd/Ctrl + ,**)
* Search for "default settings"
* Change the "Workbench > Settings: Editor" to "json"

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If you find that you like the search functionality of the Settings UI (as I sometimes do), you can map a keyboard shortcut that will open that view. I map mine to **Cmd/Ctrl + Opt/Alt + ,**. It's very similar to the default Settings shortcut (**Cmd/Ctrl + ,**), but with the Option/Alt modifier key thrown in.

* Open the Command Palette (**Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + P**)
* Select "Preferences: Open Keyboard Shortcuts"

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* Search for "open settings"
* Select "Preferences: Open Settings (UI)

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* Press the **Cmd/Ctrl + Opt/Alt .+ ,** all together

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