CONFIG
Some configuration settings are available within PICO-8 and customizable through commands. Watch our video tutorial all about that, also applicable to the free Education Edition.
If you purchased PICO-8 then you have more configuration settings available in the config.txt file. Here is that file from version 0.2.6b.
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// Configuration for pico-8
//
// config.txt is read on startup and saved on exit.
// To generate the default config.txt, delete this file.
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// :: Video Settings
window_size 0 0 // window width, height
screen_size 0 0 // screen width, height (stretched to window)
show_fps 0 // Draw frames per second in the corner
// :: Window Settings
windowed 1 // 1 to start up in windowed mode
window_position -1 -1 // x and y position of window (-1, -1 to let the window manager decide)
frameless 0 // 1 to use a window with no frame
fullscreen_method 1 // 0 maximized window (linux) 1 borderless desktop-sized window 2 hardware fullscreen (warning: erratic behaviour under some drivers)
blit_method 0 // 0 auto 1 software (slower but sometimes more reliable) 2 hardware (can do filtered scaling)
// :: System Settings
foreground_sleep_ms 2 // number of milliseconds to sleep each frame. Try 10 to conserve battery power
background_sleep_ms 10 // number of milliseconds to sleep each frame when running in the background
sessions 74 // number of times program has been run
// (scancode) hold this key down and left-click to simulate right-click
rmb_key 0 // 0 for none 226 for LALT
// Desktop for saving screenshots etc. Defaults to $HOME/Desktop
desktop_path
// 1 to allow controller input even when application is in background
read_controllers_in_background 0
// :: Audio Settings (use "volume" for PICO-8)
sound_volume 192 // 0..256
music_volume 256 // 0..256
// :: usually 1024. Try 2048 if you get choppy sound
mix_buffer_size 1024
// :: map scancodes. Format: 44=47,80=89,.. (scancode a, scancode b -- when press a, generates b)
// run the program with -scancodes to determine which scancodes to use
map_scancodes
use_wget 0 // (Linux) 1 to use wget for downloads instead of libcurl (must be installed)
// :: pico-8
version 0.2.6b
// audio volume: 0..256
volume 192
// Location of pico-8's root folder
root_path C:/Users/USER/AppData/Roaming/pico-8/carts/
// Location of cartridge save data
cdata_path C:/Users/USER/AppData/Roaming/pico-8/cdata/
// Specify which player index joystick control begins at (0..7)
joystick_index 0
// Treat the first n controllers as if they were a single merged controller
// e.g. merge_joysticks 2 --> P0 gets controllers 0,1, P1 gets controller 2..
merge_joysticks 0
// Custom keyboard scancodes for buttons. player0 0..6, player1 0..5, menu_button, player2 0..5, player3 0..5
button_keys 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
// Play notes as they are plotted in frequency mode
live_notes 0
// iff 1: when using keyboard cursor, snap to closest pixel / map cel
cursor_snap 0
// 0 default 1 dark blue background in code editor 2 black background in code editor 3 gray background in code editor
gui_theme 1
// scale of screenshots and gifs // 2 means 256x256
screenshot_scale 3
gif_scale 3
// maximum gif length in seconds (0..120; 0 means no gif recording)
gif_len 120
// when 1, reset the recording when pressing ctrl-9 (useful for creating a non-overlapping sequence)
gif_reset_mode 0
// 0 for off. 1 for auto. 2 to allow control of a cart's framerate due to host machine's cpu capacity
host_framerate_control 1
// filter splore cartridges
// 0 off 1 on (exclude cartridge tagged as 'mature' by community)
splore_filter 0
// tab display width (1 ~ 4 spaces)
tab_width 2
// 0 off 1 on: draw tab characters as small vertical lines
draw_tabs 1
// 0 off 1 on: record the current cartridge and editor view every 3 seconds (see [appdata]/activity.log.txt)
record_activity_log 1
// 0 off 1 on: allow F6..F9 (alternative: ctrl 6..9)
allow_function_keys 1
// 0 off 1 on: automatically check for a newer version of a BBS cart each time it is run.
check_for_cart_updates 1
// hide mouse cursor for n seconds when typing.
auto_hide_mouse_cursor 5
// 0 off 1 on: backup with a new timestamped filename on every run
// normally not needed -- was used for debugging crash-on-run
aggressive_backups 0
// back up cartridge in editor every n minutes when not idle (0 for no periodic backups)
periodic_backups 20
// global screen transformations:
// 129 flip horizontally
// 130 flip vertically
// 133 rotate CW 90 degrees
// 134 rotate CW 180 degrees
// 135 rotate CW 270 degrees
transform_screen 0
// 0 off > 1: colour to draw pixel grid in the gfx editor at zoom:8 and zoom:4 (16 for black)
gfx_grid_lines 0
// file naming for screenshot / gif / wav captures
// 0 sequential (foo_0.png, foo_1.png) 1 timestamp (foo_20240115_120823.png)
capture_timestamps 0
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