# General

The General preferences contain settings that affect the behaviour of various aspects of TablePlus.

To open the general preferences panel:

* Go to menu **`TablePlus`** > **`Preferences...`**
* Or use shortcut key **`⌘ + ,`**

General preferences is the default tab.

{% content-ref url="general/application" %}
[application](https://docs.tableplus.com/preferences/general/application)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="general/table-data" %}
[table-data](https://docs.tableplus.com/preferences/general/table-data)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="general/sql-editor" %}
[sql-editor](https://docs.tableplus.com/preferences/general/sql-editor)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="general/csv-file" %}
[csv-file](https://docs.tableplus.com/preferences/general/csv-file)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="general/connections" %}
[connections](https://docs.tableplus.com/preferences/general/connections)
{% endcontent-ref %}