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Overview

Personalize your OpenPhone experience by customizing audio settings, appearance themes, and ringtones. These preferences help you work more comfortably and efficiently across all your devices.

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Audio settings

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Changing audio devices

Configure your microphone, speaker, and ringtone settings to ensure clear communication.
  1. Select the Call button at the top of the conversation list (keyboard shortcut: C)
Call button location in OpenPhone
  1. In the Make a Call modal, click the gear icon to access audio settings
Audio settings gear icon
  1. Select your preferred:
    • Microphone input device
    • Speaker output device
    • Ringtone output device

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Setting default audio devices

The default audio input/output follows your system’s default settings. Here’s how to change them:
  1. Type “control panel” in the taskbar search box and open Control Panel
  2. Click Hardware and Sound
  3. Under Sound, click Manage Audio Devices
  4. On the Playback tab, select your headset and click Set Default
  5. On the Recording tab, select your headset and click Set Default
  6. Click OK to save changes

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Ringtone customization

Personalize your incoming call alerts with custom ringtones that suit your style and help you identify OpenPhone calls.

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Available options by platform

Choose from three default ringtones or upload your own custom ringtone for a personalized experience.

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Appearance settings

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Theme selection

OpenPhone offers both light and dark modes to reduce eye strain and match your preference. By default, OpenPhone follows your computer’s system settings. To manually set your theme:
  1. Navigate to Settings from the left menu
  2. Under “Your account”, select Preferences
  3. Click the dropdown next to “Theme” to choose:
    • Light mode: Bright interface ideal for well-lit environments
    • Dark mode: Reduced eye strain in low-light conditions
    • System default: Automatically matches your device’s theme
Theme selection in OpenPhone preferences

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