From d58ed8bead8aa55b2e7d019849ed427c6ed99e18 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Giers <mail@victorgiers.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:35:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Add option to open DevTools on startup in InterfaceSettings

---
 src/InterfaceSettings.jsx | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/InterfaceSettings.jsx b/src/InterfaceSettings.jsx
index c45fc2d..9c8d90e 100644
--- a/src/InterfaceSettings.jsx
+++ b/src/InterfaceSettings.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { colorSchemes, applyColorScheme } from './colorSchemes'
 
 const COLOR_SCHEME_KEY = 'colorScheme'
 const UI_SCALE_KEY = 'uiScale'
+const OPEN_DEVTOOLS_ON_STARTUP_KEY = 'openDevToolsOnStartup'
 const DEFAULT_UI_SCALE = 1
 const MIN_UI_SCALE = 0.7
 const MAX_UI_SCALE = 1.3
@@ -20,12 +21,14 @@ function normalizeUiScale(value) {
 export default function InterfaceSettings() {
   const [selectedColorScheme, setSelectedColorScheme] = useState('Default')
   const [uiScale, setUiScale] = useState(DEFAULT_UI_SCALE)
+  const [openDevToolsOnStartup, setOpenDevToolsOnStartup] = useState(false)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     window.electronAPI.getSettings().then(settings => {
       const schemeName = settings.colorScheme || 'Default'
       setSelectedColorScheme(schemeName)
       setUiScale(normalizeUiScale(settings.uiScale))
+      setOpenDevToolsOnStartup(settings.openDevToolsOnStartup === true)
       applyColorScheme(schemeName)
     })
   }, [])
@@ -54,6 +57,12 @@ export default function InterfaceSettings() {
     persistUiScale(DEFAULT_UI_SCALE)
   }
 
+  const handleOpenDevToolsOnStartupToggle = () => {
+    const nextValue = !openDevToolsOnStartup
+    setOpenDevToolsOnStartup(nextValue)
+    window.electronAPI.setSetting(OPEN_DEVTOOLS_ON_STARTUP_KEY, nextValue)
+  }
+
   return (
     <div className="settings-content-panel">
       <div className="setting-section">
@@ -96,6 +105,20 @@ export default function InterfaceSettings() {
           Scales the whole interface, including fonts, spacing, and controls. 100% is the default size.
         </p>
       </div>
+      <div className="setting-section">
+        <h3>Open DevTools on Startup</h3>
+        <label className="toggle-switch">
+          <input
+            type="checkbox"
+            checked={openDevToolsOnStartup}
+            onChange={handleOpenDevToolsOnStartupToggle}
+          />
+          <span className="slider"></span>
+        </label>
+        <p className="setting-description">
+          Only applies in Electron development mode. When enabled, Heimgeist opens detached DevTools for new windows and updates currently open windows right away.
+        </p>
+      </div>
     </div>
   )
 }