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feat: load config from ~/.config/presenterm on macOS if available
a-hariti Feb 2, 2026
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/src/configuration/introduction.md
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Expand Up @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ _presenterm_ allows you to customize its behavior via a configuration file. This
custom themes, in the following directories:

* `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/presenterm/` if that environment variable is defined, otherwise:
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Did you try setting XDG_CONFIG_HOME like the docs specify? Is that not an option?

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I ended up exporting the var from my shell rc to pretend to be Linux, but it was not intuitive as other tools simply look for their config in ~/.config.

The aim of this PR is to reduce friction with a pragmatic approach / sensible default.

* `~/.config/presenterm/` in Linux.
* `~/.config/presenterm/` in Linux or macOS.
* `~/Library/Application Support/presenterm/` in macOS.
* `~/AppData/Roaming/presenterm/config/` in Windows.

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29 changes: 24 additions & 5 deletions src/main.rs
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Expand Up @@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ fn create_splash() -> String {
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Expand All @@ -171,13 +171,32 @@ struct Customizations {

impl Customizations {
fn load(config_file_path: Option<PathBuf>, cwd: &Path) -> Result<Self, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let get_default_config_dir = || -> Result<PathBuf, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let Some(project_dirs) = ProjectDirs::from("", "", "presenterm") else {
return Ok(Default::default());
};
Ok(project_dirs.config_dir().into())
};
let configs_path: PathBuf = match env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") {
Ok(path) => Path::new(&path).join("presenterm"),
Err(_) => {
let Some(project_dirs) = ProjectDirs::from("", "", "presenterm") else {
return Ok(Default::default());
};
project_dirs.config_dir().into()
#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
if let Ok(home) = env::var("HOME") {
let xdg_path = Path::new(&home).join(".config").join("presenterm");
if xdg_path.exists() {
println!("Using Home config");
xdg_path
} else {
get_default_config_dir()?
}
} else {
get_default_config_dir()?
}

#[cfg(not(target_os = "macos"))]
{
get_default_config_dir()?
}
}
};
let themes_path = configs_path.join("themes");
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