Customize the behavior, download routing, and identity of LynxHub’s integrated browser.
Audio control
Control how audio is played across your browser tabs:
- Global Mute: Mutes all audio output from browser tabs. Individual tab mute buttons remain functional but will have no audible effect when global mute is active.
- To toggle this, look for Global Mute in the Browser section of settings.
Downloads
Customize download destinations and prompt behaviors:
- Download Location: Displays the folder where downloaded files are saved. Click Change Location to choose another folder on your system.
- Download Behavior:
- Use default location: Saves all downloads automatically to the specified directory.
- Always ask where to save: Prompts you to select a directory and rename the file for each download.
Link handling
Choose where clicked web links are opened:
- Open links externally: When enabled, any links clicked within the browser or dashboard will open in your computer’s default system web browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Safari) rather than inside LynxHub.
- Toggle this under Open links externally in the settings.
User agent
Websites use user agents to identify the browser type. LynxHub allows you to customize this header to resolve compatibility issues:
- User Agent presets:
- LynxHub (Default): The standard identification header sent by LynxHub.
- Electron: Identifies the browser as standard Electron.
- Chrome: Identifies the browser as standard Google Chrome.
- Custom: Allows you to input a custom user agent string.
- Custom user agent override: Select Custom from the dropdown menu, paste your user agent string into the text field, and click the save icon.
If a web interface fails to load or blocks you (for example, warning that your browser is unsupported), try switching your user agent to Chrome.
Clear browser data
Wipes local web storage and cache directories. You can selectively clear:
- Cache: Clears temporary web assets to force websites to reload fresh files.
- Cookies: Clears website session data and logins.
- Favorites: Wipes your bookmarked URL links.
- History: Clears your web navigation history.
- Fav Icons: Wipes cached website icons.
To clear data:
- In the Browser section, select the checkboxes for the data types you want to delete.
- Click Clear to wipe the selected data.
