Personal preferences in Kibana

You can change how Kibana looks and behaves for you without affecting anyone else. Kibana saves each preference with your user in the current project or deployment, so it stays in place when you switch browsers or devices.

Preference What you can do Where it applies
Color mode Show Kibana in light or dark colors, or match your operating system. All your spaces
Contrast Use normal or high contrast to improve visibility, or match your operating system. All your spaces
Language Show the Kibana interface in another language. All your spaces
Space at login Open the last space you used when you log in, or show the space selector instead. Availability depends on your deployment type. All your spaces
Navigation menu layout Reorder the apps in the navigation menu and hide the ones you don't use. Each space separately

For color mode, contrast, language, and space at login, where you open the preference depends on how you sign in to Kibana:

  • If you sign in with your Elastic Cloud account, open the user menu in the global header and select the item for the preference, such as Appearance or Language.
  • If you sign in any other way, for example with a username and password or on a self-managed deployment, select Edit profile from the user menu in the global header. Your profile page has a section for each preference.

Some settings change Kibana for everyone in a space instead of only for you. Administrators manage these settings. For more information, refer to:

To manage your Elastic Cloud account, such as your email address, password, or organizations, refer to Manage your Cloud account and preferences.