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Command Line Switches

maforget edited this page Feb 28, 2026 · 12 revisions

Usage

Most options can be either set via the ComicRack.ini or added as an argument.

Caution

Using boolean (true/false) switches like -dark only inverses the current value. So if you've already set a value to true in the ComicRack.ini, it will only set it back to false. Use the alternative usage instead in those cases.

Alternative Usage

Alternatively you can use any parameter from the ComicRack.ini file (even those that don't appear in this list).

Usage is -Command:value or -Command=value.

Example

-CbrUses=SharpCompress
-DisableNTFS:true
-UseDarkMode:true
-UseLocalSettings:true
-PdfEngineToUse=Native
-PdfiumImageSize=1920,2540

ExtendedSettings

Command Switch Default Values Notes
RegisterFormats -rf
Restart -restart False
WaitPid -waitpid 0
DisableAutoTuneSystem -dats False
DisableFoldersView -dfv False
QueryCacheMode -qcm InstantUpdate Disabled, InstantUpdate or DelayedUpdate
DoNotLoadQueryCaches -dnlqc False
DisableBackgroundQueryCacheUpdate -dbqcu True
SystemToolBars -stb False
ForceTanColorSchema -ftcs False
ShowScriptConsole -ssc False
DisableScriptOptimization -dso False
ShowContextHelpKey -schk False
DataSource -ds
DatabaseBackgroundSaving -dbs 600
LoadDatabaseInForeground -ldif False
AlternateConfig -ac
Language -l
DatabasePath -db
CachePath -cp
LimitMemory -lm
ConsolidateDatabase -cdb Seems unused
ImportList -il
InstallPlugin -ip
Workspace -ws
Page -p 0
DisableHardware -hwd
ForceHardware -hwf
DisableMipMapping -hwdmm
DisableBroadcast -dbr
InternetServerPort -isp
PrivateServerPort -psp
OwnRemoteConnect -orc Enable connecting to own remote library, cannot be used in ComicRack.ini
AllowCopyListFolders -aclf False
UseLocalSettings -local False Portable Mode
StartHidden -hidden False Will force the splash screen & minimize to tray regardless of settings upon startup
LegacyStackSorting -lss False
UseDarkMode -dark False Enables Dark Mode, just forces Theme=Dark
Theme -theme Default Default, Dark Hidden, same as UseDarkMode
DisableBackupManager -dbm Disables Backup Manager, Mainly used for debugging, cannot be used in ComicRack.ini

TextureManagerSettings

Command Switch Default
MaxTextureMemoryMB -hwmtm 1024, Max: 8192, AutotuneMax: 2048
MaxTextureCount -hwmtc 1024, Max: 1024
MaxTextureTileSizeArbitrary -hwmttsa 16192
MaxTextureTileSizeSquare -hwmttss 512
MinTextureTileSize -hwmtts 16
TextureManagerOptions -hwo Default

EngineConfiguration

Command Switch Default Note
DisableNTFS -ntfs False
JpegXLEncoderEffort 7 Compression effort 1-9 (higher = better compression but slower)

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