# New Feature on current Development version, 2.2dev42

**URL:** <https://forum.robotframework.org/t/new-feature-on-current-development-version-2-2dev42/9273>\
**Category:** RIDE\
**Created:** [16 September 2025 15:20 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/new-feature-on-current-development-version-2-2dev42/9273 "2025-09-16T15:20:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![HelioGuilherme66](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.robotframework.org/helioguilherme66/32/34_2.png) [@HelioGuilherme66](https://forum.robotframework.org/u/HelioGuilherme66)\
**Post date:** [16 September 2025 15:20 UTC](https://forum.robotframework.org/t/new-feature-on-current-development-version-2-2dev42/9273/1 "2025-09-16T15:20:37Z")

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I developed the Project Settings feature. This is the [Changelog](https://github.com/robotframework/RIDE/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.adoc)entry:  
Added Project Settings concept. The Project Settings is a file named `ride_settings.cfg` inside a directory named `.robot` located in the Test Suite directory. The search for this directory, is done upwards from the Test Suite directory. You can create an empty directory, `.robot` located in the Test Suite directory or any parent directory, and RIDE will create and use the `ride_settings.cfg`. This way you can have different settings, like: colors, UI language, and Plugins settings. The most relevant example is the creation of different Run Profiles or Arguments, in Test Runner. When you open a Test Suite outside one with Project Settings, you will see a dialog to restart RIDE, to use the `Global Settings`

Users using the development version of RIDE, will see a pop-up informing of the available update. Users of the released version will have to select Help→Check for Upgrade.

I attach a recording of using this development version of RIDE on the test structure:

 ![Example_of_structure](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/robotframework1/original/2X/e/e1e83f8f64a90259d2deac20e63227bdcbd52f81.png)

[recording (I apologize by the color selections)](https://robotframework.transformidea.com/RIDE/videos/several_projects.mp4)