Customizing Your Experience
3 min read
Published April 8, 2026
Updated April 28, 2026
Make Fixmo Work Your Way
Fixmo offers theme choices, keyboard shortcuts, a global search modal, and the notification bell so you can move through the app quickly.
Switching Between Light and Dark Mode
Both themes are fully supported, including printed documents and email previews. Your preference is saved in your browser.
- Click the theme toggle in the top header (sun in dark mode, moon in light mode).
- Pick Light, Dark, or System.
- The interface updates instantly.
Tip
Global Search (Cmd/Ctrl+K)
The fastest way to find anything in Fixmo.
- Press Cmd+K (Mac), Ctrl+K (Windows), or '/' from any page.
- Start typing a repair code, customer name, serial number, SKU, supplier name, PO number, invoice code, agent name, or team member name.
- Results appear instantly, grouped by type, serials first, then repairs, customers, items, agents, suppliers, POs, team, sales, documents, and refunds.
- Click a result to navigate. Press Escape to close.
Notifications
The bell icon in the header opens your notification list. Types include plan limit warnings, new repair, low stock, repair overdue, payment received, team joined, PO status changes, PO payment due, document approved/rejected, invoice overdue, payment reminder, refund created, and refund processed.
- Click the bell to open the list.
- Click an item to jump to the linked record.
- Click 'Mark all read' to clear the badge.
Sidebar Navigation
The sidebar shows only entries for your role.
- Groups with children (Invoicing, Finance, Suppliers, Settings) expand when clicked
- On mobile the sidebar collapses and a bottom navigation bar appears
- The upgrade CTA appears for Admins on Free or Pro plans
Quick Productivity Tips
More ways to move faster.
- Click a Dashboard status card to jump straight to Repairs filtered by that status
- Use 'View all' links on widgets to open full pages
- POS has a full-screen layout with keyboard hotkeys F1–F4
- Your browser back button works normally, no lost state
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