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Default browser​

Determines which browser will launch by default.

You can select a different browser for an individual template:

This setting is only available in ProjectMaker

Instance pool loading timeout​

Sets the time allowed to start a new thread within an already running process.

Instance command execution timeout​

Sets the maximum time to wait for a command to run in an instance, including any action.

Object initialization wait timeout​

Sets additional time for the web page and its elements to load. This may be necessary, for example, to display a CAPTCHA or dynamic content.

If the page doesn't load in time and the log shows “HTML element not found”, try increasing this value.

Increasing the timeout may increase the project's overall execution time

Minimum number of tasks before reload​

Sets the minimum number of tasks that must be completed before the instance pool is reloaded.

Tasks completed before forced reload​

Sets the number of completed tasks after which the instance pool will be forcibly reloaded, regardless of their results.

You can manually restart an instance using the Reload instance action in a template.

Maximum memory​

Sets the maximum amount of memory that one instance can use. If this value is exceeded, the instance pool will be marked for a forced reload.

Maximum memory usage while the template is running​

Limits the amount of RAM available to one thread.

If a thread exceeds the set limit, its execution will be forcibly stopped. The log will show this message:

Проект остановлен из-за превышения лимита занимаемой памяти
Added in 7.4.0.0

Inactive instance pool lifetime​

Sets how long an inactive instance pool continues running before it is terminated.

Timeout between pool launches​

Sets the delay between pool launches. This helps prevent CPU spikes, especially on low-powered computers.

Specifies the folder where temporary browser files are stored. We recommend using a folder inside the program directory.

Files downloaded through the ProjectMaker browser are also saved in this folder.

By default, the Trash folder in the installed program directory is used. Its path may look like this:

C:\Program Files\ZennoLab\RU\ZennoPoster Pro V7\7.4.0.0\Progs\Trash\

Process all queued Windows messages​

Allows the program to process all Windows events that occur while an instance is running.

Don't steal focus from other processes​

Prevents ZennoPoster from stealing focus from other applications. This helps avoid screen flickering and unexpected changes to the active window.

Check your projects after enabling this setting

Some websites, such as VK, require the browser to receive focus to work correctly.

Don't automatically clear traffic on Navigate​

Disables automatic clearing of the request log in the Traffic window each time you navigate to a new page.

You can control this setting for an individual project using C# code:

instance.ClearTrafficWhenNavigate = false; // Отключить очистку
instance.ClearTrafficWhenNavigate = true; // Включить очистку

Force Firefox background tasks to run​

Forces Firefox background tasks to continue running if an instance freezes.

We don't recommend enabling this setting

if your projects don't experience unexplained freezes.

Disable sound​

Disables sound playback in the instance.

Use GPU​

Uses the graphics card to accelerate content rendering in the instance.

Must be enabled for WEBGL to work

Use GPU hardware acceleration for animation processing in Chrome​

Enables GPU-based animation rasterization in Chrome.

Enabling this setting may cause instability

if a supported graphics accelerator isn't available.

Disable plugin cleanup​

Disables automatic cleanup of Firefox plugins.

Disable history cleanup​

Disables automatic cleanup of Firefox history.