# Configure the client

> Overview of configuration files in Unity Version Control.

Use configuration files to set up your Unity DevOps Version Control desktop client.

| Topic                                                                     | Description                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [**Client configuration files**](./client-configuration.md)               | Refer to the list of configuration files that you can use to configure your client.                                                                 |
| [**Use filter pattern files**](./filter-pattern.md)                       | Use filter pattern rules to set up specific client configuration files.                                                                             |
| [**Use value matching pattern files**](./filter-pattern-values.md)        | Use value matching filter pattern rules to set up specific client configuration files.                                                              |
| [**Globally configure the branch explorer**](./branch-explorer-global.md) | Configure the branch explorer and use global configuration so that all clients have the same settings by default.                                   |
| [**Configure EOL conversion**](./eolconversion-conf.md)                   | Enable an end of line (EOL) conversion mechanism to transform different end of lines of text into the right EOL type for your system.               |
| [**Configure external tools**](./externaltools-conf.md)                   | Use the `externaltools.conf` file to run actions from external tools on selected objects.                                                           |
| [**Configure syntax language**](./languages-conf.md)                      | Configure the language that Unity Version Control (UVCS) uses to syntax highlight the contents of files or revisions in the side by side diff tool. |
| [**Configure the Open with menu**](./openwith-conf.md)                    | Customize the tools that display in the **Open with** menu in the Unity DevOps Version Control application.                                         |