Settings
The Settings tab lets you customize Homeschool Scheduler to fit your family's needs, from visual themes to holiday schedules.
Appearance
Choose your preferred theme:
- System - Follows your device's light/dark mode setting
- Light - Always use light mode
- Dark - Always use dark mode
National Holidays
Toggle Include National Holidays to automatically skip major holidays when scheduling lessons. The app includes US federal holidays by default.
Custom Breaks
Add your own holidays and breaks:
- Single Day - For individual holidays or days off
- Date Range - For vacations, spring break, etc.
When you add or modify breaks, you'll be asked if you want to recalculate existing schedules to account for the changes.

Custom breaks settings
Family Sync
Use Family Sync to keep shared data synchronized across linked devices:
- Create or join a family with a family code
- View last sync time
- Manually trigger a sync
- Resolve merge/replace flow when joining an existing family
Backup & Restore
Create manual backups of your data and restore from previous backups if needed. Backups are stored locally on your device.