PalKnobs

Edit your Palworld dedicated server's world settings in a friendly desktop app — no hand-editing PalWorldSettings.ini.

Disclaimer: PalKnobs is an unofficial, fan-made tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pocketpair, Inc. Palworld is a trademark of Pocketpair, Inc.

Download & install

1. Go to the Releases page and download the latest PalKnobs Setup X.Y.Z.exe.
2. Run the installer and choose where to install it.
3. Windows may warn on first run. Because this app isn't code-signed yet, Windows SmartScreen may show "Windows protected your PC." This is expected for a new open-source app. To continue, click More info, then Run anyway.

You need:

• Windows
• A local PalServer install with an existing PalWorldSettings.ini

No Node.js or build tools required — the installer is self-contained.

Using PalKnobs

1. Launch PalKnobs.
2. Confirm or change the Settings file path in the sidebar — click Browse… to pick your PalWorldSettings.ini. The choice is saved for next time.
3. Search or filter settings by category; edit values with toggles, sliders, and inputs.
4. Save to write changes back to PalWorldSettings.ini, or Reload from file to pick up edits made elsewhere.
5. Restart your PalServer so the game reloads the settings.

Where your settings file lives

By default PalKnobs looks under your PalServer install:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini

If yours is elsewhere, use the Settings file field (or Browse…) in the sidebar and click Apply path. If the file can't be loaded on startup, the error screen has the same picker.

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Developing (from source)

Prefer to run from source or contribute? You'll need Node.js 20+.

npm install

Web (browser)

Starts the API on port 8787 and the UI on port 5173:

npm run dev

Then open http://localhost:5173.

Desktop (Electron)

npm run electron:dev      # dev with hot reload
npm run electron:start    # production build, no installer
npm run electron:build    # build the Windows .exe installer into release/

The installer is written to release/PalKnobs Setup *.exe. Use npm run electron:build:dir to produce an unpacked app in release/win-unpacked/ without installing.

API only

npm run start

Tests

npm test

Advanced: overriding the settings path (Windows)

Set an environment variable before launching to override where PalKnobs looks:

# PowerShell — override the PalServer install root (e.g. a non-default library)
$env:PALSERVER_ROOT = "D:\Games\PalServer"

# ...or pin the exact INI path (the app UI can't change this while it's set)
$env:PALSERVER_SETTINGS_PATH = "D:\Games\PalServer\Pal\Saved\Config\WindowsServer\PalWorldSettings.ini"

See .env.example for all supported variables.

When not overridden, PalKnobs remembers your chosen path in:

Context	Location
Web / CLI	%USERPROFILE%\.palknobs\config.json
Desktop (Electron)	%APPDATA%\PalKnobs\config.json

License

MIT © 2026 Jason Rundell