Zoner Studio's Top Bar

Several important controls are available on the right in the program’s top bar:

Notifications – this contains the latest information, including the state of any ongoing program processes, e.g. Export or uploading of data to the Catalog, and special marketing offers.
Cart – when ordering physical printed items through the Print module, this can be used to check the current order, set the number of copies, and visit the online order form.
Help – contains functions for learning about the program’s features and for solving problems.
  • Online Help – clicking this button opens the web page help.zoner.com. Pressing the F1 key in the program opens the page and directly launches our AI assistant Zoni.
  • Getting Started with Zoner Studio (online) – clicking opens the web page zoner.com/en/guide. The page contains videos introducing the basics of the program and links to videos and articles covering other important topics and functions of Zoner Studio.
  • Highlight New Features – this function displays a yellow star next to new or updated features. It is enabled by default.
  • First Run Wizard - Manager – clicking this option displays an informational video about working in the Manager module.
  • First Run Wizard - Develop – clicking opens the Develop module, displays an informational video about it, and loads 5 sample photos that can be edited according to the video instructions.
  • Copy Sample Photos – selecting this option creates a new Zoner Studio folder inside the Pictures folder on the disk, into which 5 sample photos are saved.
  • Check for Update – runs the program update if an update is available. This option is not shown in the MSI installation of the program.

If the update fails, see the information in Zoner Studio and Your Internet Connection.

  • System Information – clicking this item generates a system information file in .txt format. This is one of the diagnostic tools in Zoner Studio. https://napoveda.zoner.cz/article/230-diagnosticke-nastroje#ZPS-X-soubor-systmovch-informac-WT5KF
  • Contact Technical Support – clicking this option opens a form for contacting technical support. The message is sent to the email address support@zoner.com.
  • Zoner Photo Benchmark – this option runs a performance test of your computer when working with photos. The result of the test is a score and specific speed values for each listed computer component. There is no maximum number of points that can be achieved: the higher the score, the better the result. If the performance of any component is too low, its value will be marked in red.
  • Calibrate Monitor – this option displays a window with a calibration image that can be used to adjust monitor colors.
  • About – clicking opens a dialog showing information about the license validity and program version.

The program version number may look like this: 19.2509.2.661

“19” indicates that this is Zoner Studio, not one of its predecessors, such as Zoner Photo Studio 18.

“2509” consists of parts 25 and 09, which represent the year 2025 and September, the beginning of autumn. This means it is the Autumn Update or a hotfix of the Autumn Update. For the Spring Update and its hotfixes, the number 03 is used.

“661” is the number of the specific build. This value changes with every major update or hotfix.


Zoner Account – shows the email address of the Zoner Account through which you are logged into the program. After clicking on the email address, a menu will open:

  • Buy – clicking this button will redirect you to the website where the program order will open. If you have a trial period running on your account, you can purchase a license here. If you already have a license on your account, you can extend it here.
  • Enter Activation Code – if you received the license as a gift or purchased it from a third party, you probably received an activation code. You can enter it here to activate the license.
  • Preferences – clicking this menu item will open the Preferences dialog, which contains a large number of program settings.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts – clicking this menu item will open the Keyboard shortcuts dialog, which allows the user to set their own keyboard shortcuts for program functions.
  • Account Management – clicking this button will redirect you to the website where your account administration will open – Zoner account.
  • Log out – clicking this button will log you out of the program. The next time you start the program, you will need to log in.
Second Monitor – use this to display the program across two monitors.
Fullscreen – use this to maximize the program’s visual working area and hide the Windows taskbar and the program’s top bar.

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