diff --git a/ui/extends/shared/settings.py b/ui/extends/shared/settings.py
index ddbdb68..93fded4 100644
--- a/ui/extends/shared/settings.py
+++ b/ui/extends/shared/settings.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from PySide6.QtCore import QDir, QSettings, QUrl
+import sys
+from PySide6.QtCore import QSettings, QFileInfo
 
 __all__ = [
     "DATABASE_URL",
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ __all__ = [
     "Settings",
 ]
 
-DATABASE_URL = "General/DatabaseUrl"
+# a key without slashes will appear in the "General" section
+# see https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/qsettings.html#Format-enum for details
+DATABASE_URL = "DatabaseUrl"
 
 DEVICES_JSON_FILE = "Ocr/DevicesJsonFile"
 DEVICE_UUID = "Ocr/DeviceUuid"
@@ -18,73 +21,76 @@ TESSERACT_FILE = "Ocr/TesseractFile"
 KNN_MODEL_FILE = "Ocr/KnnModelFile"
 SIFT_DATABASE_FILE = "Ocr/SiftDatabaseFile"
 
+ANDREAL_PATH = "Andreal/AndrealFolderPath"
+ANDREAL_EXECUTABLE = "Andreal/AndrealExecutable"
+
 
 class Settings(QSettings):
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(
-            QDir.current().absoluteFilePath("arcaea_offline.ini"),
+            QFileInfo(sys.argv[0]).dir().absoluteFilePath("arcaea_offline.ini"),
             QSettings.Format.IniFormat,
             parent,
         )
 
-    def databaseUrl(self) -> str | None:
-        return self.value(DATABASE_URL, None, str)
+    def _strItem(self, key: str) -> str | None:
+        return self.value(key, None, str)
+
+    def _setStrItem(self, key: str, value: str):
+        self.setValue(key, value)
+        self.sync()
+
+    def _resetStrItem(self, key: str):
+        self.setValue(key, None)
+        self.sync()
+
+    def databaseUrl(self):
+        return self._strItem(DATABASE_URL)
 
     def setDatabaseUrl(self, value: str):
-        self.setValue(DATABASE_URL, value)
-        self.sync()
+        self._setStrItem(DATABASE_URL, value)
 
-    def devicesJsonFile(self) -> str | None:
-        return self.value(DEVICES_JSON_FILE, None, str)
+    def devicesJsonFile(self):
+        return self._strItem(DEVICES_JSON_FILE)
 
-    def setDevicesJsonFile(self, path: str):
-        self.setValue(DEVICES_JSON_FILE, path)
-        self.sync()
+    def setDevicesJsonFile(self, value: str):
+        self._setStrItem(DEVICES_JSON_FILE, value)
 
     def resetDevicesJsonFile(self):
-        self.setValue(DEVICES_JSON_FILE, None)
-        self.sync()
+        self._resetStrItem(DEVICES_JSON_FILE)
 
-    def deviceUuid(self) -> str | None:
-        return self.value(DEVICE_UUID, None, str)
+    def deviceUuid(self):
+        return self._strItem(DEVICE_UUID)
 
-    def setDeviceUuid(self, uuid: str):
-        self.setValue(DEVICE_UUID, uuid)
-        self.sync()
+    def setDeviceUuid(self, value: str):
+        self._setStrItem(DEVICE_UUID, value)
 
     def resetDeviceUuid(self):
-        self.setValue(DEVICE_UUID, None)
-        self.sync()
+        self._resetStrItem(DEVICE_UUID)
 
     def tesseractPath(self):
-        return self.value(TESSERACT_FILE, None, str)
+        return self._strItem(TESSERACT_FILE)
 
-    def setTesseractPath(self, path: str):
-        self.setValue(TESSERACT_FILE, path)
-        self.sync()
+    def setTesseractPath(self, value: str):
+        self._setStrItem(TESSERACT_FILE, value)
 
     def resetTesseractPath(self):
-        self.setValue(TESSERACT_FILE, None)
-        self.sync()
+        self._resetStrItem(TESSERACT_FILE)
 
-    def knnModelFile(self) -> str | None:
-        return self.value(KNN_MODEL_FILE, None, str)
+    def knnModelFile(self):
+        return self._strItem(KNN_MODEL_FILE)
 
-    def setKnnModelFile(self, path: str):
-        self.setValue(KNN_MODEL_FILE, path)
-        self.sync()
+    def setKnnModelFile(self, value: str):
+        self._setStrItem(KNN_MODEL_FILE, value)
 
     def resetKnnModelFile(self):
-        self.setValue(KNN_MODEL_FILE, None)
-        self.sync()
+        self._resetStrItem(KNN_MODEL_FILE)
 
-    def siftDatabaseFile(self) -> str | None:
-        return self.value(SIFT_DATABASE_FILE, None, str)
+    def siftDatabaseFile(self):
+        return self._strItem(SIFT_DATABASE_FILE)
 
-    def setSiftDatabaseFile(self, path: str):
-        self.setValue(SIFT_DATABASE_FILE, path)
-        self.sync()
+    def setSiftDatabaseFile(self, value: str):
+        self._setStrItem(SIFT_DATABASE_FILE, value)
 
     def resetSiftDatabaseFile(self):
-        self.setValue(SIFT_DATABASE_FILE, None)
-        self.sync()
+        self._resetStrItem(SIFT_DATABASE_FILE)