diff --git a/crates/engine/src/cmd/view.rs b/crates/engine/src/cmd/view.rs
index de69e690..69b938e9 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/cmd/view.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/cmd/view.rs
@@ -19,30 +19,58 @@ fn flag(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, f: fn(&mut ViewState) -> &mut bool) -> Resul
     Ok(json!({"on": *slot}))
 }
 
+/// One of a view's on/off settings.
+type Slot = fn(&mut ViewState) -> &mut bool;
+
+/// The View menu's on/off toggles (Pixel preview, with its scale, has its own command), and
+/// whether the preferences keep each: files opened or made later start with the kept ones. Outline
+/// modes and the sRGB soft-proof stay with their file, so a new file never opens in one.
+const TOGGLES: &[(&str, Slot, bool)] = &[
+    ("view.pixelGrid", |v| &mut v.pixel_grid, true),
+    ("view.layoutGrids", |v| &mut v.layout_grids, true),
+    ("view.rulers", |v| &mut v.rulers, true),
+    ("view.slices", |v| &mut v.show_slices, true),
+    ("view.comments", |v| &mut v.comments, true),
+    ("view.multiplayerCursors", |v| &mut v.multiplayer_cursors, true),
+    ("view.outlines", |v| &mut v.outlines, false),
+    ("view.outlinesSelection", |v| &mut v.outlines_selection, false),
+    ("view.outlinesHiddenLayers", |v| &mut v.outline_hidden, true),
+    ("view.outlinesObjectBounds", |v| &mut v.outline_bounds, true),
+    ("view.maskOutlines", |v| &mut v.mask_outlines, true),
+    ("view.frameOutlines", |v| &mut v.frame_outlines, true),
+    ("view.proofSrgb", |v| &mut v.proof_srgb, false),
+    ("view.snapGeometry", |v| &mut v.snap_geometry, true),
+    ("view.snapObjects", |v| &mut v.snap_objects, true),
+    ("view.snapPixel", |v| &mut v.snap_pixel, true),
+];
+
+/// View toggle `id`: the file's view changes, and the preferences remember a kept one.
+fn toggle(s: &mut Session, p: &Value, id: &str) -> Result<Value> {
+    let Some(&(_, f, keep)) = TOGGLES.iter().find(|(k, ..)| *k == id) else { return Err(bad(id, "not a View toggle")) };
+    let r = flag(s, p, f)?;
+    if keep && let Some(on) = r.get("on").and_then(Value::as_bool) {
+        s.prefs.view.insert(id.to_string(), on);
+    }
+    Ok(r)
+}
+
+/// Set `v`'s View toggles to the ones the preferences keep (the others stay as they are).
+pub(crate) fn apply_kept(prefs: &crate::Prefs, v: &mut ViewState) {
+    for (id, f, _) in TOGGLES.iter().filter(|t| t.2) {
+        if let Some(on) = prefs.view.get(*id) {
+            *f(v) = *on;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Whether the View menu's toggle `id` is on (the menus show a check mark); `None` for a command
 /// that isn't one.
 pub fn checked(s: &Session, id: &str) -> Option<bool> {
-    let v = &s.ds().ok()?.view;
-    Some(match id {
-        "view.pixelGrid" => v.pixel_grid,
-        "view.layoutGrids" => v.layout_grids,
-        "view.rulers" => v.rulers,
-        "view.slices" => v.show_slices,
-        "view.comments" => v.comments,
-        "view.multiplayerCursors" => v.multiplayer_cursors,
-        "view.outlines" => v.outlines,
-        "view.outlinesSelection" => v.outlines_selection,
-        "view.outlinesHiddenLayers" => v.outline_hidden,
-        "view.outlinesObjectBounds" => v.outline_bounds,
-        "view.maskOutlines" => v.mask_outlines,
-        "view.pixelPreview" => v.pixel_preview,
-        "view.frameOutlines" => v.frame_outlines,
-        "view.proofSrgb" => v.proof_srgb,
-        "view.snapGeometry" => v.snap_geometry,
-        "view.snapObjects" => v.snap_objects,
-        "view.snapPixel" => v.snap_pixel,
-        _ => return None,
-    })
+    let mut v = s.ds().ok()?.view.clone();
+    if id == "view.pixelPreview" {
+        return Some(v.pixel_preview);
+    }
+    TOGGLES.iter().find(|(k, ..)| *k == id).map(|(_, f, _)| *f(&mut v))
 }
 
 /// Pixel preview: toggles, or turns on at a resolution of 1x or 2x.
@@ -235,46 +263,46 @@ pub fn specs() -> Vec<CommandSpec> {
         spec!("view.nextFrame", "Zoom to next frame", "{}", false, |s, _| zoom_frame(s, 1)),
         spec!("view.prevPage", "Previous page", "{}", false, |s, _| page_step(s, -1)),
         spec!("view.nextPage", "Next page", "{}", false, |s, _| page_step(s, 1)),
-        spec!("view.pixelGrid", "Pixel grid", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.pixel_grid)),
-        spec!("view.layoutGrids", "Layout grids", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.layout_grids)),
-        spec!("view.rulers", "Rulers", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.rulers)),
-        spec!("view.slices", "Slices", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.show_slices)),
-        spec!("view.comments", "Comments", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.comments)),
+        spec!("view.pixelGrid", "Pixel grid", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.pixelGrid")),
+        spec!("view.layoutGrids", "Layout grids", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.layoutGrids")),
+        spec!("view.rulers", "Rulers", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.rulers")),
+        spec!("view.slices", "Slices", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.slices")),
+        spec!("view.comments", "Comments", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.comments")),
         spec!("view.multiplayerCursors", "Multiplayer cursors", "{on?}  others' cursors in a live session", false, |s, p| {
-            flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.multiplayer_cursors)
+            toggle(s, p, "view.multiplayerCursors")
         }),
         spec!("view.pan", "Pan the view", "{dx, dy (arrow-key steps, e.g. 1 or -1), big? (ten times as far, like Shift)}", false, pan),
-        spec!("view.outlines", "Outlines", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.outlines)),
+        spec!("view.outlines", "Outlines", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.outlines")),
         spec!("view.outlinesSelection", "Outlines for selection", "{on?}  outline mode for the selected layers only", false, |s, p| {
-            flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.outlines_selection)
+            toggle(s, p, "view.outlinesSelection")
         }),
         spec!(
             "view.outlinesHiddenLayers",
             "Include hidden layers in outlines",
             "{on?}  outline mode (and outlines for the selection) outlines hidden layers too; they can be clicked there",
             false,
-            |s, p| { flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.outline_hidden) }
+            |s, p| { toggle(s, p, "view.outlinesHiddenLayers") }
         ),
         spec!(
             "view.outlinesObjectBounds",
             "Include object bounds in outlines",
             "{on?}  outline mode also draws each layer's box (groups, text, vectors); a click on a box's edge picks its layer",
             false,
-            |s, p| { flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.outline_bounds) }
+            |s, p| { toggle(s, p, "view.outlinesObjectBounds") }
         ),
-        spec!("view.maskOutlines", "Mask outlines", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.mask_outlines)),
+        spec!("view.maskOutlines", "Mask outlines", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.maskOutlines")),
         spec!("view.pixelPreview", "Pixel preview", "{on?, scale? (1|2: rendered pixels per page pixel; turns it on)}", false, pixel_preview),
-        spec!("view.frameOutlines", "Frame outlines", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.frame_outlines)),
+        spec!("view.frameOutlines", "Frame outlines", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.frameOutlines")),
         spec!(
             "view.proofSrgb",
             "Soft-proof sRGB",
             "{on?}  mark the colours of a Display P3 file that sRGB screens and files can't show",
             false,
-            |s, p| { flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.proof_srgb) }
+            |s, p| { toggle(s, p, "view.proofSrgb") }
         ),
-        spec!("view.snapGeometry", "Snap to geometry", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.snap_geometry)),
-        spec!("view.snapObjects", "Snap to objects", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.snap_objects)),
-        spec!("view.snapPixel", "Snap to pixel grid", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.snap_pixel)),
+        spec!("view.snapGeometry", "Snap to geometry", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.snapGeometry")),
+        spec!("view.snapObjects", "Snap to objects", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.snapObjects")),
+        spec!("view.snapPixel", "Snap to pixel grid", "{on?}", false, |s, p| toggle(s, p, "view.snapPixel")),
         spec!("view.toggleUi", "Show/Hide UI", "{on?}", false, |s, p| flag(s, p, |v| &mut v.ui_hidden)),
         spec!("view.fullscreen", "Full screen", "{on?}  the window fills the screen (the desktop app; a no-op headless)", false, |s, p| {
             s.request_ui("window.fullscreen", json!({"on": boolean(p, "on")}));
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
index 2254269e..30f626ad 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ pub struct DocState {
     pub guide: Option<(NodeId, usize)>,
     /// The selection's rotation origin, when moved or shown (see [`rotation_origin`]; not saved).
     pub(crate) rotation_origin: Option<rotation_origin::RotationOrigin>,
+    /// The View toggles the preferences keep were applied ([`Session::apply_view_prefs`]).
+    view_from_prefs: bool,
     /// The last duplicate while its copies are the selection: Duplicate repeats its offset (see
     /// [`cmd::edit::Duplicated`]; not saved).
     pub(crate) last_duplicate: Option<cmd::edit::Duplicated>,
@@ -436,6 +438,7 @@ impl DocState {
             focus: None,
             guide: None,
             rotation_origin: None,
+            view_from_prefs: false,
             last_duplicate: None,
         };
         st.zoom_to_fit();
@@ -664,6 +667,10 @@ pub struct Prefs {
     pub home_sort: String,
     /// Which way: `"desc"` (newest first, Z to A) or `"asc"`.
     pub home_order: String,
+    /// The View menu's toggles turned on or off (rulers, pixel grid, snapping…), by command id:
+    /// files opened or made later start with them. Missing: the toggle's default.
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "BTreeMap::is_empty")]
+    pub view: BTreeMap<String, bool>,
     /// Recently run actions (the Actions palette's Recents), newest first, at most
     /// [`MAX_RECENT_ACTIONS`]. Entries are `command:<id>`, `plugin:<plugin>/<command>` or
     /// `widget:<plugin>`.
@@ -702,6 +709,7 @@ impl Default for Prefs {
             home_views: BTreeMap::new(),
             home_sort: "modified".into(),
             home_order: "desc".into(),
+            view: BTreeMap::new(),
             recent_actions: Vec::new(),
         }
     }
@@ -854,6 +862,14 @@ impl Session {
         s
     }
 
+    /// Files new to the session start with the View toggles the preferences keep.
+    pub fn apply_view_prefs(&mut self) {
+        for ds in self.docs.iter_mut().filter(|d| !d.view_from_prefs) {
+            cmd::view::apply_kept(&self.prefs, &mut ds.view);
+            ds.view_from_prefs = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn ds(&self) -> Result<&DocState> {
         self.docs.get(self.active).ok_or(EngineError::NoDocument)
     }
@@ -895,6 +911,7 @@ impl Session {
             return Err(EngineError::Disabled(id.into(), "leave the live session before reverting to the saved file".into()));
         }
         branches::sync(self);
+        self.apply_view_prefs();
         if textpreview::COMMANDS.contains(&id) {
             // A live preview is no edit: no undo step, normalisation or rollback here.
             let r = guard::run(id, || (spec.run)(self, params));
@@ -920,6 +937,7 @@ impl Session {
         match &result {
             Ok(_) => {
                 self.after_command(spec, before);
+                self.apply_view_prefs();
                 if spec.history && id != "edit.repeat" {
                     self.last_command = Some((id.to_string(), params.clone()));
                 }
diff --git a/crates/engine/src/view_behaviour_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/view_behaviour_tests.rs
index 27bc3771..7f9e5a84 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/view_behaviour_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/view_behaviour_tests.rs
@@ -742,3 +742,32 @@ fn alt_measures_between_layers() {
         assert_eq!(measured(&mut s, p, m), want, "{why}");
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn view_toggles_are_kept_for_the_next_launch() {
+    let mut s = Session::new();
+    // (command, turned to, ViewState field, derivation)
+    let rows: Vec<(&str, bool, fn(&ViewState) -> bool, &str)> = vec![
+        ("view.rulers", true, |v| v.rulers, "rulers shown stay shown"),
+        ("view.pixelGrid", false, |v| v.pixel_grid, "a hidden pixel grid stays hidden"),
+        ("view.layoutGrids", false, |v| v.layout_grids, "hidden layout grids stay hidden"),
+        ("view.snapPixel", false, |v| v.snap_pixel, "snapping to the pixel grid off stays off"),
+    ];
+    for (cmd, on, _, _) in &rows {
+        ex(&mut s, cmd, json!({"on": on}));
+    }
+    // Modes stay with their file: a new one never opens in outline mode or soft-proofing.
+    for cmd in ["view.outlines", "view.outlinesSelection", "view.proofSrgb"] {
+        ex(&mut s, cmd, json!({"on": true}));
+    }
+    // The app writes its preferences as JSON and reads them back at the next launch.
+    let saved = serde_json::to_value(&s.prefs).unwrap();
+    let mut next = Session::empty();
+    next.prefs = serde_json::from_value(saved).unwrap();
+    ex(&mut next, "file.new", json!({}));
+    let view = &next.ds().unwrap().view;
+    for (cmd, on, get, why) in rows {
+        assert_eq!(get(view), on, "{cmd}: {why}");
+    }
+    assert!(!view.outlines && !view.outlines_selection && !view.proof_srgb, "{view:?}");
+}
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
index bef5de63..18445a7a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/lib.rs
@@ -1384,6 +1384,8 @@ impl FigApp {
             }
             self.background_done(&ctx);
         }
+        // Files that arrived without a command (joined, recovered) take the kept View toggles too.
+        self.session.apply_view_prefs();
         windows::begin(self, &ctx);
         let (files, prefs) = (self.session.docs.len(), self.session.prefs.clone());
         self.frame(ui);