diff --git a/po/POTFILES.in b/po/POTFILES.in
index 1278dfce77..579325cc22 100644
--- a/po/POTFILES.in
+++ b/po/POTFILES.in
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 xdg/com.github.PintaProject.Pinta.desktop.in
 xdg/com.github.PintaProject.Pinta.metainfo.xml.in
+[type: gettext/glade]./Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui
 Pinta.Core/Actions/AddinActions.cs
 Pinta.Core/Actions/AdjustmentsActions.cs
 Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs
@@ -376,6 +377,7 @@ Pinta/Actions/Edit/OffsetSelectionAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/Edit/PasteAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/Edit/PasteIntoNewImageAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/Edit/PasteIntoNewLayerAction.cs
+Pinta/Actions/Edit/PreferencesDialogAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/Edit/ResizePaletteAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/File/CloseDocumentAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/File/ExitAction.cs
@@ -397,7 +399,6 @@ Pinta/Actions/Layers/RotateZoomLayerAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/View/ColorSchemeChangedAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/View/EditCanvasGridAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/View/ImageTabsToggledAction.cs
-Pinta/Actions/View/MenuBarToggledAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/View/StatusBarToggledAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/View/ToolBarToggledAction.cs
 Pinta/Actions/View/ToolBoxToggledAction.cs
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ Pinta/Dialogs/JpegCompressionDialog.cs
 Pinta/Dialogs/LayerPropertiesDialog.cs
 Pinta/Dialogs/NewImageDialog.cs
 Pinta/Dialogs/OffsetSelectionDialog.cs
+Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.cs
 Pinta/Dialogs/ProgressDialog.cs
 Pinta/Dialogs/ResizeCanvasDialog.cs
 Pinta/Dialogs/ResizeImageDialog.cs
diff --git a/po/messages.pot b/po/messages.pot
index 0bfe665bdc..b5747661a7 100644
--- a/po/messages.pot
+++ b/po/messages.pot
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: PACKAGE VERSION\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: \n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-08-15 00:13+0000\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2026-09-01 03:40+0000\n"
 "PO-Revision-Date: YEAR-MO-DA HO:MI+ZONE\n"
 "Last-Translator: FULL NAME <EMAIL@ADDRESS>\n"
 "Language-Team: LANGUAGE <LL@li.org>\n"
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "9 x 9 Region"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:400
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:397
 msgid "A_dd-ins"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:43
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:44
 msgid "About"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ msgid "Added"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Help/KeyboardShortcutsDialogAction.cs:104
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:450
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:460
 msgid "Adjustments"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Angle"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:13
+msgid "Animate Selection Outline"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/TwistEffect.cs:225
 msgid "Antialias"
 msgstr ""
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Beautiful Italy"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:86
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:84
 msgid "Best Fit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -326,7 +330,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cancel"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/Pads/CanvasPad.cs:41
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:12 ../Pinta/Pads/CanvasPad.cs:41
 msgid "Canvas"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -334,7 +338,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Canvas Grid Settings"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:125
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:123
 msgid "Canvas Grid..."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -376,7 +380,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Centered"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:228
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:215
 msgid "Centimeters"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -549,7 +553,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Color Saturation"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:254
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:3
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/CellsEffect.cs:183
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/CloudsEffect.cs:148
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/JuliaFractalEffect.cs:158
@@ -657,8 +661,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Cut"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. Translators: This refers to using a dark variant of the color scheme.
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:251
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:9
 msgid "Dark"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -670,8 +673,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Dash"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. Translators: This refers to using the system's default color scheme.
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:247
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:5
 msgid "Default"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -763,12 +765,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Edit"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:398
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:395
 msgid "Effe_cts"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Help/KeyboardShortcutsDialogAction.cs:105
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:445
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:455
 msgid "Effects"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -795,6 +797,12 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Enable additional logging or behavior changes for debugging"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:14
+msgid ""
+"Enables a \"marching ants\" effect to improve the selection's visibility. "
+"Disable to reduce CPU usage."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/EditActions.cs:129
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/EditActions.cs:370
 msgid "Erase Selection"
@@ -987,7 +995,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Frosted Glass"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:165
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:152
 msgid "Fullscreen"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -999,6 +1007,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Gaussian Blur"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:1
+msgid "General"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ../Pinta.Tools/Tools/FloodTool.cs:132
 msgid "Global"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1111,7 +1123,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #: ../Pinta.Tools/Tools/ColorPickerTool.cs:254
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Help/KeyboardShortcutsDialogAction.cs:103
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:455
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:465
 msgid "Image"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1119,7 +1131,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Image Editor"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:112
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:110
 msgid "Image Tabs"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1157,7 +1169,7 @@ msgid ""
 "Press Backspace to delete the last point."
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:227
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:214
 msgid "Inches"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1237,7 +1249,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Julia Fractal"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:48
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:55
 msgid "Keyboard Shortcuts"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1403,9 +1415,8 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "License"
 msgstr ""
 
-#. Translators: This refers to using a light variant of the color scheme.
 #. Translators: 'Light' (300) refers to the font-weight text property
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:249
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:7
 #: ../Pinta.Tools/Tools/TextTool.cs:266
 msgid "Light"
 msgstr ""
@@ -1456,7 +1467,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Magic Wand Select"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:440
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:450
 msgid "Main Menu"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1487,10 +1498,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Medium"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:131
-msgid "Menu Bar"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/LayerActions.cs:82
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/LayerActions.cs:335
 msgid "Merge Layer Down"
@@ -1595,7 +1602,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Normal Blending"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:99
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:97
 msgid "Normal Size"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1846,7 +1853,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Pixelate"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:226
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:213
 msgid "Pixels"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1855,7 +1862,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Piña Colada"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/Actions/View/MenuBarToggledAction.cs:40
+#: ../Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.cs:81
 msgid "Please restart Pinta for the changes to take effect."
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -1908,6 +1915,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Power"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:49
+msgid "Preferences..."
+msgstr ""
+
 #. Translators: This refers to preserving the current canvas size when pasting a larger image.
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Edit/PasteAction.cs:224
 msgid "Preserve"
@@ -1981,7 +1992,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Quality: "
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:54
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/AppActions.cs:60
 msgid "Quit"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2122,6 +2133,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Replace"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:11
+msgid "Replaces the header bar with a separate menu bar and tool bar."
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ../Pinta/Dialogs/ErrorDialog.cs:71
 msgid "Report Bug..."
 msgstr ""
@@ -2171,10 +2186,6 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Resize Palette"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/Actions/View/MenuBarToggledAction.cs:39
-msgid "Restart Pinta"
-msgstr ""
-
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/CellsEffect.cs:191
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/CloudsEffect.cs:156
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/JuliaFractalEffect.cs:166
@@ -2241,11 +2252,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Rounded Rectangle"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:231
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:218
 msgid "Ruler Units"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:149
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:141
 msgid "Rulers"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2354,7 +2365,7 @@ msgstr ""
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Extensions/Gtk/GtkExtensions.Widget.cs:106
 #: ../Pinta.Gui.Widgets/Widgets/ColorPickerDialog.cs:368
 #: ../Pinta.Gui.Widgets/Widgets/StatusBarColorPaletteWidget.cs:352
-#: ../Pinta.Gui.Widgets/Widgets/ToolBoxWidget.cs:51
+#: ../Pinta.Gui.Widgets/Widgets/ToolBoxWidget.cs:49
 msgid "Shortcut key"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2381,6 +2392,10 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Show Layer"
 msgstr ""
 
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:10
+msgid "Show Menu Bar"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/CellsEffect.cs:162
 #: ../Pinta.Effects/Effects/VoronoiDiagramEffect.cs:208
 msgid "Show Points"
@@ -2390,7 +2405,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Show Value"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:243
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:229
 msgid "Show/Hide"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2445,7 +2460,7 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Squares"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:137
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:129
 msgid "Status Bar"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2596,15 +2611,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Tool"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:143
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:135
 msgid "Tool Box"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:118
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:116
 msgid "Tool Windows"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:106
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:104
 msgid "Toolbar"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2733,6 +2748,10 @@ msgid ""
 "quality for final quality, large images, and large angles."
 msgstr ""
 
+#: .././Pinta/Dialogs/PreferencesDialog.ui.h:2
+msgid "User Interface"
+msgstr ""
+
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Help/AboutDialogAction.cs:98
 msgid "Using some icons from:"
 msgstr ""
@@ -2762,7 +2781,7 @@ msgid "Vertical red (R)"
 msgstr ""
 
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Help/KeyboardShortcutsDialogAction.cs:102
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:460
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:470
 msgid "View"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2795,8 +2814,8 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Width:"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:208
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:396
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:195
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:368
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Classes/DocumentWorkspace.cs:357
 #: ../Pinta.Core/Classes/DocumentWorkspace.cs:366
 #: ../Pinta/Actions/Help/KeyboardShortcutsDialogAction.cs:106
@@ -2841,19 +2860,19 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Zoom Blur"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:72
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:70
 msgid "Zoom In"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:79
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:77
 msgid "Zoom Out"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:93
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:91
 msgid "Zoom to Selection"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:397
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:394
 msgid "_Adjustments"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2870,19 +2889,19 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "_Discard"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:393
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:390
 msgid "_Edit"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:392
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:389
 msgid "_File"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:402
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:399
 msgid "_Help"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:396
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:393
 msgid "_Image"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2897,11 +2916,11 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "_Save"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:395
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:392
 msgid "_View"
 msgstr ""
 
-#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:401
+#: ../Pinta/MainWindow.cs:398
 msgid "_Window"
 msgstr ""
 
@@ -2954,7 +2973,7 @@ msgstr ""
 
 #. Translators: This specifies the format of the zoom percentage choices
 #. in the toolbar.
-#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:377
+#: ../Pinta.Core/Actions/ViewActions.cs:349
 #, csharp-format
 msgid "{0}%"
 msgstr ""