Dictation and hotkeys
Record with Toggle or Hold, change hotkeys, use the contexts bar and go hands-free.
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- Change your recording hotkeyOpen Settings > General, click the shortcut next to Keyboard Shortcut, then press the new key combination. Press Escape to cancel.
- Choose Toggle or Hold to recordToggle Recording starts on one press and stops on the next. Hold to Record records only while you hold the hotkey. Switch in Settings > General > Recording...
- Default keyboard shortcuts on Mac, Windows and LinuxThe default recording hotkey is Option+Space on Mac and Ctrl+Space on Windows and Linux. Here are all default Contextli shortcuts per platform.
- Use the contexts bar and Quick Mic buttonThe contexts bar and Quick Mic let you start dictating with a click instead of a hotkey. Turn them on, off or restyle them in Settings > Widgets.
- Dictate hands-free with a mouse button, trackpad or SiriMap a mouse button, foot pedal or trackpad gesture to your Contextli hotkey, or on Mac turn on Siri Dictation to start Contextli by voice.
- Change the language you dictate inOpen Settings > General and choose the language you will speak under Transcription Language. Contextli does not auto-detect the language.
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