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Handless is controlled via global keyboard shortcuts that work system-wide — no need to focus the app window.

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Default Shortcuts

ActionmacOSWindows / Linux
TranscribeFnCtrl + Space
Transcribe + PolishOption + Shift + SpaceCtrl + Shift + Space
CancelEscapeEscape

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Activation Modes

Choose how the recording shortcut behaves:
  • Hold or Toggle (default) — press once to start, again to stop. Or hold to record, release to stop.
  • Toggle — press once to start, press again to stop.
  • Hold — hold the key to record, release to stop. Classic push-to-talk.

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Customizing Shortcuts

  1. Open Settings → Shortcuts
  2. Click on a shortcut binding to edit it
  3. Press your desired key combination
  4. The new binding is saved immediately
You can add multiple shortcuts, each linked to a specific post-processing prompt. See Polish → Shortcut Binding.

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Keyboard Implementation

Handless offers two keyboard backends:
  • HandyKeys (default on macOS) — custom keyboard library, more robust, supports the Fn key.
  • Tauri (default on Windows/Linux) — cross-platform global shortcut plugin.
Switch between them in Settings → General → Keyboard Implementation if you experience shortcut issues.