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Keyboard shortcuts
Hold Right ⌥ to dictate anywhere. Inside Sloth, ⌘N starts a new note and ⌘J shows or hides the sidebar.
Global shortcuts
These work in any app. Change them in Settings › Shortcuts; Reset to Defaults puts them back.
| Action | Default | On by default |
|---|---|---|
| Dictate (push to talk): hold, speak, release | Right ⌥ | Yes |
| Dictate hands-free: double-tap to start, tap to stop | Right ⌥ twice | Yes |
| Cancel dictation | Esc | Yes |
| Start or stop meeting recording | ⌘⇧R | No. Turn on Meeting Recording. |
Sloth listens for global shortcuts in every app, so pick keys other apps don't use. It warns you if the meeting shortcut is one many apps already use.
In the Sloth window
| Action | Shortcut | Menu |
|---|---|---|
| New note (starts recording a meeting) | ⌘N | File |
| Find | ⌘F | Edit |
| Show Dictations | ⌘1 | View |
| Show Meetings | ⌘2 | View |
| Toggle Sidebar | ⌘J | View |
| Settings | ⌘, | Sloth |
| Close window | ⌘W | Window |
| Minimize | ⌘M | Window |
| Hide Sloth | ⌘H | Sloth |
| Hide others | ⌥⌘H | Sloth |
| Quit Sloth | ⌘Q | Sloth |
Standard editing keys work as usual: ⌘Z undo, ⇧⌘Z redo, ⌘X, ⌘C, ⌘V and ⌘A.
Mouse shortcuts on the floating indicator
| While a meeting records | Action |
|---|---|
| Click the control at the left | Pause or resume |
| Click the rest of the pill | Stop |
| Option-click or right-click | Discard the recording (Sloth asks first) |
| Drag | Move the indicator |