Hyprcore registers global shortcuts with macOS, so they fire from anywhere on your system—even when Hyprcore isn’t focused.
Open Settings → Dictation. You’ll see two main bindings:
| Binding | What it does |
|---|
| Toggle dictation | Start or stop a normal dictation session. |
| Toggle with post-processing | Same as above, but always runs the post-processing template after the transcript. |
- ⌘⇧Space (Cmd-Shift-Space)
- ⌥Space (Option-Space)
- F5 (if your function row is set to standard function keys)
- ⌃` (Control-backtick)
Avoid ⌘Space. macOS reserves it for Spotlight, and Hyprcore can’t claim system-reserved combinations.
Toggle vs push-to-talk
In Settings → Dictation, toggle Push to talk to switch modes:
- Push-to-talk on. Hold the shortcut to record. Release to transcribe. Best for quick interjections—a single sentence into Slack, a short search query.
- Push-to-talk off (toggle). Press once to start, press again to stop. Best for longer, hands-free dictation—drafting a paragraph, narrating a doc.
You can use both bindings at once if you map them to different shortcuts. For example, ⌘⇧Space for quick toggles and the Globe key for hold-to-talk.
Paste behavior
Once Hyprcore has the transcript, it pastes into whichever app was focused when you started recording. Settings → Dictation → Paste method controls how:
| Method | Use it when |
|---|
| Cmd-V (clipboard) | Default. Copies the text to the clipboard, then simulates Cmd-V. |
| Direct typing | The target app blocks paste—some terminals and password fields. Slower for long text. |
| Shift-Insert | Cross-platform fallback. |
| Cmd-Shift-V (paste without formatting) | Useful when target apps are aggressive about styling. |
| None | Hyprcore stops at “transcript saved.” Copy from history yourself. |
Cancel a recording
Two ways to cancel before transcription runs:
- Press Esc while the overlay is visible.
- Map a third shortcut to Cancel in Settings.
A canceled recording is discarded—no transcript, no history entry, no audio file kept.
CLI and signals
Hyprcore exposes the same actions via the CLI and Unix signals, useful for window manager macros or scripts:
hyprcore --toggle-transcription
hyprcore --toggle-post-process
hyprcore --cancel
pkill -USR2 -n hyprcore # toggle dictation
pkill -USR1 -n hyprcore # toggle dictation with post-processing
/Applications/Hyprcore.app/Contents/MacOS/hyprcore --toggle-transcription
