Global Hotkey for Voice Input

The short answer: press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) from any application, speak for 20-45 seconds, press the hotkey again, and AICHE transcribes and inserts the text at your cursor position without switching windows.

Opening AICHE's window, clicking record, switching back to your work application, and manually pasting text takes 12-18 seconds per dictation and interrupts your mental flow.

1. Position your cursor in any text field (email, document, chat, or AI assistant).
2. Press ⌃+⌥+R (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+R (Windows/Linux) to start recording-you'll hear a brief sound and see a recording indicator.

3. Speak your content naturally while continuing to look at your screen.
4. Press the same hotkey again to stop recording (or wait for auto-stop after 90 seconds).
5. AICHE processes for 2-3 seconds, applies Message Ready formatting if enabled, and inserts the text at your cursor.
6. Continue working immediately or press the hotkey again for another dictation.

Heads-up: on macOS, you must grant Accessibility permissions to AICHE in System Settings → Privacy & Security. Without this permission, the global hotkey won't function outside the AICHE window.

The pro-tip: the hotkey works even when AICHE is minimized or hidden. You never need to see the AICHE window-just press the hotkey, speak, and your text appears where you're working.

Result: dictating a 100-word response takes 40 seconds of speaking plus 3 seconds of processing, compared to 4 minutes of typing, and you never lose focus on your current task.

Do this now: click into any text field, press your hotkey (⌃+⌥+R or Ctrl+Alt+R), dictate one sentence, and watch it appear automatically.