Keyboard shortcuts

Use Nock's Mac and Windows voice shortcuts, change their bindings, and recover a transcript.

Open Settings → General → Shortcuts to see the active bindings. Defaults are platform-specific:

Action	Mac default	Windows default
Dictate	Hold Fn / Globe	Hold Ctrl + Win
Ask the agent by voice	Hold left Control + left Option	Hold left Ctrl + left Alt
Open the agent composer	Tap the agent shortcut	Tap the agent shortcut
Hands-free dictation	Double-tap Fn, or use Fn + Space	Use Ctrl + Win + Space
Hands-free agent	Double-tap the agent shortcut	Double-tap the agent shortcut
Paste Last Transcript	Control + Command + V	Win + Alt + V
Cancel a recording	Escape	Escape

Settings may let you add or change trigger combinations. Use the displayed editor and test the saved shortcut in a plain text field before depending on it. A very short tap is not a dictation hold. When double-tap is enabled, Nock waits briefly to tell a tap from a double-tap.

Change a shortcut

Under Settings → General → Shortcuts, choose Change beside the mode.
Add or edit the trigger using the on-screen shortcut editor.
Save, then test it in a scratch document.

Conflicting or reserved combinations may be refused. Voice triggers use modifier combinations or supported mouse buttons rather than ordinary typing keys. Changing a setting in Nock does not change the operating system’s own key behavior.

Mac: stop Fn from opening emoji

If the Globe key still opens an emoji picker, open Settings → Permissions → Press 🌐 key to and choose Open Keyboard Settings. In macOS Keyboard settings, change Press 🌐 key to to Do Nothing. Nock reads this system setting but does not change it for you.

Hands-free controls

Double-tap your dictation shortcut to start; press it again to finish. Fn + Space on Mac or Ctrl + Win + Space on Windows also starts hands-free dictation. Escape cancels without using the recording. Review the caption/result before sending it. See dictation and hands-free.

If a shortcut is ignored

Check the exact side of modifier keys where the default names a side, and close any shortcut editor before retesting. On Mac, check Input Monitoring and Accessibility in permissions. Secure-input fields such as password boxes can prevent shortcut detection. If the shortcut clearly starts recording but no words appear, use voice troubleshooting.