Settings reference

Open Settings from the notch’s Settings tab or Settings… in the menu-bar menu. If you show Nock in the Dock, its Dock entry also opens the settings view. It remembers the last section you used.

This reference describes controls present in the mapped launch candidate. Platform, account access, and release availability can affect what your build exposes; see Nock overview.

Find a section

Section	Use it for
Home	See current shortcuts and available walkthroughs.
General	Change voice keys, languages, startup, visibility, and audio behavior.
Dictation	Set polishing, custom words, replacements, and composer mic visibility.
Insights	Review locally recorded speaking and dictation statistics.
Appearance	Set Auto, Light, or Dark and supported surface finishes.
Agent	Choose voice and actions, conversation preferences, and supported agent features.
Providers	Review supported model/provider connections.
Usage	Review displayed account usage or locally counted activity.
Apps	Review available connected-app and created-app surfaces.
Permissions	Inspect macOS access needed for recording, shortcuts, insertion, and screen context.
About	Check the app version, available update status, and replay the introduction or tour.

Changes take effect as you make them

Most preference switches save immediately; there is no overall Save Settings step. A specific dialog, such as shortcut editing, can have its own confirmation button. Finish that dialog before testing its result.

Change one setting at a time when diagnosing a problem. For example, if dictation starts but text does not land, changing the voice, theme, and language together will make it harder to isolate the cause. Use dictation troubleshooting to choose the relevant control.

Navigate with the keyboard

The Settings section rail supports Up and Down arrows, with Home and End to move to its ends. Select the section rail first, then move among its tabs. Use Tab to continue into controls in the selected section. Individual dialogs may use their own keyboard behavior.

If a shortcut editor is open, global voice shortcuts are temporarily paused to let you record the new combination. Finish or cancel the editor before expecting dictation to start.

Preferences, permissions, and access are different

A setting can express what you want Nock to do without granting macOS permission to do it. Likewise, enabling a feature does not create provider access or change your account entitlement. If a control appears enabled but the action fails, read the displayed message and check the relevant permission or access page.

Prefer the interface to editing preference files by hand. Nock keeps preferences in memory while running; an external file edit may be overwritten by the next setting change. There is no need to delete your settings to troubleshoot a single control.

For focused guides, see General, Appearance, Voice, and Permissions.