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title: Settings
description: Change dictation mode, the hold-to-talk hotkey, your API key, and manage recent transcripts.
url: https://pr-1-2b0a782aae90.thally.app/settings
---

# Settings

Change dictation mode, the hold-to-talk hotkey, your API key, and manage recent transcripts.

Settings is a small window, not a website. Open it from the tray / menu-bar icon → **Open Settings**. Quit the app from the same menu.

## Mode

The segmented control at the top switches the next dictation:

- **Transcribe** — paste speech as spoken
- **Translate** — paste English

The choice is saved immediately. See [How dictation works](/dictation).

## Clipboard

**Clipboard** lists recent transcripts, newest first. Polyflo keeps up to **50** entries on disk in the app data directory (`history.json`).

- Click a row to open the full transcript.
- Use the copy button on a row or in the modal to copy without dictating again.
- Use the delete button on a row or in the modal to remove that single entry.
- When at least one entry exists, a **Clear** button appears next to the section heading. It removes every entry at once and closes the transcript modal if it is open.
- Empty state: **No transcripts yet**.

Removal and clearing persist immediately to `history.json`. History is local to this machine. It is not synced across devices.

## Hotkey

The default hold-to-talk shortcut is `Ctrl+Shift+Space` on Windows and `Cmd+Shift+Space` on macOS.

#### Click Change

    Polyflo pauses the current hotkey so the next chord is not treated as dictation. The keycaps show **Press keys…**

#### Hold the combination you want

    Include at least one modifier (`Ctrl`, `Cmd`, `Alt`, or `Shift`) plus a key. The new shortcut is saved as soon as it is recognized.

#### Cancel if needed

    Click **Cancel**, press `Escape`, or wait about 10 seconds. The previous hotkey is restored.

If registration fails, an error appears under the keycaps (for example when another app already owns that shortcut). Pick a different combination.

## API Key

The **API Key** field stores your Sarvam credential in the OS keychain. Details: [API key](/api-key).

## Closing Settings

Closing the window hides it; it does not quit Polyflo. The tray / menu-bar icon stays running so the hotkey keeps working.