Keyboard Shortcuts
All shortcuts use Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows.
Essential shortcuts
Section titled “Essential shortcuts”These are the six shortcuts you will use most during interviews.
| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Show / hide overlay (see note) | Cmd+B | Ctrl+B |
| Take screenshot | Cmd+H | Ctrl+H |
| Solve | Cmd+Enter | Ctrl+Enter |
| Think Deeper | Cmd+Shift+Enter | Ctrl+Shift+Enter |
| Toggle audio | Cmd+Shift+A | Ctrl+Shift+A |
| Clear response | Cmd+Shift+K | Ctrl+Shift+K |
Navigation
Section titled “Navigation”| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Open the Settings dialog | Cmd+, | Ctrl+, |
| Toggle transcript panel | Cmd+Shift+T | Ctrl+Shift+T |
| Toggle drawer / side panel | Cmd+E | Ctrl+E |
| Expand / collapse view | Cmd+Shift+E | Ctrl+Shift+E |
| Show shortcuts help | Cmd+? | Ctrl+? |
| Reset the view | Cmd+K | Ctrl+K |
There are two clear shortcuts, and they are not identical. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+K clears the answer and the transcript. Cmd/Ctrl+K resets the view — response, problem, staged screenshots, and any Think Deeper or follow-up output — but leaves the transcript alone. Use Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+K between questions in a spoken round.
Cmd/Ctrl+, opens Settings directly — it does not open the ⋯ menu, and it does nothing at all until first-run setup is complete. The ⋯ menu has no shortcut; click it on the toolbar.
Window positioning
Section titled “Window positioning”| Action | macOS | Windows |
|---|---|---|
| Move window up | Cmd+Up | Ctrl+Up |
| Move window down | Cmd+Down | Ctrl+Down |
| Move window left | Cmd+Left | Ctrl+Left |
| Move window right | Cmd+Right | Ctrl+Right |
| Scroll drawer up | Cmd+Shift+Up | Ctrl+Shift+Up |
| Scroll drawer down | Cmd+Shift+Down | Ctrl+Shift+Down |
Press Cmd/Ctrl+? at any time to open the full shortcuts overlay inside the app.
The minimized shortcut cheatsheet
Section titled “The minimized shortcut cheatsheet”When the answer drawer is closed, Dusky shows a compact cheatsheet card next to the floating bar with your most-used shortcuts: Hide window, Screenshot, Solve, Audio, Maximize, and All shortcuts.
To reclaim screen space mid-interview, click the « button to collapse the card into a small round ? pill. Click the ? pill to bring it back. This is a temporary, per-session choice.
To turn the cheatsheet off permanently, open Settings → Display and disable Show shortcuts when answer is minimized.
Finding Dusky when it is hidden
Section titled “Finding Dusky when it is hidden”When you hide the window with Cmd/Ctrl+B, a small pill appears in the top-right corner of your screen reading ⌘B Show · ⌘? More, so you never lose track of how to bring Dusky back. Like the main window, this pill is invisible to screen share and recordings.
- Cmd/Ctrl+Enter is adaptive. When the microphone is off, it captures a screenshot and solves. When the microphone is on and has a transcript, it solves from the transcript instead. When the microphone is on and there is no transcript yet, it does nothing at all — silently. Turn the mic off to get back to capture-and-solve.
- Cmd/Ctrl+B does not break the overlay’s invisibility. Showing the overlay only makes it visible to you, not to screen share. The dashboard is a different story — see Stealth Mode.
- Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+Enter stacks. You can use Think Deeper multiple times on the same problem for additional analysis.
- Response Speed has no shortcut. Change how fast and detailed answers are from the ⋯ menu — see Response Speed.