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Keyboard Shortcuts

All shortcuts use Cmd on macOS and Ctrl on Windows.

These are the six shortcuts you will use most during interviews.

ActionmacOSWindows
Show / hide windowCmd+BCtrl+B
Take screenshotCmd+HCtrl+H
SolveCmd+EnterCtrl+Enter
Think DeeperCmd+Shift+EnterCtrl+Shift+Enter
Toggle audioCmd+Shift+ACtrl+Shift+A
Clear responseCmd+Shift+KCtrl+Shift+K
ActionmacOSWindows
Open the ⋯ More options menuCmd+,Ctrl+,
Toggle transcript panelCmd+Shift+TCtrl+Shift+T
Toggle drawer / side panelCmd+ECtrl+E
Expand / collapse viewCmd+Shift+ECtrl+Shift+E
Show shortcuts helpCmd+Shift+/Ctrl+Shift+/
ActionmacOSWindows
Move window upCmd+UpCtrl+Up
Move window downCmd+DownCtrl+Down
Move window leftCmd+LeftCtrl+Left
Move window rightCmd+RightCtrl+Right
Scroll drawer upCmd+Shift+UpCtrl+Shift+Up
Scroll drawer downCmd+Shift+DownCtrl+Shift+Down

Press Cmd/Ctrl+? at any time to open the full shortcuts overlay inside the app.

When the answer drawer is closed, Dusky shows a compact cheatsheet card next to the floating bar with your most-used shortcuts: Hide Dusky, 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.

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.
  • Cmd/Ctrl+B does not break invisibility. Showing the window only makes it visible to you, not to screen share.
  • 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.