Keyboard Shortcuts

Global hotkeys

These work anywhere on your system, even when Silk’s panel isn’t open or focused.

Action	macOS	Windows
Push-to-talk: press once to start listening, press again to send	Ctrl+Space	Ctrl+Space
Open or hide the Silk panel	⌃⇧Space (Control+Shift+Space)	Ctrl+Shift+Space
Stop a running task (Act Mode or an agent at work)	Escape or ⌘.	Escape or Ctrl+.

You can change the push-to-talk hotkey in Settings → Voice hotkey. See Push-to-Talk.

The panel shortcut is the quickest way back to Silk when its icon is hidden in a full menu bar or system tray.

Stopping Silk while it controls your computer

While Silk is clicking and typing for you, any of these stops it immediately:

• Press Escape (or ⌘. / Ctrl+.).
• Move the mouse yourself. Silk assumes you’re taking over.
• Push the mouse pointer into the top-left corner of the screen and hold it there for a moment.

Note

Escape doesn’t hide the cursor overlay. It only stops a running task. To hide the overlay, click Hide Overlay at the bottom of the Silk panel.

Panel controls

Action	How
Open or close the panel	Click the Silk icon in the menu bar or system tray, or press the panel shortcut above
Open settings	Click the gear icon in the panel
Start a fresh conversation	Click Clear context in the panel
Show or hide the cursor overlay	Click Hide Overlay / Show Overlay at the bottom of the panel