Mic or hotkey not working

If the pill stays idle when you press the hotkey

1. 1Open Settings → Shortcut. Press your hotkey while looking at the page. If the page doesn't react, another app is intercepting the hotkey.
2. 2Look for system-wide shortcuts that match (Windows: Settings → Keyboard. macOS: System Settings → Keyboard → Shortcuts).
3. 3Look for app-level shortcuts that match (e.g. some games grab Win + Alt for in-game overlays).
4. 4Change Dimmy's hotkey to a different combo: see Change your hotkey.

If the pill goes red right after recording starts

That's a microphone error. Hover the pill to see the exact reason.

1. 1Check the microphone permission in your OS settings (see Permissions).
2. 2Check that the selected microphone is the right one in Settings → Audio. Some laptops default to a HDMI mic when a monitor is plugged in.
3. 3Test the microphone outside Dimmy: macOS QuickTime → New Audio Recording, Windows Voice Recorder, Linux gnome-sound-recorder.
4. 4If the test mic works elsewhere but not in Dimmy, restart Dimmy. The audio device list is cached at launch.

If recording works but transcription is empty

See Empty, wrong, or slow transcription.