# Tray and menu-bar icon. Dimmy Help.

> Tray and menu-bar icon. Step-by-step help for Dimmy, the native voice dictation app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Source: https://dimmy.app/help/tray-menu/

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The Pill

# Tray and menu-bar icon

Besides the pill, Dimmy puts a tiny icon in your system tray (Windows, Linux) or menu bar (macOS). Quick access to Settings, History, Quit.

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The tray icon expanded into a menu with Settings, History, Quit

## What's in the menu

* Open Settings.
* Open History.
* Pause Dimmy. Temporarily disables the hotkey.
* Quit Dimmy.

## Where it lives

* macOS: menu bar (top-right of screen).
* Windows: system tray (bottom-right, may be hidden behind the ^ arrow).
* Linux: system tray (depends on your DE, e.g. GNOME requires an extension like AppIndicator).

tip

If you don't see the tray icon on Linux, you probably need the AppIndicator extension. On GNOME: install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator.

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## In this category

[ The PillWhat the pill isThe small always-on-top overlay. It shows whether Dimmy is idle, recording, transcribing, or done.](https://dimmy.app/help/pill-overview/) [ The PillAll pill states explainedIdle, recording, transcribing, LLM, done, error. Each one has a unique shape, colour, and animation.](https://dimmy.app/help/pill-states/) [ The PillMove, resize, hide the pillDrag the pill anywhere. Pin to a corner. Change opacity when idle. Hide it entirely until the hotkey is pressed.](https://dimmy.app/help/pill-position/)

Last updated: 2026-05-22

On this page

1. [01 What's in the menu](#whats-in-the-menu)
2. [02 Where it lives](#where-it-lives)