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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).
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The small always-on-top overlay. It shows whether Dimmy is idle, recording, transcribing, or done.
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Last updated: 2026-05-22