Mastering Hidini Keyboard Shortcuts
Why Keyboard-Only?
Hidini is designed to be controlled entirely from the keyboard. During an interview, you don’t want to visibly move your mouse to an overlay window, because that would look suspicious. With hotkeys, every action is instant and invisible.
All shortcuts are global, so they work regardless of which app is focused. You can be in VS Code, in the browser, or in Zoom, and every hotkey still works.
Core Shortcuts
Transcription
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+Shift+L | Start/stop listening (transcription) |
Press once to start transcribing. Press again to stop. The transcript accumulates in the overlay’s chat area.
AI Hints
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+Shift+Enter | Get answers from the current transcript |
| Cmd+Shift+/ | Ask “what should I say?” for a suggested reply |
Both send the accumulated conversation context to your selected AI provider. The response streams into the overlay in real time.
Screen Capture
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+Shift+S | Capture full screen for AI analysis |
| Cmd+Shift+A | Capture selected area for AI analysis |
Full screen grabs everything visible (except Hidini’s own windows). Area selection lets you drag a rectangle around a specific coding problem.
Window Management
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+Shift+H | Show or hide the overlay |
| Cmd+Shift+O | Toggle translucent mode |
| Cmd+Shift+P | Toggle click-through mode |
| Cmd+Shift+N | Show or hide sticky notes |
Translucent mode makes the overlay semi-transparent so you can see through it. Text color automatically adapts to the background (light text on dark backgrounds, dark text on light backgrounds).
Click-through mode makes the overlay ignore mouse events, so clicks pass through to whatever app is behind it.
Window Positioning
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Cmd+Shift+C | Center window on screen |
| Cmd+Shift+Arrow | Move the window left, right, up, or down |
| Cmd+Shift+U | Snap to the top-left corner |
| Cmd+Shift+I | Snap to the top-right corner |
| Cmd+Shift+J | Snap to the bottom-left corner |
| Cmd+Shift+K | Snap to the bottom-right corner |
| Cmd+Shift+= | Increase overlay size |
| Cmd+Shift+- | Decrease overlay size |
Customizing Shortcuts
Every shortcut in Hidini is customizable:
- Click the menu bar icon
- Open Settings
- Go to the Hotkeys tab
- Click any shortcut to rebind it
- Press your desired key combination
If a key combination conflicts with another app, Hidini will warn you.
Tips for Interview Day
- Practice the shortcuts beforehand. Muscle memory matters when you’re under pressure.
- Keep the overlay visible but in click-through mode. You can read it but your mouse works normally.
- Use translucent mode if the overlay covers code you need to see.
- Cmd+Shift+H to quickly hide the overlay if you need your full screen.
- Cmd+Shift+A for coding problems. Don’t try to describe the problem to the AI, just draw a box around it.