Command Panel
You are editing a doc in Notion, drafting a message in Slack, or reviewing a transcript in your browser. A paragraph needs tightening. Normally you would copy it, switch to a separate tool, wait, copy the result, switch back, and paste.
Command Panel cuts that to one hotkey.
Summon it from anywhere
Select any text in any app on your Mac, then press Control+Shift+O.
The panel appears on top of whatever you were doing. The header shows which app your selection came from, for example "→ Google Chrome" or "→ Notion". Your selected text is already loaded and ready.
Pick an action
The panel lists all the text actions you have enabled for it. Actions are configured in Settings → Chat Actions: any action with the panel toggle on shows up here. You can set up as many as you like: Proofread, Improve, Translate to French, Translate to English, Summarize, or anything else you define.
To narrow the list, just start typing in the Search actions field at the top. The list filters as you type.
Use the up and down arrow keys to move through the list, then press Enter to run the highlighted action.
What happens next
The action runs immediately. A live preview streams into the panel as the result is generated, so you can see it taking shape.
When it is done, the result is pasted directly back into the source app, replacing your original selection. You stay in your doc, your email, your browser. No copy-paste round trip.
Keyboard shortcuts
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ | Move through the action list |
| Enter | Run the action and replace the selected text in the source app |
| Tab | Send the action to Azynote's chat instead of replacing in place |
| Esc | Close the panel |
The Tab shortcut is useful when you want to keep the conversation going. Instead of pasting back immediately, it opens the action in your Azynote chat window so you can iterate, ask follow-up questions, or use the result as a starting point for something longer.
Move and resize the panel
Drag the header bar to move the panel anywhere on your screen. Drag the grip in the bottom-right corner to resize it. Azynote remembers the position and size between uses.
Set up your actions
The actions in the panel come from your own configuration. To add or change them:
- Open Settings → Chat Actions.
- Create a new action or edit an existing one.
- Turn on the Show in Command Panel toggle for that action.
- The action appears in the panel the next time you open it.
If the panel opens but shows no actions, that toggle is off for all your actions. The panel will tell you: "No actions enabled for the panel. Add some in Settings → Chat Actions."
Good to know
- Accessibility permission is required for the global hotkey to work. If the hotkey stops responding, check System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility and make sure Azynote is toggled on.
- Text selection is required. The panel reads what you had selected at the moment you pressed the hotkey. If nothing was selected, the panel will not appear.
- The source app stays active. You do not need to worry about losing your place. The panel is always on top, and when the result is pasted back, focus returns to the source app.
- Hotkey conflicts. If another macOS app already owns Control+Shift+O, that app wins. Rebind Azynote's hotkey in Settings, or rebind the conflicting app.