Settings and shortcuts
Open the island, click the gear, and Settings opens in its own window.
Appearance
- Smile on Home and Animated reactions: the hello, laugh and dance. Turn the animations off and the smile stays still.
- Music on the Lock Screen.
Automations
Hide ID/card numbers in clipboard, Automatic OCR on screenshots and Downloaded PDFs go to Shelf. See Automation.
Privacy
- Review permissions and privacy (Trust Center).
- Capture crash reports (local). A crash report stays on your Mac. If the last run ended unexpectedly, Settings tells you, and you decide whether to send it by email or discard it.
- Show microphone and camera on the island.
- Ted notices on the island.
- Backup & trust:
- an encrypted backup in a single passphrase-protected file. Keep the passphrase safe: there is no way to recover it;
- restore from a backup, which replaces your current data (restart afterwards);
- erase everything: removes Cortex Shelf's files, keys and preferences, then quits.
System
- Language: Automatic, Português or English.
- Open at login.
- Check for updates automatically, Check now and Join the beta.
Your Shelf so far
A recap of how you used Shelf, calculated on your Mac from what it already stores. Nothing is sent.
About
The version, What's new, and Send feedback, which opens a pre-filled email in your mail app.
Global shortcuts
They work from any app:
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| ⌥ Space | Search |
| ⌥ ⇧ V | Paste the next clip in the queue |
| ⌥ ⇧ N | Quick note |
| ⌥ ⇧ S | Put the selected text on the shelf |
| ⌥ ⇧ M | Mute or unmute the microphone |
| ⌥ ⇧ Esc | Panic: hide the island, lock notes, discreet mode |