How to change hotkeys in Ozeki Voice Keyboard

This guide demonstrates how to change the keyboard shortcuts used by Ozeki Voice Keyboard. You can reassign the default hotkeys for voice transcription and the AI assistant to any key combination that fits your workflow, avoiding conflicts with other applications on your system.

Steps to follow

Open Ozeki Voice Keyboard and locate the tray icon
Open the keyboard shortcut settings
Record a new key combination
Save the shortcut settings

How to change hotkeys video

The following video shows how to change the hotkeys in Ozeki Voice Keyboard step-by-step. The video covers locating the tray icon, opening the keyboard shortcut settings, recording a new key combination, and saving the configuration.

Step 1 - Open Ozeki Voice Keyboard and locate the tray icon

Ozeki Voice Keyboard runs in the background and can be accessed through the Windows system tray in the bottom right corner of your taskbar. If the icon is not visible, click the arrow to expand the hidden tray icons (Figure 1).

Figure 1 - Locate the Ozeki Voice Keyboard tray icon

Step 2 - Open the keyboard shortcut settings

Right-click the tray icon to open the context menu and select Shortcuts to open the shortcut configuration window (Figure 2).

Navigate to keyboard shortcuts from context menu — Figure 2 - Navigate to Keyboard Shortcuts from the context menu

The keyboard shortcut settings window displays the currently assigned hotkeys for each available action, including voice transcription and the AI assistant. From here you can record new key combinations to replace the defaults (Figure 3).

Step 3 - Record a new key combination

Click the input field under the action you want to reassign then press the key combination you want to use. The window will register the keys you press and display the new combination in the field (Figure 4).

Record key combination for transcribe or LLM — Figure 4 - Record a new key combination for the selected action

Step 4 - Save the shortcut settings

Once you have recorded your preferred key combinations, click OK to save the configuration. The new hotkeys will take effect immediately (Figure 5).

Click OK to save shortcuts — Figure 5 - Click OK to save the keyboard shortcuts

Conclusion

You have successfully changed the hotkeys in Ozeki Voice Keyboard. The new key combinations are now active and ready to use. You can return to the keyboard shortcut settings at any time through the tray icon context menu to reassign them again if needed.