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How to use Koi from Shortcuts, Spotlight and Raycast

Dictate, record, open a new document, ask Koi or call it from Shortcuts, Spotlight, Raycast or a koi:// link.

By Irakli, founder ·

How to do it

  1. In Shortcuts or Spotlight, search for Koi to find its actions.
  2. In Raycast, the Koi extension opens the same things.
  3. Or open a link: koi://dictate, koi://record, koi://new, koi://call, or koi://ask?q= with your question.

Worth knowing

  • Ask types your question into the chat box and waits for you to send it.
  • None of them sends, buys, posts or deletes anything.

Keep exploring

How to dictate in any app

Tap the dictation keys, talk, and Koi types where your cursor is, in any Mac app. Voice commands, offline use, languages and how to stop, step by step.

How to teach Koi your words, snippets and styles

Make Koi spell names your way, type a saved address when you say a phrase, and pick Casual or Formal for each app. All in Settings, Dictation, on your Mac.

How to talk to Koi

Tap the call keys once and talk: Koi answers out loud, looks at your screen, points, draws and fixes your writing. How a call starts, ends and what it sees.

How to type to Koi

Tap Control twice for Koi's chat box: type a question, get a written answer that sees your screen and selected text, and send saved prompts with a slash.

Try Koi on your Mac

Try Pro free for 3 days, card needed. Dictation and recorded calls are unlimited on every plan.