The Pill
Move, resize, hide the pill
Drag the pill anywhere. Pin to a corner. Change opacity when idle. Hide it entirely until the hotkey is pressed.
Drag it
Click and hold anywhere on the pill, drag to a new spot, release. The position is remembered across launches. You don't need to open Settings to move it.
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Pin to a corner
Right-click the pill (or open Settings → Overlay) and pick a corner. The pill snaps and stays there even when the screen resolution changes.
Idle opacity
Settings → Overlay → Idle opacity. Dial it down to 30 % so the pill nearly disappears between recordings. It pops back to full opacity the moment you press the hotkey.
Hide entirely
Settings → Overlay → Hide when idle. The pill disappears until you press the hotkey, then fades in for recording. Good for screen recordings and presentations.
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The Pill
What the pill is
The small always-on-top overlay. It shows whether Dimmy is idle, recording, transcribing, or done.
The Pill
All pill states explained
Idle, recording, transcribing, LLM, done, error. Each one has a unique shape, colour, and animation.
The Pill
Tray and menu-bar icon
Besides the pill, Dimmy puts a tiny icon in your system tray (Windows, Linux) or menu bar (macOS). Quick access to Settings, History, Quit.
Last updated: 2026-05-22