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Customization

Make Ottex work exactly the way you want.

App-Specific Modes

Modes let you customize how Ottex transcribes based on which app you're using.

Custom Instructions (Global)

Set global preferences that apply everywhere. Go to Settings → Instructions → Custom Instructions.

Example instructions:

  • Use British English spelling
  • Always use Oxford comma
  • Keep responses concise
  • Use sentence case for headings

Creating App Modes

  1. 1Go to Settings → Instructions
  2. 2Click "Create mode"
  3. 3Name your mode and add apps it should activate for
  4. 4Write instructions specific to that context

Example Modes

Coding Mode

Cursor, VS Code, Xcode

"I'm writing code. Preserve technical terms exactly. Format code blocks with proper syntax. Use camelCase for variables."

Casual Chat

Slack, Discord, Messages

"This is casual conversation. Use informal tone. It's okay to use contractions and casual language."

Email Mode

Gmail, Outlook, Mail

"I'm writing professional emails. Use proper salutations. Keep tone professional but friendly."

Custom Dictionary

Add specialized terms, names, technical jargon, or brand names to help Ottex recognize them correctly. This is especially useful for:

  • People's names (colleagues, clients)
  • Company and product names
  • Technical terminology
  • Industry-specific jargon
  • Abbreviations and acronyms

How to add:

Settings → Voice to Text → Dictionary

Example entries:

OttexOpenRouterClaudeGPT-4John McAdams (CEO)HIPAA complianceKubernetes
TipAdd names and terms you use frequently. This dramatically improves recognition accuracy.

Voice Snippets

Voice snippets let you insert predefined text blocks by speaking a trigger phrase. Perfect for email signatures, common responses, contact information, boilerplate text, and code snippets.

Creating Snippets

  1. 1Go to Settings → Snippets
  2. 2Click "Add Snippet"
  3. 3Enter a name
  4. 4Set a voice trigger
  5. 5Enter the expansion text
  6. 6Optionally add an AI hint
You say

"Please contact me at work email address"

Ottex writes
Please contact me at john.smith@company.com

Context Awareness

Privacy Note

When enabled, Ottex captures a screenshot of your active window and sends it to your AI provider. This increases API costs as images use more tokens.

When to Use

  • Email replies
  • Chat responses
  • Form filling
  • Document editing

How to Enable

  1. 1Go to Settings → Voice to Text
  2. 2Toggle on "Context Awareness"
  3. 3Grant Screen Recording permission when prompted