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Permissions
Vavus needs system-level permission to listen for global hotkeys and to inject the transcription into other apps. This page explains what's required and how to grant it.
Hotkeys (Ctrl+D / T / R) that fire from any application — even when Vavus isn't focused — need permission to listen to your keyboard at the OS level, and permission to type text back into the focused app. The mechanism is different on each platform. Until permission is granted, Vavus shows a yellow warning banner on the Dictation tab.
- 1Yellow warning banner — Accessibility permission required
Visible at the top of the Dictation tab whenever Vavus can't capture global keystrokes. The same banner explains what's needed in the language of your platform.
- 2Enable Accessibility
Opens the relevant System Settings panel for you. On macOS it deep-links to Privacy & Security → Accessibility. On Linux it points to the keyboard-permission step from your installer.
- 3Microphone prompt (first dictation)
Separate permission — Vavus needs microphone access for dictation. Your OS asks the first time you press Ctrl+D. Granting once is enough.