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Tray icon and macOS menu

The system tray icon (Windows / Linux / macOS) shows recording state and gives quick toggle access. macOS adds a Help menu with a link to this manual.

Vavus Keyboard runs in the background after you close the window. The tray icon (system tray on Windows / Linux, menu bar on macOS) is your visible reminder. Its colour flips between idle and red while recording, and a right-click opens a quick menu. On macOS the application also installs a Help menu at the top of the screen.

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    Tray icon — idle / recording

    Default colour means Vavus is signed in and waiting. Red means a dictation is in flight. Double-clicking the icon brings the main window forward.

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    Status line (top of menu)

    Read-only label that mirrors the current state: "Vavus Keyboard" when idle, "Recording...", "Connecting...", "Processing...", "Pasting...", or "Reverse translating..." while a flow runs.

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    Language

    Read-only — shows the active source language.

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    Hotkey / Translate / Reverse rows

    Read-only display of the three global hotkey chords currently configured (Ctrl+D / Ctrl+T / Ctrl+R by default).

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    Translate → target language

    Read-only — only shown when translation is enabled. Tells you which target language the Translate hotkey will use.

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    Enabled checkbox

    Master switch — toggles all three hotkeys on or off without quitting the app. Useful when you want the keyboard out of the way temporarily without unloading the app.

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    Open Vavus Keyboard

    Brings the main window forward.

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    Quit

    Fully quits the app. After this the hotkeys stop responding and Vavus does not come back until you launch it again (or your OS does at sign-in if Start on login is on).

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    macOS — Help → User Manual

    On macOS Vavus installs a standard Apple application menu (App / File / Edit / View / Window / Help). The Help menu has "User Manual" — opens this manual in your browser — plus links to the Vavus Keyboard product page and Support. Keyboard shortcut: Cmd+? to jump to the manual.

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    Linux / Windows — Help menu only

    On Linux and Windows Vavus hides the rest of the menubar and shows only the Help menu (User Manual / Website / Support), to stay out of your way. Keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+? for the manual.

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