# Settings overview: every tab, in one map. Dimmy Help.

> Settings overview: every tab, in one map. Step-by-step help for Dimmy, the native voice dictation app for macOS, Windows, and Linux.

Source: https://dimmy.app/help/settings-overview/

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Settings Reference

# Settings overview: every tab, in one map

Right-click the pill → Settings. Ten tabs grouped by purpose. Use this as the index to find anything you can configure.

Settings opens from three places: right-click the pill, click the tray/menu-bar icon → Settings, or open the app from the dock/start menu. All paths reach the same window.

Settings window with sidebar showing all ten tabs

| Tab         | What lives here                                                  | Deep dive                                                                                       |
| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| General     | STT mode (local/cloud), language, filler removal.                | [Local mode](https://dimmy.app/help/local-mode/) · [Language](https://dimmy.app/help/language/) · [Filler](https://dimmy.app/help/filler-removal/) |
| Audio       | Microphone selection, input preprocessing.                       | [Audio input](https://dimmy.app/help/audio-input/)                                                               |
| Models      | Browse, download, pick Whisper and local LLM models.             | [Whisper models](https://dimmy.app/help/whisper-models/) · [Local LLM](https://dimmy.app/help/local-llm/)                         |
| Shortcut    | Hotkey combo, toggle vs hold-to-record.                          | [Change hotkey](https://dimmy.app/help/hotkey-change/) · [Modes](https://dimmy.app/help/hotkey-modes/)                            |
| Output      | LLM style, tone, custom prompts.                                 | [Styles](https://dimmy.app/help/styles/) · [Tones](https://dimmy.app/help/tones/) · [Custom prompts](https://dimmy.app/help/custom-prompts/)       |
| Overlay     | Pill position, opacity, waveform, scroll gestures.               | [Pill position](https://dimmy.app/help/pill-position/) · [Scroll](https://dimmy.app/help/scroll-shortcuts/)                       |
| History     | Past transcriptions, full-text search, actions.                  | [History](https://dimmy.app/help/history-search/)                                                                |
| Privacy     | Telemetry toggles, reset anonymous ID, log location.             | [Telemetry](https://dimmy.app/help/telemetry/)                                                                   |
| Permissions | Microphone and accessibility status, quick links to OS settings. | [Permissions](https://dimmy.app/help/permissions/)                                                               |
| Stats       | Total dictations, time saved, words dictated.                    | [Stats](https://dimmy.app/help/stats/)                                                                           |
| About       | App version, update check, links, license.                       | [About & updates](https://dimmy.app/help/about-and-updates/)                                                     |

tip

If you don't see a tab listed here, you're probably on an older build. Open About to check for an update.

## Where settings are saved

* Windows: %APPDATA%\\dimmy\\config.json
* macOS: \~/Library/Application Support/dimmy/config.json
* Linux: \~/.config/dimmy/config.json
* API keys live in keys.enc next to config.json (encrypted). See [API keys](https://dimmy.app/help/api-keys/).

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## In this category

[ Settings ReferenceAudio input: microphone and processingSettings → Voice input. Pick the input device. The processing toggles ship off, because measurement showed they made transcripts worse.](https://dimmy.app/help/audio-input/) [ Settings ReferencePick the dictation languageAuto-detect or pin one of 15 languages. What the setting does depends on which engine you run: Whisper obeys it, Parakeet ignores it, Qwen3-ASR needs it.](https://dimmy.app/help/language/) [ Settings ReferenceStats: count, time saved, words dictatedSettings → Stats. Aggregate numbers computed from your local history. Time saved is the difference between speaking and typing the same text.](https://dimmy.app/help/stats/) [ Settings ReferenceAbout: version, updates, linksSettings → About shows the current version, runs an update check, and links to the repo, license, and acknowledgements.](https://dimmy.app/help/about-and-updates/) [ Settings ReferencePause Dimmy temporarilyDisable the hotkey without quitting the app. Useful during screen recordings, presentations, or focus blocks.](https://dimmy.app/help/pause-dimmy/)

Last updated: 2026-05-22

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1. [01 Where settings are saved](#where-settings-are-saved)