Keyboard shortcuts

Every Dax tool has its own global shortcut — here’s the full list.

Every one of the fourteen tools has a dedicated global shortcut, plus a handful of shortcuts for Dax itself (the launcher, Settings). All shortcuts below are the defaults — rebind or clear any of them in Settings → Shortcuts (⌃ ⌥ H), so yours may differ.

New to Dax? How Dax works covers the launcher grid, activation, and offline behavior that apply to every tool below.

Quick reference

Tool	Shortcut	Internet	One-liner
Frequent CLIs	⌃ ⌥ ↩	—	Type your go-to commands into the focused app
Image to URL	⌃ ⌥ U	✓	Turn a copied image into a shareable link
Image to Prompt	⌃ ⌥ P	✓	Reverse-engineer an image into a generation prompt
Ask AI	⌃ ⌥ K	✓	A floating prompt box for quick questions
File Drop	⌃ ⌥ L	✓	Drop files/folders, get one shareable link
AI Text Transform	⌃ ⌥ \	✓	Rewrite selected text in place
Vibe History	⌃ ⌥ S	—	Resume a recent Claude Code / Codex chat
Inject MD	⌃ ⌥ A	—	Drop AGENTS.md (etc.) into any project
Open Project	⌃ ⌥ O	—	Open a past agent project in your editor
Image Ask	⌃ ⌥ I	✓	Ask a question about a screen region
Generate Image	⌃ ⌥ G	✓	Create or edit an image from a prompt
Boilerplates	⌃ ⌥ N	—	Scaffold a new project from a template
Suggest a Tool	⌃ ⌥ F	✓	Pitch a tool you wish existed
Feedback	⌃ ⌥ B	✓	Report a bug or share feedback

⌃ is Control, ⌥ is Option, and ↩ is Return. A dash in the Internet column means the tool works fully offline.

Dax shortcuts (not tools)

Shortcut	Opens
⌃ ⌥ Space	The tool launcher grid — click a tile or press 1–9
⌃ ⌥ ,	Settings
⌃ ⌥ T	Settings → Tools tab (per-tool config)
⌃ ⌥ H	Settings → Shortcuts tab (rebind shortcuts)

Managing tools

Every tool can be:

• Enabled or disabled — Settings → Tools → (tool) → Enabled. Disabled tools don’t respond to their shortcut and are hidden from the launcher.
• Rebound or cleared — Settings → Shortcuts (⌃ ⌥ H).
• Reordered or pinned in the launcher — Settings → Launcher.

Don’t have a shortcut memorized yet? Press ⌃ ⌥ Space for the launcher grid — every tool is one click (or one number key) away.