> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.coddo.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Settings

> Customize Whisper Island — language, display mode, clipboard behavior, and more.

Open Whisper Island's settings from the tray menu (menu bar icon → **Settings**) or by clicking the gear on the overlay.

## Display

| Setting            | Options      | Description                                                                    |
| ------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Display mode**   | Pill / Notch | Where the overlay lives. See [Overlay Modes](/whisper-island/features/overlay) |
| **Start at login** | On / Off     | Launch Whisper Island automatically when you log in                            |
| **Show tray icon** | On / Off     | Keep the tray icon visible in the menu bar                                     |

## Recording

| Setting            | Options               | Description                                                                               |
| ------------------ | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Recording mode** | Push-to-talk / Toggle | How the shortcut behaves. See [Recording Modes](/whisper-island/features/recording-modes) |
| **Input device**   | System default        | The OS audio input is used. Change in System Settings → Sound                             |

## Language

| Setting                    | Options              | Description                                                |
| -------------------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Transcription language** | Auto / FR / EN / ... | Pinning meaningfully improves accuracy on short utterances |
| **App language**           | EN / FR              | Whisper Island's own UI language                           |

## Clipboard

Whisper Island writes the transcript to the clipboard, simulates `Cmd+V`, and then restores your previous clipboard content after 200 ms.

| Setting                          | Description                                                                                                                         |
| -------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Keep transcript in clipboard** | If enabled, the transcript stays in the clipboard instead of being replaced by the previous content. Toggle live with `Cmd+Shift+V` |
| **Restore delay**                | Time before the previous clipboard is restored (default: 200 ms)                                                                    |

## Shortcuts

Rebind all four global shortcuts. See [Shortcuts](/whisper-island/features/shortcuts) for the full list and the rebinding flow.

## Account

| Action            | Description                                                |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Sign in / out** | Manage your Coddo account session                          |
| **Usage**         | See your current weekly transcription word count and limit |
| **Plan**          | Free or Basic subscription                                 |

Whisper Island shares its account, quota, and backend with [Coddo's voice dictation](/features/voice-dictation). Anything you transcribe in either app counts against the same weekly quota.

## Auto-update

| Setting               | Description                                                     |
| --------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Check for updates** | Manually check for a newer Whisper Island build                 |
| **Install update**    | Visible when an update has been downloaded — restart applies it |

The **What's New** dialog opens once on first launch after a version bump, listing the changes for that release.

## Reset

If something goes sideways, you can:

* **Sign out** to clear your session (`auth.json` is encrypted with a machine-derived key — moving it between machines fails decryption and the file is recreated on next sign-in)
* **Reset settings** to factory defaults (overlay mode, shortcuts, language)

Both actions are reversible — re-sign-in or re-customize and you're back where you were.