# Features

> Every feature shipped in ParrotPad's v1, by what it actually does for you.

## Recording & input
- **Push-to-talk hotkey** - hold to record, release to transcribe. Default: Right Option (Mac) / Right Alt (Windows). Rebindable to any key, modifier, or mouse button.
- **Toggle hotkey** - tap to start, tap to stop. Default: Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + Space. Rebindable.
- **Microphone device selection** - pick a specific input device (we never trust Chromium's "default" mic on macOS - Bluetooth HFP can hijack it)
- **Floating mic indicator** - frameless, draggable, always-on-top pill window. Live volume meter while recording. Disappears when idle. Click-through when not in use.
- **Sound feedback** - subtle start/end chime, off by default, toggleable in settings

## Transcription
- **Industry-leading speech-to-text** under the hood - sub-second round trip on a typical connection
- **Filler removal & punctuation** built in - "um", "uh", trailing "you know" stripped
- **No LLM rewriting** - your voice, your words, just cleaned up
- **Personal dictionary** - add custom terms (stack words, jargon, customer names). Boosts accuracy on the words your job depends on.
- **Engine-agnostic** - we keep adopting better speech models as they ship, no reinstall required

## Output
- **Clipboard + simulated paste** - text lands at your cursor in any focused app, then your previous clipboard contents are restored
- **Pasted-app awareness** - we record which app received the paste, for usage insights (not for content)

## History & organisation
- **Transcript history** - last 30 transcripts on Free, unlimited on Pro. Searchable. Click to copy.
- **Favourites** - star transcripts you want to keep handy
- **Insights** - lifetime stats: words dictated, hours saved, top apps

## Account & team
- **Secure token-based desktop auth** - sign in once, no password round-trips after that
- **Settings sync** - hotkeys, dictionary, snippets all live server-side, available on any device you log into
- **Parrot Teams** - centralised billing for 3+ seats, per-member usage breakdown, owner-managed seats
- **Referrals** - both sides get one free month of Pro per successful referral

## System
- **macOS** - Apple Silicon and Intel. Code-signed and notarized.
- **Windows** - single installer
- **Auto-updates** via electron-updater
- **Launch at login** toggle
- **Pause / resume** from the tray icon