Getting Started

Start HideIt

Launch the app to see the main window and the menu bar icon appear.

Step 1

Open HideIt. You will see the main app window and the HideIt icon appear in the menu bar at the top of your screen.

HideIt main window and menu bar icon
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Enable macOS Permissions

HideIt needs Accessibility and Input Monitoring to detect hotkeys and paste results automatically.

Accessibility
Step 2

Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Accessibility. Enable the toggle for HideIt.

Enable Accessibility for HideIt
Input Monitoring
Step 3

Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Input Monitoring. Enable the toggle for HideIt.

Enable Input Monitoring for HideIt

Tip: If HideIt is not in the list, launch the app once, then return to System Settings.

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Enable Automatic Paste

Let HideIt paste the generated result directly into your active app after it finishes.

Step 4

In HideIt, open Settings and enable the Automatic Paste toggle.

Enable Automatic Paste
Step 5

If macOS prompts you again, confirm that Accessibility and Input Monitoring are both still enabled for HideIt in System Settings.

Permissions confirmation dialog
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Use the Hotkeys

Select text in any app and press a hotkey.

Step 6

Select text in any app then press one of these hotkeys:

Rewrite
++T
Email Reply (positive)
++R
Email Reply (negative)
+++R
Summarize
++S
Explain
++E
Screen Help
++H
HideIt hotkey usage

Customize the writing style for Email Reply in Settings.

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Upgrade Your Plan

Unlock Pro features including custom hotkeys and extended usage limits.

Step 7

Open HideIt, go to Settings then Subscription. Choose a plan and confirm payment.

Upgrade plan in HideIt
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Create a Custom Hotkey

Run any prompt with a single key combination.

Step 8

Open HideIt, go to Settings, then Hotkeys, then Custom Hotkeys, then click Add.

Open Custom Hotkeys in Settings
Step 9

Choose a key combination, write your prompt, and save. Test it by selecting text in any app and pressing your new hotkey.

Configure custom hotkey details
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Troubleshooting

Quick fixes for the most common issues.

Hotkeys do nothing
Confirm Accessibility and Input Monitoring are both enabled for HideIt in System Settings.
HideIt does not paste automatically
Enable Automatic Paste in HideIt Settings, then try again.
HideIt is not in the permissions list
Launch HideIt once, then return to System Settings.