Turn any rough idea into
a prompt worth using.
HotkeyX turns a vague thought into a ready-to-use AI brief — with the role, context, constraints, and output format your task needs. Right inside the AI tools you already use.
“The model isn’t your bottleneck. Your prompt is. I was rewriting lazy prompts twenty times a day in Cursor and Claude, so I made it one shortcut.”
Sharper prompts in every AI tool.
HotkeyX shines wherever you write prompts. Highlight your text, press the hotkey, and get a cleaner version back in the same box, no copy-paste, no tab-switching.
…and every other app with a text field. HotkeyX runs system-wide.
From vague request to
a usable brief.
make me a habit tracker app
Build a habit-tracker web app where I can add daily habits, check them off, and see my streak…
DoneDifferent tasks need
different briefs.
A coding request, research brief, content plan, and image prompt need different structure. HotkeyX recognizes the job and builds the right kind of instruction for it.
Not a rewrite.
A better brief.
HotkeyX turns a vague request into a prompt built for the job — code, research, content, images, video, and more.
summarise the latest on rag for me
Research the current state of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Depth: intermediate. Assume the reader is a software engineer or ML practitioner familiar with LLMs but wanting a structured update on where the field stands today. Cover in order: (1) a brief definition and why RAG matters; (2) the most significant recent advances (e.g. advanced chunking strategies, re-ranking, hybrid search, agentic RAG, GraphRAG); (3) key limitations and open problems that practitioners still face; (4) notable tools, frameworks, and papers driving current progress. Focus on the current state; include historical context only where it clarifies a recent shift. Cite sources or named papers/frameworks inline where possible. Distinguish established best practices from emerging or contested approaches. Output: a structured report with a header per section, under 600 words.
Better briefs.
Better first answers.
The best prompt is the one you actually use.
Select a rough thought anywhere on your Mac, press ⌃⌥Space, and turn it into a usable AI brief without leaving the task.
It starts with what you are doing.
In Cursor, it recognizes a coding task. In the browser, it can use the page in front of you. The brief starts with context instead of asking you to repeat it.
More than a longer prompt.
HotkeyX adds the detail, structure, and direction that make an AI answer more useful the first time.
Built for the job, not a generic template.
Writing, code, research, images, design — HotkeyX recognizes the task and builds the kind of instruction it needs.
Keep your best briefs.
Save and search rewrites that worked. History is optional and encrypted so only you can read it.
Keep shaping it until it fits.
Use Tab for another angle, more detail, or a different direction— without rebuilding the brief from scratch.
Use AI every day?
Start with a better brief.
Try the quality difference free. Upgrade when HotkeyX becomes the way you start serious AI work.
- ✓Unlimited fast rewrites + 10 premium rewrites each month
- ✓Core rewrite modes
- ✓Works across your favorite AI tools
- ✓Refine Loop for quick improvements
- ✓Community support
- ✓Unlimited premium rewrites for the work you do every day
- ✓Advanced rewrite modes for code, writing, research, design & more
- ✓App-aware context that reads the AI tool and page you're in, from ChatGPT and Claude to Cursor, Copilot, and Lovable
- ✓Refine Loop to push outputs further
- ✓Prompt history with encrypted storage
- ✓Faster workflow across every AI tool
- ✓Priority email support
- ✓Everything in Free
Everything else you
might be wondering.
Yes. HotkeyX works in any app with a text field: ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, Midjourney, Notion, Slack, VS Code, Xcode, Mail, even your browser's address bar. It reads what you've selected and rewrites it in place, no copy-paste.
Your selected text is sent over HTTPS to our backend, rewritten by frontier models from Anthropic and OpenAI, and discarded. Nothing is stored unless you turn on History, which is encrypted with a key derived from your account, so even we can't read it.
No. Rewrites run through Anthropic's and OpenAI's APIs, which don't use API data to train their models. We don't train anything on your text either. It's processed for your rewrite and discarded.
Accessibility is how HotkeyX reads the text you've selected and writes the improved version back into the same field. That's the entire feature. We chose it deliberately over the more invasive Input Monitoring permission: HotkeyX never sees your keystrokes, only the selection you explicitly invoke it on.
Free includes unlimited fast rewrites and 10 premium rewrites each month. Use it in your normal workflow first; upgrade to Pro when you want unlimited premium quality.
Yes. macOS 14 (Sonoma) and newer. The download is a Universal binary, so it runs natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel. Windows and Linux aren't on the roadmap yet.
ChatGPT's helper only works inside ChatGPT. HotkeyX works across the AI tools and apps you already use — with one shortcut, without copy-pasting, and without changing how you work.
Yes. One click in your account portal cancels at the end of the current period. No emails, no haggling. Anything you've already paid for stays usable until then.