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Window Management

Fabriqa Desktop is designed to stay out of your way when you don’t need it and snap back instantly when you do. Every window control is available via keyboard so you never have to reach for the mouse.

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Global Toggle Hotkey

Press Cmd+Shift+Space (macOS) or Ctrl+Shift+Space (Windows / Linux) from anywhere on your desktop to show or hide Fabriqa Desktop without switching away from your current app.
  • macOS: hides the app entirely (not just the window), preserving all running chats.
  • Windows / Linux: minimizes the window when frontmost; restores it when minimized or hidden.
A 300 ms debounce prevents accidental double-fires from rapid key presses.

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Customize the hotkey

  1. Open Settings (Cmd+,) → Appearance tab.
  2. Click the hotkey field and press your preferred key combination.
  3. The new shortcut is saved and registered immediately — no restart required.
Two categories of shortcuts are blocked:
  • Key-left-of-1 keys (`, §, ±, °, ¬) — disabled for reliability across keyboard layouts.
  • Cmd+`` “ on macOS — reserved by the system for window cycling.
If you set one of these, Fabriqa resets to the default and shows a warning in the shortcuts help overlay.

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Always-on-Top Pin

Keep Fabriqa Desktop visible above all other windows while you work.
  • Click the pin icon in the window header, or enable Always on Top in Settings → Appearance.
  • The window floats above your editor, browser, or terminal without stealing focus.
  • Toggle off to return to normal window stacking.
This is ideal when using Fabriqa as a side-panel alongside your IDE.

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Zen Mode

Zen mode hides all panels and the sidebar, leaving only the active chat. It removes distractions when you want to focus on a conversation.
  • Toggle via the sidebar rail (collapse icon at the bottom of the activity bar).
  • Zen mode state persists across sessions — if you were in zen mode when you quit, it restores on next launch.
  • Panels can still be opened temporarily while in zen mode by using slash commands (e.g. /terminal).

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Full Screen

Ctrl+Cmd+F — enter or exit native full screen. Fabriqa integrates with macOS Spaces when in full screen mode.

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Zoom Controls

Adjust the interface text size without changing your OS display scaling:
ActionShortcut
Zoom inCmd++
Zoom outCmd+-
Reset zoomCmd+0
Zoom level is persisted across restarts.

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Quit Confirmation

To prevent accidental exits while a chat is streaming:
  • Press Cmd+Q once — a brief confirmation prompt appears.
  • Press Cmd+Q again within the prompt window to confirm quit.
This double-press behavior ensures running agentic sessions are not interrupted by an accidental keystroke.

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Open a Workspace

Use Cmd+O to open the OS native folder picker and switch to a different workspace at any time. Fabriqa restores the last open workspace on relaunch.