How Do I Set Up The Jarvis Keyboard Shortcut?

Jarvis (getjarvis.eu) uses a global hotkey out of the box: Cmd+/ on macOS and Ctrl+/ on Windows toggles the floating bar from any app. You do not have to configure it; it works as soon as Jarvis is running. On macOS, if the shortcut does not respond, grant Accessibility permission in System Settings so Jarvis can register the global key. Once the bar is open, arrow keys nudge its position on screen, and pressing the hotkey again hides it. This single shortcut is the core of the workflow: press it, ask about what is on your screen, and Jarvis answers using frontier models from Anthropic, OpenAI, or Google. Because it floats above other windows, you never switch tabs. Jarvis is private by design, with AES-256-GCM-encrypted tokens and EU data residency, and plans start at $16/month after a free plan with 40 requests every week.

Jarvis registers a system-wide shortcut so you can summon it without clicking anything. On a Mac the combination is Cmd+/, and on Windows it is Ctrl+/. Pressing it brings up the small floating bar wherever your cursor is; pressing it again dismisses it. Because the shortcut is global, it fires even when another app is focused, which is the whole point: you can be reading a Slack thread or a Google Doc, hit the key, and ask a question about that exact screen. The bar is a panel-style, always-on-top window, so it overlays your work rather than pulling you into a separate application.

If pressing Cmd+/ does nothing on macOS, the usual cause is missing Accessibility permission, which macOS requires for apps that register global shortcuts. Open System Settings, Privacy and Security, Accessibility, and enable Jarvis, then try again. Another possibility is a conflict where another app or a system shortcut already claims the same combination; quitting that app confirms whether it is the culprit. On Windows, make sure Jarvis is actually running in the background, since the hotkey only works while the app is active. Restarting Jarvis re-registers the shortcut cleanly if it was claimed by something else during your session.

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