Sending Messages

• • Press Enter to send your message
• • Press Shift+Enter to insert a newline
• • Paste images directly into the input — Hikari can see and discuss them
• • Paste code or multi-line text — Hikari will handle it as context

Quick Actions

Click the ⚡ lightning bolt icon in the input toolbar to open a panel of predefined prompt shortcuts. These let you trigger common tasks (explain code, write tests, refactor, and more) with a single click instead of typing.

Quick actions send a pre-written prompt to Hikari immediately — no extra typing needed.

Snippet Library

Click the snippet icon in the input toolbar to open your personal snippet library — a collection of reusable text blocks you can insert into the input with one click.

• • Snippets are organised by category
• • Click a snippet to insert it at the cursor position
• • Default snippets are provided; add your own to build a personal library

Clipboard History

Click the clipboard icon in the input toolbar to browse your clipboard history — a list of text you've previously copied or pasted during the session.

• • Longer text blocks and code snippets are captured automatically
• • Click an entry to insert it into the current input
• • Filter by language for code-specific entries

Drafts

Click the draft icon in the input toolbar to open the Drafts panel — a place to save and retrieve partially written messages.

• • Save the current input as a draft for later
• • Click a saved draft to restore it to the input
• • Drafts persist across sessions so you can pick up where you left off

Compact Mode

Compact mode shrinks the app to a small 280×400 px floating window — useful for keeping Hikari visible whilst working in another application.

• • Toggle via Compact Mode in the menu or Ctrl+Shift+M
• • Press the same shortcut again (or use the menu) to return to normal size
• • Your previous window size is restored automatically when you exit compact mode

Discord Rich Presence

Hikari Desktop can share your activity in Discord — showing the model you're using and session duration as your Rich Presence status.

Toggle this in Settings (Ctrl+,) under the Discord section. Disable it if you'd rather keep your coding sessions private.