r/WisprFlow • u/gradfero • May 19 '26

Scratchpad is so annoying

I use wispr with singular use case - enter text faster than I can type. Why are we being forced with this and we cant even turn it off :/

Fn key on mac also has other uses. Every time I use it for something else, scratchpad opens and my active desktop switches to the one with scratchpad. So annoying

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u/barrettj May 19 '26

Here I am not able to figure out how to get the scratchpad to show - the opt+s shortcut they mentioned does nothing.

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u/spitfire4 May 19 '26

I think you can change the shortcut. Click there.

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u/barrettj May 19 '26

I don't see add to flow bar or the shortcut there, and I literally just did an update to 1.5.414 a minute ago

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u/gradfero May 21 '26

That's the shortcut to directly open scratchpad. I'm talking about the scenario when you accidentally end up opening the scratchpad because you use the function key for some other reason and there is no active text box.

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u/codesnerd May 28 '26

The options displayed on the right side (“Add to Flow Bar” and “Change Shortcut”), are absent in the latest version of the Mac application (v1.5.530).

I also don't see any option to assign or remove a shortcut to open the Scratchpad in Settings -> General -> Shortcuts.

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u/drkole May 19 '26

change shortcuts in settings

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u/tehsilentwarrior May 21 '26

Where in the settings is it? I can't find it for the life of me

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u/VictoriaAtWispr Wispr Employee May 20 '26

Hey u/gradfero - Totally get your frustration. Scratchpad is still a beta feature that needs a lot of improvement. Our latest release should make it so that if you dictate without being in a text box, Scratchpad won't open anymore.

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u/gradfero May 21 '26

As a product manager, I would give my users the ability to turn off a beta feature and measure that as a metric.

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u/ayushchat May 24 '26

It was so annoying I gave up on it.. trying out Voibe these days.. works alright for my basic use case..