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Quick Start

This guide covers the five essential features to get you started. For a complete list of all features, see the Features page.

Screenshot Explain

The most popular feature — explain anything visible on your screen.

Select a Region

Press Option+S (macOS) or Alt+S (Windows). Your screen will dim and a crosshair cursor will appear.

Drag to Capture

Click and drag to select the area you want explained — a chart, error message, code snippet, or anything else.

Read the Explanation

IrukaDark instantly analyzes the captured region and displays a clear, concise explanation in a floating window.

Use Option+Shift+S for a deep dive explanation with more detail and context.

Text Explain

Select any text in any application and get an instant explanation.

  1. Highlight text in any app (browser, editor, PDF viewer, etc.)
  2. Press Option+A (macOS) or Alt+A (Windows) for a quick explanation
  3. Press Option+Shift+A for a deeper analysis

Translate & Rewrite

IrukaDark supports 16 languages. Select text and use these shortcuts:

Shortcut (macOS / Windows)Action
Option+R / Alt+RTranslate & rephrase
Option+Shift+R / Alt+Shift+RTranslate & replace in-place
Option+W / Alt+WRewrite with improved clarity

Clipboard Manager

Stack multiple copies, then paste them in sequence.

  • Press Cmd+Shift+V (macOS) or Alt+V (Windows) to open the Clipboard History Popup
  • Browse your copy history — up to 1000 text items and 30 images
  • Press Option+Shift+V to open the Snippet Popup for saved phrases

AI Chat

IrukaDark includes a built-in chat with content generation:

  • @image <prompt> — Generate images
  • @video <prompt> — Generate videos
  • @slide <prompt> — Generate presentation slides

Use /what, /next, /table to extend AI responses, and /web on to enable web search.

What's Next?

All FeaturesExplore every feature — notetaker, window control, terminal, timer, and more.

All features are included in the free plan with a monthly credit allowance. Keyboard shortcuts are fully customizable in Settings.