Refine

Refine

While Dictation is used to generate new text, the Refine pipeline is used to edit and manipulate existing text in-place.

When you trigger Refine, dIKta.me copies the text you have highlighted, sends it to an AI along with your instructions, and instantly replaces your original text with the rewritten version.

How to use Refine

There are two primary ways to use the Refine pipeline, determined by the "Voice Instruction" toggle in Settings -> General.

1. Autopilot Mode (Default)

In Autopilot mode, Refine acts as a 1-click text transformer using a predefined system prompt.

  1. Highlight a block of text in any application.
  2. Press the Refine hotkey (Default: Ctrl + Alt + R).
  3. The selected text is instantly captured, processed by the LLM using the active Refine profile, and replaced.

Example Use Case: You set your Refine system prompt to "Fix all spelling and grammar errors, but keep the original tone." Now, whenever you highlight a rough email draft and press Ctrl+Alt+R, it is instantly proofread and corrected.

2. Voice Instruction Mode

In Voice Instruction mode, you dictate how you want the text changed dynamically.

  1. Highlight a block of text.
  2. Press and hold the Refine hotkey (Ctrl + Alt + R).
  3. Speak an instruction (e.g., "Make this sound more professional", "Translate this to Spanish", "Summarize this into 3 bullet points").
  4. Release the hotkey.

dIKta.me will transcribe your instruction, combine it with the text you highlighted, and ask the LLM to apply your instruction to the text before replacing it.

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**Fallback to Ask**: If you are in Voice Instruction mode, but you forget to highlight any text before speaking, dIKta.me will automatically fall back to the **Ask** pipeline and try to answer your instruction directly.

How dIKta.me captures selected text

dIKta.me does not employ intrusive screen-reading APIs to see what you have highlighted. Instead, it temporarily saves your clipboard, rapidly simulates pressing Ctrl + C (Copy) to grab the selection, and then restores your original clipboard contents.

Because it uses Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V, Refine works universally across almost every Windows application.

Configuring the Refine Prompt

Just like Dictation, Refine operates using Profiles configured in the Modes tab of the settings window.

To change how Autopilot mode behaves, or to give the AI background context for your Voice Instructions:

  1. Open the Control Panel and click the Settings gear.
  2. Navigate to the Modes tab.
  3. Select the Refine pipeline.
  4. Modify the System Prompt for either your Cloud or Local profile.