All guides
Getting started
Everyday tools
Screenshots and video
Writing tools
Documentation
How to use Mochi
Eighteen guides covering everything Mochi does. If you are setting it up for the first time, start with Installing Mochi.
Getting started
Installing Mochi, the permissions it needs, and a full keyboard reference.
- Installing Mochi2 minSystem requirements, installation, where your files are kept, and how to uninstall.
- Permissions3 minThe three permissions macOS asks for, what each one enables, and how to grant or reset them.
- Keyboard shortcuts3 minEvery global shortcut, the keys used in the search window, and the keys used in both editors.
Everyday tools
The search window, and the features you reach through it.
- Search3 minFinding apps, files, settings and browser tabs, and limiting a search to one type of item.
- Calculations and conversions2 minMaths, units, currency, time zones, number bases, hashes, base64, JWTs, JSON and QR codes.
- Clipboard history2 minSearching everything you have copied, including the text inside screenshots, and pinning items.
- Snippets2 minCreating short codes that expand into longer text, and the tokens you can use in them.
- Arranging windows4 minSnapping the front window to a half, a third or a quarter, moving it between displays, and tiling several apps at once.
- Emoji, colours and other tools2 minThe emoji picker, the colour picker, the process and port search, file browsing, and Clean Keys.
Screenshots and video
Capturing your screen, editing what you captured, and exporting it.
- Screenshots2 minCapturing an area or a window, using the preview card, and the annotation tools.
- Screen recording4 minRecording a display, a window or an area, using your camera and microphone, and how automatic zoom works.
- The recording editor3 minCutting clips, adding zooms and text, positioning the camera, importing media, and audio.
- Exporting video2 minChoosing a format, size and shape, and what the free version can export.
Writing tools
Correcting and translating selected text in any app.
Licence and privacy
Activation, updates, network use, and fixes for common problems.
- Licences and activation3 minStarting a trial, activating a key, moving between Macs, and what Pro includes.
- Updates1 minAutomatic updates, the beta channel, and how updates are verified.
- What Mochi sends over the internet2 minEvery network request Mochi makes, and what stays on your Mac.
- Troubleshooting3 minFixes for the most common problems, starting with the most likely cause.