Inline Writing Assistant

Inline Writing Assistant is a built-in tool that assists your writing by providing AI powered quick commands and typing suggestions.

Commands

Press Command + Control + I to reveal the Inline Writing Assistant command palette. For example, use the Simplify command to simplify a technical concept without leaving Microsoft Word!

The shortcut used to invoke commands can be customized in Sidekick -> Settings -> General -> Inline Writing Assistant.

When available, the remote worker model is always used for Inline Writing Assistant commands.

Customizing Commands

Sidekick comes with a default set of Inline Writing Assistant commands.

To edit a command and its associated prompt, right click on the command and select Edit.

To delete a command, right click on the command and select Delete.

Completions

Inline Writing Assistant also comes with typing completions to speed up composition in apps that support macOS's Accessibility API, including apps such as Notes and TextEdit.

Setting Up Completions

To configure Inline Writing Assistant completions, navigate to Sidekick -> Settings -> General -> Inline Writing Assistant. Click the Set Up button next to Use Completions.

After a brief tutorial and model download process, completions will be ready to use.

Using Completions

When available, Inline Writing Assistant will suggest completions as you type. These are displayed as translucent text suggestions next to the text cursor.

Use the default keyboard shortcut Tab to accept suggestions for the next word, or Shift + Tab to accept all suggested words.

Customizing Completions

The shortcuts used to accept completions can be customized in Sidekick -> Settings -> General -> Inline Writing Assistant.

You might also want to disable completions for certain apps. This can be done by clicking on the Manage button next to Excluded Apps, then pressing Add to add an app.