> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vowen.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Voice shortcuts > Say a trigger phrase to search the web, open sites, apps and folders, or run a webhook or script. A voice shortcut runs an action instead of pasting text. Hold your dictation shortcut, say a trigger phrase and what you want, and Vowen opens a search, a website, an app or a folder, or calls a webhook or script. Click **Voice shortcuts** in the sidebar. The banner reads **Hold {hotkey} and say the word.**, where the hotkey is your dictation shortcut. ![Voice shortcuts page with custom voice shortcuts above the built-in ones](https://mintcdn.com/vowen/K3t4B5xZ7DpaxaXd/images/screens/voice-shortcuts.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K3t4B5xZ7DpaxaXd\&q=85\&s=6f328cb503ff7a2d4456e0943c827ab5) The built-in voice shortcuts work on every plan. The Free plan holds 3 custom voice shortcuts. Pro removes the limit and adds the **Webhook** and **Scripts** actions. ## Built-in voice shortcuts Eight are turned on by default. Say the trigger, then your query, with nothing in between: "google best pizza near me", not "search Google for best pizza near me". You can turn each one off on the Voice shortcuts page. | Trigger | Name | What it does | | - | - | - | | `google` | Google Search | Opens a Google search for your query | | `youtube` | YouTube Search | Opens YouTube results | | `duck duck go` | DuckDuckGo Search | Opens a DuckDuckGo search | | `ask chat gpt` | Ask ChatGPT | Opens ChatGPT with your question filled in | | `ask claude` | Ask Claude | Opens Claude with your question filled in | | `ask perplexity` | Ask Perplexity | Opens a Perplexity search | | `navigate to` | Navigate to Website | Opens the address you say | | `open` | Open Folder | Opens a common folder in Finder (Mac) or File Explorer (Win) | Search queries get your [Dictionary](/features/dictionary) misspelling fixes before the search runs. > **Navigate to Website** > > Say "navigate to example dot com" and Vowen opens `https://example.com`. Spoken "dot" becomes a full stop, quotes and trailing punctuation are removed, and `https://` is added when the address has none. > > Before reading the query as an address, Vowen applies your [threads](/features/threads) and Dictionary misspellings. A thread that maps "cost sheet" to a URL lets you say "navigate to cost sheet". If that doesn't produce an address, Vowen uses what it heard. > > If the result doesn't look like a web address and the trigger only matched loosely, Vowen pastes your words as normal dictation instead. Addresses that already start with `https://`, `http://` or `mailto:` are used as they are. > **Open Folder** > > Recognizes Documents, Downloads, Desktop, Pictures, Music, Movies (Videos on Windows) and Home, plus Applications on macOS. Singular and plural both work, and a trailing word is ignored, so "open downloads folder" works. > > If nothing matches, Vowen pastes the text as normal dictation. ## How triggers are matched Vowen compares what you said with every enabled trigger in three passes: 1. **Exact start.** The transcript starts with the trigger. 2. **Fillers and variants.** Leading words such as "can you", "could you", "please", "hey", "okay", "ok", "um", "uh", "so", "well" and "like" are removed, then Vowen compares again. Built-ins also know common mishearings, so "ask clawed", "ask chat gbt", "hey google" and "you tube" still work. 3. **Close match.** The start of the transcript is at least 75% similar to the trigger or one of its variants. Longer triggers are checked first. On a tie, your custom voice shortcuts win over built-ins. Everything after the trigger becomes the query. ## How to create a voice shortcut **1. Click Create Voice Shortcut** The button is in the toolbar of the Voice shortcuts page. **2. Enter the trigger** Type the phrase you will say. **3. Add actions** Pick an action from the chips under **Action**. A voice shortcut can combine several actions. **4. Save** The summary at the bottom (**This voice shortcut will:**) lists what it does. ![Create Voice Shortcut dialog with a Trigger field, a Websites action, an Open in browser menu and chips for Applications, Folders, Webhook and Scripts](https://mintcdn.com/vowen/K3t4B5xZ7DpaxaXd/images/screens/voice-shortcut-editor.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=K3t4B5xZ7DpaxaXd\&q=85\&s=c225cbc085a3588f514a49a4c0abfb9c) ### Actions | Action | What it does | | - | - | | **Websites** | Opens one or more URLs, together in one window | | **Applications** | Opens one or more installed apps, optionally with a folder | | **Folders** | Opens one or more folders in Finder or File Explorer | | **Webhook** (Pro) | Sends a request to any URL, with a method, headers and body you set | | **Scripts** (Pro) | Runs a shell command, with a timeout you set | There is no separate "search" action. The built-in searches are Websites actions with a search URL, and you can build your own the same way. Use `{{text}}` in a website URL, a webhook URL, header or body, or a script, and Vowen inserts what you said after the trigger. For example, the trigger `search amazon` with the URL `amazon.com/s?k={{text}}` turns "search amazon noise cancelling headphones" into an Amazon results page. URLs without a scheme get `https://`. ## Choose a browser and profile Each voice shortcut has an **Open in** menu for its websites. **Default browser** uses your system default. Pick a browser to open that one instead. | Family | Browsers | Profiles | | - | - | - | | Chromium | Google Chrome, Chrome Beta, Chrome Canary, Microsoft Edge, Edge Beta, Brave, Brave Beta, Vivaldi, Opera, Opera GX, Chromium, Arc, Dia, Comet | Yes | | Gecko | Firefox, Firefox Developer Edition, Zen Browser, LibreWolf | Yes | | WebKit | Safari (macOS only) | No | When the browser supports profiles, a **Profile** menu lists the profiles it has. Safari has no profile option. Finding browsers and profiles never triggers a permission prompt. If the browser or profile is gone, or opening it fails, the page opens in your default browser instead. A browser that is no longer installed shows **Not installed — your default browser will be used**. On Windows, other browsers can be found through the Start menu, but without profile support. ## Open apps The Applications action lists the apps installed on your computer. Turn on **Open with a specific folder** to give each app a folder to open, for example your editor on a project. Apps that can't take a folder open normally. On Windows, both desktop apps and Microsoft Store apps are listed. Store apps can't be opened with a folder. ## Scripts Scripts are a Pro action. * **macOS:** scripts run with `/bin/bash`. * **Windows:** a **Shell** menu offers the shells Vowen finds: Windows PowerShell (5.1, the default), PowerShell 7+ (`pwsh`, if installed) and Command Prompt. The menu only appears when more than one shell is found. Scripts depend on your computer's shell and may not run on another operating system. ## Custom utilities Custom utilities are AI prompts you run with a keyboard shortcut on selected text or the clipboard, without speaking. They live on the [Command Mode](/ai-features/command-mode) page. This documentation is built and hosted on [Mintlify](https://mintlify.com), a developer documentation platform.