What are App Modes?

App Modes (also called App Profiles) are specific Nexo Whisper configurations that activate automatically when you switch to a specific app.

Instead of having to change the prompt, model, or language manually every time you move from Slack to your IDE, you configure it once and the app does it for you.

How it works

When Nexo Whisper detects that the active app changed (for example, from Notion to VS Code), it checks if there's a Mode configured for that app. If there is, it automatically applies those configurations.

When you leave the app and switch to another, preferences return to their original state (or to that other app's Mode, if it also has one).

What you can configure per Mode

Each Mode can override:

| Configuration | Example use | |---------------|-------------| | AI prompt | Cursor → Coding. Slack → Chat. | | Transcription model | IDE → more accurate model. Slack → fast model. | | Language | App in English → transcribe in English. | | Auto-send | Notion → no auto-send. Terminal → Enter. | | AI enhancement on/off | Games or entertainment apps → no enhancement. |

Practical example

Say your typical day mixes:

• Slack — quick messages, casual tone, no AI enhancement.
• Cursor/VS Code — code and technical comments, Coding prompt.
• Notion — long notes, Rewrite prompt, auto-send off.
• Gmail — emails, Email prompt.

With App Modes configured, you simply press Fn and speak — the correct configuration is already active.

Default Mode

The Default Mode is what's used when there's no specific Mode configured for the active app. It's basically the global app configuration.

Next steps

• Create a mode — step-by-step wizard.
• App and URL triggers — how detection works.