Refactor config history management to enforce byte size limit and optimize item prepending; improve hotkey listener synchronization to prevent deadlocks; enhance transcriber error handling to avoid leaking sensitive information; address multiple race conditions and potential crashes in audio processing; implement logging improvements and fix resource leaks; add comprehensive issue tracking documentation.

frontend/index.html

@@ -36,7 +36,21 @@
                         <button onclick="saveApiKey()">Save</button>
                     </div>
                 </div>
-                <p class="hint">Get your free key at <a href="https://console.groq.com/keys" target="_blank" style="color: var(--accent);">console.groq.com/keys</a></p>
+                <p class="hint">Get your free key at <a href="#" onclick="window.runtime.BrowserOpenURL('https://console.groq.com/keys'); return false;" style="color: var(--accent);">console.groq.com/keys</a></p>
+            </div>
+
+            <!-- Global Hotkey -->
+            <div class="section" id="shortcutSection">
+                <label>Global Hotkey</label>
+                <div class="form-control">
+                    <div class="flex-row">
+                        <div class="input-wrapper">
+                            <input type="text" id="shortcutInput" readonly placeholder="Click Record then press a key combo">
+                        </div>
+                        <button id="recordBtn" onclick="recordShortcut()">Record</button>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                <p class="hint">Press the key combination you want to use to start/stop recording (e.g. alt+z, ctrl+shift+space). Modifier-only combos like ctrl+alt are also supported on Windows.</p>
             </div>
 
             <div class="section-group-label">Input</div>
@@ -611,6 +625,11 @@
                 window.runtime.EventsOn('history:updated', function () {
                     refreshHistoryFromBackend();
                 });
+
+                // Keep the startup checkbox in sync when toggled from the tray menu
+                window.runtime.EventsOn('startup:changed', function (enabled) {
+                    document.getElementById('startupToggle').checked = enabled;
+                });
             }
 
             // If Linux, ensure Local Whisper option is removed