accept exactly as much autocomplete as you want

Tab

Accept the next word by default.

Backtick (`)

Accept the full remaining suggestion.

Esc

Dismiss ghost text without inserting anything.

Keep typing

Ignore the suggestion and continue with your own text.

In Settings → Shortcuts → Acceptance Mode, choose whether the main accept key inserts one word or a larger phrase. The separate full- suggestion shortcut remains available either way.

Word-by-word is safer when a suggestion is only partly useful. Phrase acceptance is faster when you regularly want several words at once.

1. 1. Open Cotabby Settings → Shortcuts.
2. 2. Choose Change beside Accept Word, Accept Entire Suggestion, or Toggle Cotabby.
3. 3. Press the new key combination.
4. 4. Use Reset to restore a default or Clear to unbind an action.

Cotabby rejects duplicate bindings between its own actions so one key cannot ambiguously mean two things.

Writing settings can accept trailing commas or periods with a word and add a space after an accepted word. These controls affect inserted text, not which shortcut triggers acceptance.

See writing settings for suggestion length, multiline output, languages, and spelling.

Use Settings → Apps to disable Cotabby for an application. Integrated terminals in VS Code and Cursor are off by default while editor and chat fields in the same app can continue suggesting.