User Guide — Beetroot Docs

Beetroot is a clipboard manager for Windows. It automatically saves everything you copy -- text, images, code, URLs -- and lets you search, preview, transform, and paste any of it later. Think of it as an undo button for your clipboard that never runs out.

Version: 1.5.1 Platform: Windows 10 and Windows 11 Price: Free Last updated: 2026-03-16

Getting Started
Interface Overview
Features
Settings Reference
Quick Reference (full list: Keyboard Shortcuts)
FAQ & Troubleshooting

Getting Started

Get productive with Beetroot in under five minutes:

Install Beetroot. Run the installer (.exe or .msi). It starts automatically after installation.
Beetroot runs in the background. Look for the Beetroot icon in your system tray (bottom-right corner of your taskbar, near the clock). It silently captures everything you copy.
Open Beetroot with Ctrl+` (backtick). This is the key to the left of 1 on most keyboards. The Beetroot window appears on whichever monitor your cursor is on.
Copy something, then open Beetroot. You'll see your copied text (or image) in the list. Copy a few more things -- they all appear in order.
Paste from history. Open Beetroot, click any clip (or use arrow keys and press Enter). Beetroot pastes it directly into the app you were just using, then hides itself.
Search your history. Just start typing. Beetroot searches instantly across all your clips. Press Enter to paste the selected result.
Preview a clip. Press Space to see the full content of any clip -- including syntax-highlighted code, full images, and metadata.

That's it. Beetroot runs silently in the background, capturing your clipboard. Open it whenever you need something you copied earlier.

Tip: If `Ctrl+`` doesn't work on your keyboard layout (e.g., AZERTY or QWERTZ), go to Settings > Shortcuts and record a new hotkey that works for you.

Interface Overview

Main Window

The main window is what you see when you press the global hotkey. It has these sections from top to bottom:

Main window layout

Section	Description
Drag handle	Only visible when window is pinned. Lets you drag the window around.
Search bar	Type to search your clipboard history.
Filter bar	Filter chips (All, Starred, Text, Image, Notes) plus an Apps dropdown.
Clipboard list	Scrollable list of your clips, grouped by date.
Footer bar	Shortcut hints, plus buttons for Help, Pause, Pin, Follow Cursor, and Settings.

How the window behaves:

Opens on the monitor where your cursor is
Hides automatically when you click away (loses focus)
Press Escape to hide it
When pinned, stays visible and doesn't hide on blur

Search Bar

The search bar is at the top of the main window. It is focused automatically when you open Beetroot, so you can start typing immediately.

Element	Description
Search input	Type to search. Results update instantly (with a tiny delay to avoid flickering).
*Regex toggle (`.`)**	Click to switch between normal search and regex search. Highlighted when regex mode is active.
Result count	Shows how many clips match your search (e.g., "12 found"). Only visible when searching.
Clear button (X)	Appears when there's text in the search. Click to clear and show all clips.

Tip: Search looks at clip content, notes, source app names, and window titles. If your normal search doesn't find what you need, try the regex toggle for pattern matching.

Filter Bar

Below the search bar, filter chips let you narrow what's shown.

Filter	Shows
All	Every clip in your history.
Starred	Only clips you've starred (marked as favorites).
Text	Only text clips (no images).
Image	Only image clips. Appears only if you have images in history.
Notes	Only clips that have a note attached. Appears only if any clip has a note.
Apps	A dropdown that filters by the application a clip was copied from (e.g., Chrome, VS Code).

Each filter chip shows a count in parentheses.

Apps dropdown: Click the "Apps" button to see a list of all source applications. The dropdown includes:

A search field to find apps by name
Sort buttons: by last used, most used, or alphabetical
An "AI Transform" entry for clips generated by AI

Navigate filters with Left Arrow / Right Arrow keys.

Clipboard List

The main area shows your clips in a scrollable, virtualized list. Clips are grouped by date:

Today
Yesterday
This week
Older

Each clip row shows:

Element	Description
App icon	Small icon of the application the text was copied from. AI-generated clips show a sparkle icon.
Content preview	First line of text, or a thumbnail for images. Search matches are highlighted in yellow.
Content type badge	Colored label: URL (blue), Email (purple), Code (green), JSON (orange), or a color swatch for color values.
Note icon	Small icon indicating this clip has a note attached.
Relative time	"2m ago", "3h ago", "Yesterday", etc.
Star button	Click to star/unstar a clip. Starred clips are never auto-deleted.
Delete button	Click to remove a clip from history.
Multi-select checkbox	Appears when multi-select mode is active.

New clip animation: When a new clip arrives, it flashes briefly at the top of the list.

Pasting indicator: When you paste a clip, it briefly shows a "pasting" state.

The bottom bar of the main window.

Normal mode:

Element	Description
Hint text	Shows key shortcuts: "Enter paste / Space preview / Alt+T transform / Esc close" (adapts based on context).
? button	Opens the keyboard shortcuts panel.
Pause button	Pauses or resumes clipboard monitoring. When paused, a yellow banner appears above the list.
Pin button	Toggles "Pin on top" mode. See Pin Window.
Crosshair button	Toggles "Follow cursor" mode. See Follow Cursor.
Gear button	Opens Settings.

Multi-select mode (when one or more clips are checked):

Element	Description
Selected count	"3 selected - Ctrl+Click to toggle"
Paste dropdown	Merges selected text clips and pastes them. Choose a separator: Newline, Comma, Space, Tab, or None.
Delete button	Deletes all selected clips.
Cancel button	Exits multi-select mode.

Preview Panel

A full-screen overlay showing the complete content of a clip. Open it by pressing Space on any clip, or via the context menu.

Preview panel

Element	Description
Header	"Preview" title with a Copy button and a Close (X) button.
Content area	Full text with syntax highlighting for code, or a zoomable image. Click an image to toggle between fit-to-window and 100% zoom.
Color swatch	If the clip is a color value, shows a visual preview of that color.
Language badge	For code clips, shows the detected programming language (e.g., "javascript", "python").
Note input	Text field where you can add or edit a note. Notes are saved automatically when you close the panel or click away.
Source info	Shows which application and window title the clip came from, with the app icon.
Metadata line	Character count, word count, and line count for text. Dimensions and zoom level for images.

Keyboard shortcuts in Preview:

Space or Escape -- Close
Ctrl+C -- Copy the content to clipboard
Enter in the note field -- Save note and blur

Right-click any clip (or press Shift+F10 / the ContextMenu key) to see the context menu.

Menu Item	When Visible	Keyboard Hint
Paste	In auto-paste mode (not pinned, not copy-only)	Enter
Copy	Always	Ctrl+C
Star / Unstar	Always	Alt+S
Preview	Always	Space
Transform	Text clips only	Alt+T
Show in Explorer	Image clips only	--
Extract text (OCR)	Image clips only	--
Open in browser	When clip contains a URL	--
AI Quick Access prompts	Text clips, when AI is configured	--
Delete	Always	Alt+Del

Navigate with Arrow Up/Down, activate with Enter or click, close with Escape.

The AI Quick Access section shows your prompts that have "Quick Access" enabled (up to 5). Each runs immediately from the context menu without opening the Transform panel.

A panel for transforming text clips. Open it with Alt+T or via the context menu.

Text transforms (instant, no AI needed):

Transform	What it does
UPPERCASE	Converts all text to uppercase.
lowercase	Converts all text to lowercase.
Title Case	Capitalizes the first letter of each word.
Trim whitespace	Removes leading/trailing whitespace and collapses multiple spaces.

Each text transform shows a live preview of the first 60 characters.

AI transforms: Below the text transforms, if you have AI configured, all your AI prompts appear. Select one to send the clip's text to your AI provider and save the result as a new clip.

If AI is not configured, you'll see "Set API key in Settings" (or "Set Local LLM endpoint in Settings" for local providers).

The active AI model is shown next to the "AI Transforms" header.

Settings

A full-page panel with 7 tabs. Open it from the gear icon in the footer bar. Press Escape to close without saving, or click "Save" to apply changes.

The sidebar tabs are:

General
Shortcuts
Language
Appearance
AI
Data
About

See the Settings Reference section for detailed documentation of every option.

System Tray

Beetroot places an icon in your Windows system tray (notification area).

Icon: Adapts automatically to your Windows theme (light or dark taskbar).

Action	Result
Left-click	Show or hide the Beetroot window.
Right-click	Opens a menu with three options.

Tray menu:

Menu Item	Description
Show / Hide	Toggle the main window.
Pause / Resume	Pause or resume clipboard monitoring.
Quit	Exit Beetroot completely.

Onboarding (Welcome Guide)

A 5-step wizard that appears on first launch.

Step	Title	Content
1	Meet Beetroot	Introduction to what Beetroot does.
2	Press to open	Explains the global hotkey and system tray.
3	Smart Search	How to search and use regex mode.
4	AI Transforms	How to transform text with Alt+T.
5	You're all set!	Summary of click-to-paste, right-click options, and Settings.

Navigate with arrow keys or click Next/Skip. You can replay this guide anytime from Settings > About > "Show welcome guide".

Keyboard Shortcuts Panel

A quick-reference overlay. Open it by clicking the ? button in the footer bar. Press Escape or ? again to close.

When an update is available, a banner appears at the top of the main window.

State	What you see
Available	"Update available: vX.Y.Z" with a Download button and a "Later" dismiss button.
Downloading	"Downloading update..." with a progress percentage.
Ready	"Update ready. Restart to apply." with a "Restart now" button.

You can also check for updates manually in Settings > About.

Features

Clipboard Capture and History

Beetroot monitors your Windows clipboard in the background. Every time you copy text or an image, Beetroot saves it.

What gets captured:

Text (any length up to ~1 MB)
Images (up to ~10 MB)
Rich text / HTML content (stored alongside plain text)

What doesn't get captured:

Content copied from password managers (Beetroot detects and skips these)
Content copied while monitoring is paused

Deduplication: If you copy the same text again, Beetroot doesn't create a duplicate. Instead, it moves the existing clip to the top and updates its timestamp.

History limits: By default, Beetroot keeps 500 clips. You can change this to 100, 250, 1000, or Unlimited in Settings > General. When the limit is reached, the oldest non-starred clips are removed.

Auto-delete: Optionally, Beetroot can automatically delete non-starred clips older than 1 day, 7 days, or 30 days. Set this in Settings > General. Starred clips are never auto-deleted.

Ordering: Clips are sorted by most recently used (copied or pasted). Starred clips are always included regardless of history limit. Use the Starred filter to view only starred clips.

Tip: Star important clips (Alt+S) so they're never automatically removed, no matter what your history limit or auto-delete settings are.

Search

Beetroot offers two search modes: normal search and regex search.

Normal Search (default)

Just start typing in the search bar. Beetroot uses a multi-phase search:

Exact substring match in clip content and notes -- highest priority.
Word-start matching -- your query matches the beginning of words (useful for finding "JavaScript" by typing "java scr").
Secondary fields -- searches source app name and window title when content matches are few.
Fuzzy search -- tolerates typos when exact methods find fewer than 5 results.

Results are ranked by match quality, then by recency. Search matches are highlighted in yellow in the list.

Regex Search

Click the .* button in the search bar to switch to regex mode. Type any regular expression pattern (e.g., \d{3}-\d{4} to find phone-number-like patterns).

Case-insensitive by default
Invalid patterns show an error message below the search bar
Searches content, notes, source app, and window title

Toggle back by clicking .* again.

Tip: You can search across all fields -- if you remember the app you copied from but not the exact text, try searching for the app name.

AI Transforms

Beetroot can transform text clips using AI. You bring your own API key (BYOK) -- Beetroot never stores or transmits your content except to the AI provider you choose.

Supported Providers

Provider	Models	API Key Source
OpenAI	gpt-5-nano (fast/cheap), gpt-5-mini (smarter)	platform.openai.com
Google Gemini	gemini-2.5-flash-lite (fast), gemini-2.5-flash (smarter)	aistudio.google.com
Anthropic	claude-haiku-4-5 (fast), claude-sonnet-4-6 (smarter)	console.anthropic.com
DeepSeek	deepseek-chat (fast), deepseek-reasoner (deep reasoning)	platform.deepseek.com
Local LLM	Any model via Ollama, LM Studio, or compatible endpoint	No key needed

Setup

Open Settings > AI.
Select your provider.
For cloud providers: paste your API key and click "Test" to verify it works.
For Local LLM: select a preset (LM Studio or Ollama) or enter a custom endpoint. Click "Test" to connect.

Built-in Prompts

Beetroot comes with 10 built-in AI prompts:

Prompt	What it does
Fix Grammar	Corrects grammatical errors without changing meaning.
Any to English	Detects the language and translates to English.
Summarize	Condenses text into 2-3 key sentences.
Make Professional	Rewrites in a clear, business-appropriate tone.
Format as Code	Applies proper indentation and formatting.
Bullet Points	Converts text into a bulleted list.
Simplify	Rewrites in plain, simple language.
Make Shorter	Condenses to roughly half the length.
Explain This	Explains in simple terms for anyone.
Extract Key Data	Extracts names, dates, numbers, URLs from text.

Custom Prompts

You can create up to 20 custom prompts (including the 10 built-ins) in Settings > AI. Each prompt has:

A name (up to 20 characters)
An instruction text (up to 500 characters)
A "Quick Access" checkbox

Quick Access

Check "Quick Access" on up to 5 prompts to make them appear directly in the right-click context menu. This lets you apply common transforms with a single right-click, without opening the full Transform panel.

Using AI Transforms

Method 1: Transform panel

Select a text clip.
Press Alt+T (or right-click > Transform).
Choose a text transform (instant) or an AI prompt (sends to your provider).
The result is saved as a new clip in your history.

Method 2: Quick Access from context menu

Right-click a text clip.
Click one of your Quick Access AI prompts at the bottom of the menu.
The result is saved as a new clip.

Tip: AI transforms have a 30-second timeout. If the request takes too long, you'll see an error. Text longer than 50,000 characters cannot be transformed.

OCR (Text Extraction from Images)

Beetroot can extract text from copied images using Windows built-in OCR (no internet required).

How to use OCR:

Copy an image (screenshot, photo, etc.).
Open Beetroot and find the image clip.
Right-click it and select "Extract text (OCR)".
Beetroot extracts the text and saves it as a new text clip.

A toast notification tells you when extraction succeeds or if no text was found.

Tip: OCR uses your Windows language settings. It works best with clear, high-contrast text.

Starring and Notes

Starring marks a clip as a favorite:

Starred clips are never auto-deleted and always included regardless of history limit.
Starred clips are never auto-deleted, even when history limits are reached.
Toggle with the star icon on each clip, Alt+S, or right-click > Star/Unstar.

Notes let you annotate any clip:

Open the Preview panel (press Space) and type in the "Note" field at the bottom.
Notes are saved automatically.
Clips with notes show a small note icon in the list.
You can filter to show only clips with notes using the "Notes" filter chip.
Notes are included in search.

Batch Operations

Select multiple clips and act on them at once.

How to enter multi-select mode:

Ctrl+Click on any clip, or
Ctrl+Space to toggle the currently highlighted clip

Checkboxes appear on each clip when multi-select is active. The footer bar switches to show batch actions.

Available batch actions:

Action	Description
Paste	Merges all selected text clips and pastes them. A dropdown lets you choose the separator: Newline, Comma, Space, Tab, or None. Images are skipped with a notification.
Delete	Deletes all selected clips. Shows an undo toast.
Cancel	Exits multi-select mode.

Themes and Appearance

Beetroot comes with 9 themes plus a System (auto) option:

Theme	Style
System	Follows your Windows light/dark preference.
Beetroot Dark	Warm dark theme with pink accent. The signature look.
Beetroot Light	Warm light theme with pink accent.
Tokyo Night Storm	Cool dark blue with soft blue accent.
Gruvbox Material Hard	Retro dark with muted green accent.
GitHub Light Pro	Clean white with blue accent.
Nord Snow	Soft light grey with muted blue accent.
Cyberpunk Dark	Deep dark with cyan neon accent.
Cyberpunk Light	Light grey with magenta accent.
Pure Dark	True black (#000000) for OLED displays. Forces solid background (no transparency).

Custom accent color: Override the theme's accent color with any color you choose using the color picker in Settings > Appearance.

Window effects (Windows 11):

Mica -- Subtle desktop wallpaper tint behind the window. Default on Windows 11.
Acrylic -- Frosted glass blur effect. Works on Windows 10+.
Solid -- No transparency. Best for performance or if effects cause issues.

Tip: Pure Dark theme always uses solid background regardless of your window effect setting -- this ensures true black for OLED screens.

Font customization:

Font size: 6 options from Compact (11px) to Largest (18px). Default is 13px.
UI font: 8 options including System Default, Inter, Open Sans, Montserrat, Noto Sans, Verdana, Tahoma, and Arial.
Code font: 5 options for syntax-highlighted content: Consolas (default), Cascadia Mono, JetBrains Mono, Courier New, and Lucida Console.

Backup and Recovery

Beetroot automatically protects your clipboard database.

Automatic backups:

Beetroot creates timestamped backups of your database periodically (triggered by write activity).
It keeps up to 3 rolling backups.
Before any database migration (during updates), a version snapshot is saved.

Corruption recovery:

On startup, Beetroot checks database integrity.
If corruption is detected, it automatically finds the newest valid backup and restores it.
You'll see a notification: "Database restored from backup. Some recent items may be missing."
If no valid backup exists, a fresh database is created.

Manual backup:

You can trigger a manual backup from the app if needed.

Tip: If you ever see a "Database corruption detected" message, simply restart Beetroot. Auto-recovery handles the rest.

Multi-Monitor Support

Beetroot is fully multi-monitor aware:

When you press the global hotkey, the window appears on the monitor where your cursor currently is.
The window is centered on that monitor, accounting for DPI scaling.
This works correctly even with mixed-DPI setups (e.g., a 4K laptop screen and a 1080p external monitor).

Pin Window (Always on Top)

Pin mode keeps the Beetroot window visible on top of all other windows. It stays open even when you click on another application.

How to activate:

Click the pin icon in the footer bar, or
Press your "Pin window" shortcut (default: Alt+P when Beetroot is focused)

Behavior changes when pinned:

The window does NOT hide when it loses focus.
Clicking a clip copies it to your clipboard instead of auto-pasting (because the target app isn't guaranteed to be correct).
A draggable handle appears at the top of the window so you can reposition it.
The Enter key copies instead of pasting.

How to unpin: Click the pin icon again, or press the shortcut again.

Follow Cursor

Follow Cursor mode makes the Beetroot window track your mouse cursor position.

How to activate:

Click the crosshair icon in the footer bar, or
Press your "Follow cursor" shortcut (default: Alt+F when Beetroot is focused)

This is useful when you want Beetroot to always be near where you're working.

How to deactivate: Click the crosshair icon again, or press the shortcut again.

Plain Text Paste

Sometimes you copy formatted text (bold, colors, links) but want to paste it as plain text.

Global plain text hotkey:

Set a global hotkey in Settings > Shortcuts > "Plain text paste hotkey".
When pressed, Beetroot pastes the current clipboard content as plain text, stripping all formatting.
This hotkey is optional (disabled by default) and works system-wide, even when Beetroot is hidden.

Paste format setting:

In Settings > General, you can choose between "Plain text" (default) and "Original" for the paste format.
"Plain text" always strips formatting when pasting from Beetroot.
"Original" preserves rich text / HTML formatting.

Content Detection

Beetroot automatically detects what kind of content you've copied and shows visual indicators:

Type	Badge Color	Detection
URL	Blue	Starts with `http://`, `https://`, or `www.`
Email	Purple	Contains `@` with a domain
Code	Green	Contains programming keywords, braces, SQL, shell commands, or language-specific patterns
JSON	Orange	Valid JSON starting with `{` or `[`
Color	Color swatch	Hex (`#ff0000`), RGB (`rgb(255,0,0)`), or HSL color values

Content type badges appear on each clip in the list and in the preview panel.

For URL clips, the context menu shows an "Open in browser" option.

For color clips, a small colored square shows the actual color.

Source App Tracking

Beetroot tracks which application you copied from:

Each clip shows the source app's icon and name in the list.
You can filter clips by source app using the "Apps" dropdown in the filter bar.
The Preview panel shows both the source app and the window title.

AI-generated clips show a sparkle icon instead of an app icon.

Auto-Update

Beetroot checks for updates automatically (unless you disable this in Settings).

When an update is available, a banner appears at the top of the main window.
Click "Download and install" to update, or "Later" to dismiss.
After downloading, click "Restart now" to apply the update.
You can also check manually from Settings > About.

When auto-update is disabled, Beetroot makes no automatic network connections (unless you use AI transforms).

Settings Reference

General Tab

Setting	Options	Default	Description
History limit	100, 250, 500, 1000, Unlimited	500	Maximum number of clips to keep. Oldest non-starred clips are removed when the limit is reached.
Item click action	Auto-paste, Copy only	Auto-paste	"Auto-paste" types the clip directly into the active app. "Copy only" just copies to clipboard.
Paste format	Plain text, Original	Plain text	"Plain text" strips formatting. "Original" keeps rich text/HTML.
Auto-delete after	Never, 1 day, 7 days, 30 days	Never	Automatically removes non-starred clips older than this.
Autostart	ON / OFF	ON	Launch Beetroot automatically when you log into Windows.
Auto-update	ON / OFF	ON	Check for updates automatically. When OFF, no automatic network connections are made (except AI transforms).

Shortcuts Tab

This tab has two sections:

Global hotkeys (work even when Beetroot is minimized):

Shortcut	Default	Required	Description
Global hotkey	Ctrl+` (backtick)	Yes	Show/hide the Beetroot window.
Plain text paste hotkey	None	No	Paste current clipboard as plain text, stripping formatting.

Local shortcuts (work only when Beetroot is focused):

Shortcut	Default	Required	Description
Pin window on top	`Alt+P`	No	Toggle always-on-top mode.
Follow cursor	`Alt+F`	No	Toggle follow-cursor mode.

To record a new shortcut:

Click the shortcut button (shows the current key combination).
The button changes to "Press a key combination..."
Press your desired key combination (e.g., Ctrl+Shift+V).
The new shortcut is captured.
Click "Save" to apply.

Click "Reset" to go back to the default. Click "Clear" to disable an optional shortcut.

Tip: Shortcuts must be unique -- you can't assign the same key combination to two different actions.

Language Tab

Beetroot supports 26 languages. The interface language is auto-detected from your Windows settings on first launch.

Languages available
English, Russian, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Ukrainian, Thai, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Czech, Hungarian, Romanian, Swedish, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian Bokmal, Malay

Select a language and click Save. The entire interface updates immediately.

Appearance Tab

Setting	Options	Default	Description
Theme	System + 9 themes	System	See Themes and Appearance for the full list. Changes preview live before saving.
Accent color	Color picker	Theme default	Override the theme's accent color. Click "Reset" to return to the theme default.
Font size	Compact (11px), Small (12px), Default (13px), Large (14px), Larger (16px), Largest (18px)	Default (13px)	Affects all text in the interface. Changes preview live.
UI font	System Default, Inter, Open Sans, Montserrat, Noto Sans, Verdana, Tahoma, Arial	System Default	Font for all interface text and plain-text content.
Code font	Consolas, Cascadia Mono, JetBrains Mono, Courier New, Lucida Console	Consolas	Font for code, regex, JSON, and monospace content in previews.
Window effect	Mica (Win11 only), Acrylic, Solid	Mica	Mica is a subtle desktop wallpaper tint. Acrylic is frosted glass blur. Solid is opaque with no effects.

Tip: Theme and font size changes preview instantly as you click options, so you can see how they look before saving. If you cancel, the original settings are restored.

AI Tab

Setting	Options	Default	Description
Provider	OpenAI, Google Gemini, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Local LLM	OpenAI	Which AI service to use for transforms.

Provider-specific settings:

OpenAI:

Field	Description
API Key	Your OpenAI API key (starts with `sk-`). Get one at platform.openai.com.
Test button	Validates your key against OpenAI's API.
Model	gpt-5-nano (fastest, cheapest) or gpt-5-mini (smarter, for complex tasks).

Google Gemini:

Field	Description
API Key	Your Gemini API key (starts with `AIza`). Get one at aistudio.google.com.
Test button	Validates your key.
Model	gemini-2.5-flash-lite (fastest) or gemini-2.5-flash (better reasoning).

Anthropic:

Field	Description
API Key	Your Anthropic API key (starts with `sk-ant-`). Get one at console.anthropic.com.
Test button	Validates your key.
Model	claude-haiku-4-5 (fastest) or claude-sonnet-4-6 (best balance).

DeepSeek:

Field	Description
API Key	Your DeepSeek API key. Get one at platform.deepseek.com.
Test button	Validates your key.
Model	deepseek-chat (everyday tasks) or deepseek-reasoner (deep reasoning, chain-of-thought).

Local LLM:

Field	Description
Preset	LM Studio (port 1234), Ollama (port 11434), or Custom endpoint.
Endpoint URL	The URL of your local LLM server. Must be localhost/127.0.0.1.
Test button	Checks connectivity and auto-detects the loaded model.
Model	For Ollama: dropdown of installed models. For others: text input (or auto-detected).

Custom prompts section (shared across all providers):

Field	Description
Quick Access checkbox	Check up to 5 prompts to show them in the right-click context menu.
Built-in prompts	10 pre-configured prompts. You can enable/disable Quick Access but can't edit them.
Custom prompts	Your own prompts. Each has a Name (max 20 chars) and Prompt instruction (max 500 chars).
+ Add prompt	Creates a new custom prompt. Maximum 20 total prompts.

Data Tab

Setting	Description
Data location	Shows the current folder where your database and images are stored. Default: `%APPDATA%\com.beetroot.app`
Move button	Copies your database and images to a new folder you choose.
Switch button	Points Beetroot to a different existing folder (without copying). An empty folder means a fresh start.

Data statistics:

Stat	Description
Total items	Number of clips in your history.
Text items	Number of text clips.
Image items	Number of image clips.
Starred items	Number of starred clips.
Database size	Size of the SQLite database file.
Images folder size	Total size of stored image files.

Tip: Beetroot warns you if you try to move data to a USB/network drive or a cloud-synced folder (OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive). These can cause database corruption. Use a local drive instead.

About Tab

Shows:

Beetroot version number
"Check for updates" button with status display
Links to GitHub, Report Issue, Privacy Policy, Terms of Service
"Built with Tauri + React" credit
"Show welcome guide" button to replay the onboarding wizard

Quick Reference

For the complete shortcut list, see Keyboard Shortcuts.

Essential shortcuts:

Shortcut	Action
Ctrl+` (backtick)	Show/hide Beetroot
`Enter`	Paste selected clip
`Space`	Preview selected clip
`Alt+S`	Star / unstar
`Alt+T`	Open Transform menu
`Ctrl+1`–`9`	Quick-paste 1st–9th clip

For troubleshooting and common questions, see FAQ.

Last updated: 2026-03-16

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