You can choose how Ginger opens and whether the floating G appears.
To open Settings
- In the Ginger popup, click the gear icon at the top right; or
- In the full Ginger app, open the menu (☰) at the top right and choose More Settings.
Go to Ways to open Ginger app.
Turn the floating G on or off
Use the switch next to Ginger icon appears when I select text. When it's off, no G appears, and Ctrl+C+C still works. The option below it lets you choose when the G appears, for example For reading & writing.
Change the shortcut
- Next to Shortcut: Ctrl+C+C, click Change.
- Press the new key combination.
- The new shortcut works straight away, and the old one stops working.
To turn the shortcut off completely, use the switch next to it.
Mini-window or full app
Under the shortcut, When using shortcut lets you choose:
- Open Ginger as mini-window: shows the corrections on top of the app you're using.
- Open Ginger as full app: opens the complete Ginger window.
Other settings:
Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
Quickly look up words via double-click | Double-click a word to see its meaning |
Light/Dark mode | Choose Light, Dark or Auto (follows Windows) |
Display of rude words | Choose how Ginger handles offensive words, for example Give a choice |
Launch Ginger on system startup | Starts Ginger automatically when you turn on your computer |