diff --git a/frontend/bun.lockb b/frontend/bun.lockb
index 3e7fff7..170eb8b 100755
Binary files a/frontend/bun.lockb and b/frontend/bun.lockb differ
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index ff969af..dc290f7 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
 {
-    "name": "haystack",
-    "version": "0.1.0",
-    "description": "Screenshots that organize themselves",
-    "type": "module",
-    "scripts": {
-        "start": "vite",
-        "dev": "vite",
-        "build": "vite build",
-        "serve": "vite preview",
-        "tauri": "tauri",
-        "lint": "bunx @biomejs/biome lint .",
-        "format": "bunx @biomejs/biome format . --write"
-    },
-    "license": "MIT",
-    "dependencies": {
-        "@kobalte/core": "^0.13.9",
-        "@kobalte/tailwindcss": "^0.9.0",
-        "@solidjs/router": "^0.15.3",
-        "@tabler/icons-solidjs": "^3.30.0",
-        "@tauri-apps/api": "^2",
-        "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog": "~2",
-        "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener": "^2",
-        "clsx": "^2.1.1",
-        "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
-        "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
-        "solid-js": "^1.9.3",
-        "solid-motionone": "^1.0.3",
-        "tailwind-scrollbar-hide": "^2.0.0",
-        "valibot": "^1.0.0-rc.2"
-    },
-    "devDependencies": {
-        "@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
-        "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2",
-        "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
-        "postcss": "^8.5.3",
-        "postcss-cli": "^11.0.0",
-        "tailwindcss": "3.4.0",
-        "typescript": "~5.6.2",
-        "vite": "^6.0.3",
-        "vite-plugin-solid": "^2.11.0"
-    }
+  "name": "haystack",
+  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "description": "Screenshots that organize themselves",
+  "type": "module",
+  "scripts": {
+    "start": "vite",
+    "dev": "vite",
+    "build": "vite build",
+    "serve": "vite preview",
+    "tauri": "tauri",
+    "lint": "bunx @biomejs/biome lint .",
+    "format": "bunx @biomejs/biome format . --write"
+  },
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@kobalte/core": "^0.13.9",
+    "@kobalte/tailwindcss": "^0.9.0",
+    "@solidjs/router": "^0.15.3",
+    "@tabler/icons-solidjs": "^3.30.0",
+    "@tauri-apps/api": "^2",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-dialog": "~2",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-global-shortcut": "~2",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-opener": "^2",
+    "@tauri-apps/plugin-store": "~2",
+    "clsx": "^2.1.1",
+    "fuse.js": "^7.1.0",
+    "jwt-decode": "^4.0.0",
+    "solid-js": "^1.9.3",
+    "solid-motionone": "^1.0.3",
+    "tailwind-scrollbar-hide": "^2.0.0",
+    "valibot": "^1.0.0-rc.2"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@biomejs/biome": "^1.9.4",
+    "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2",
+    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
+    "postcss": "^8.5.3",
+    "postcss-cli": "^11.0.0",
+    "tailwindcss": "3.4.0",
+    "typescript": "~5.6.2",
+    "vite": "^6.0.3",
+    "vite-plugin-solid": "^2.11.0"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index 9a599d4..887d2cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ dependencies = [
  "tauri",
  "tauri-build",
  "tauri-plugin-dialog",
+ "tauri-plugin-global-shortcut",
  "tauri-plugin-opener",
+ "tauri-plugin-store",
  "tokio",
 ]
 
@@ -1459,6 +1461,23 @@ version = "0.3.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a8d1add55171497b4705a648c6b583acafb01d58050a51727785f0b2c8e0a2b2"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "global-hotkey"
+version = "0.6.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "41fbb3a4e56c901ee66c190fdb3fa08344e6d09593cc6c61f8eb9add7144b271"
+dependencies = [
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "keyboard-types",
+ "objc2 0.6.0",
+ "objc2-app-kit 0.3.0",
+ "once_cell",
+ "serde",
+ "thiserror 2.0.11",
+ "windows-sys 0.59.0",
+ "x11-dl",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "gobject-sys"
 version = "0.18.0"
@@ -4123,6 +4142,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-global-shortcut"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "00f646a09511e8d283267dcdaa08c2ef27c4116bf271d9114849d9ca215606c3"
+dependencies = [
+ "global-hotkey",
+ "log",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin",
+ "thiserror 2.0.11",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-plugin-opener"
 version = "2.2.5"
@@ -4145,6 +4179,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "zbus",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tauri-plugin-store"
+version = "2.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1c0c08fae6995909f5e9a0da6038273b750221319f2c0f3b526d6de1cde21505"
+dependencies = [
+ "dunce",
+ "serde",
+ "serde_json",
+ "tauri",
+ "tauri-plugin",
+ "thiserror 2.0.11",
+ "tokio",
+ "tracing",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tauri-runtime"
 version = "2.3.0"
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index df37364..7bf2860 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ tauri-plugin-dialog = "2"
 notify = "6.1.1"
 base64 = "0.21.7"
 tokio = { version = "1.36.0", features = ["full"] }
+tauri-plugin-store = "2"
 
 [target."cfg(target_os = \"macos\")".dependencies]
 cocoa = "0.26"
+
+[target."cfg(not(any(target_os = \"android\", target_os = \"ios\")))".dependencies]
+tauri-plugin-global-shortcut = "2"
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json b/frontend/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
index d21ade3..e7874eb 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/capabilities/default.json
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
         "core:default",
         "opener:default",
         "dialog:default",
-        "core:window:allow-start-dragging"
+        "core:window:allow-start-dragging",
+        "global-shortcut:allow-is-registered",
+        "global-shortcut:allow-register",
+        "global-shortcut:allow-unregister",
+        "global-shortcut:allow-unregister-all"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 964adee..8fd4e3c 100644
--- a/frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 mod commands;
+mod shortcut;
 mod state;
 mod utils;
 mod window;
@@ -11,12 +12,20 @@ pub fn run() {
     let watcher_state = new_shared_watcher_state();
 
     tauri::Builder::default()
+        .plugin(tauri_plugin_store::Builder::new().build())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_dialog::init())
         .plugin(tauri_plugin_opener::init())
         .manage(watcher_state)
-        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![commands::handle_selected_folder])
+        .invoke_handler(tauri::generate_handler![
+            commands::handle_selected_folder,
+            shortcut::change_shortcut,
+            shortcut::unregister_shortcut,
+            shortcut::get_current_shortcut,
+        ])
         .setup(|app| {
             setup_window(app)?;
+            shortcut::enable_shortcut(app);
+
             Ok(())
         })
         .run(tauri::generate_context!())
diff --git a/frontend/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs b/frontend/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1032f91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src-tauri/src/shortcut.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+use tauri::App;
+use tauri::AppHandle;
+use tauri::Manager;
+use tauri::Runtime;
+use tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::GlobalShortcutExt;
+use tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::Shortcut;
+use tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::ShortcutState;
+use tauri_plugin_store::JsonValue;
+use tauri_plugin_store::StoreExt;
+
+/// Name of the Tauri storage
+const HAYSTACK_TAURI_STORE: &str = "haystack_tauri_store";
+
+/// Key for storing global shortcuts
+const HAYSTACK_GLOBAL_SHORTCUT: &str = "haystack_global_shortcut";
+
+/// Default shortcut for macOS
+#[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+const DEFAULT_SHORTCUT: &str = "command+shift+k";
+
+/// Default shortcut for Windows and Linux
+#[cfg(any(target_os = "windows", target_os = "linux"))]
+const DEFAULT_SHORTCUT: &str = "ctrl+shift+k";
+
+/// Set shortcut during application startup
+pub fn enable_shortcut(app: &App) {
+    let store = app
+        .store(HAYSTACK_TAURI_STORE)
+        .expect("Creating the store should not fail");
+
+    // Use stored shortcut if it exists
+    if let Some(stored_shortcut) = store.get(HAYSTACK_GLOBAL_SHORTCUT) {
+        let stored_shortcut_str = match stored_shortcut {
+            JsonValue::String(str) => str,
+            unexpected_type => panic!(
+                "Haystack shortcuts should be stored as strings, found type: {} ",
+                unexpected_type
+            ),
+        };
+        let stored_shortcut = stored_shortcut_str
+            .parse::<Shortcut>()
+            .expect("Stored shortcut string should be valid");
+        _register_shortcut_upon_start(app, stored_shortcut); // Register stored shortcut
+    } else {
+        // Use default shortcut if none is stored
+        store.set(
+            HAYSTACK_GLOBAL_SHORTCUT,
+            JsonValue::String(DEFAULT_SHORTCUT.to_string()),
+        );
+        let default_shortcut = DEFAULT_SHORTCUT
+            .parse::<Shortcut>()
+            .expect("Default shortcut should be valid");
+        _register_shortcut_upon_start(app, default_shortcut); // Register default shortcut
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get the current stored shortcut as a string
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn get_current_shortcut<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let shortcut = _get_shortcut(&app);
+    Ok(shortcut)
+}
+
+/// Unregister the current shortcut in Tauri
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn unregister_shortcut<R: Runtime>(app: AppHandle<R>) {
+    let shortcut_str = _get_shortcut(&app);
+    let shortcut = shortcut_str
+        .parse::<Shortcut>()
+        .expect("Stored shortcut string should be valid");
+
+    // Unregister the shortcut
+    app.global_shortcut()
+        .unregister(shortcut)
+        .expect("Failed to unregister shortcut")
+}
+
+/// Change the global shortcut
+#[tauri::command]
+pub fn change_shortcut<R: Runtime>(
+    app: AppHandle<R>,
+    _window: tauri::Window<R>,
+    key: String,
+) -> Result<(), String> {
+    println!("Key: {}", key);
+    let shortcut = match key.parse::<Shortcut>() {
+        Ok(shortcut) => shortcut,
+        Err(_) => return Err(format!("Invalid shortcut {}", key)),
+    };
+
+    // Store the new shortcut
+    let store = app
+        .get_store(HAYSTACK_TAURI_STORE)
+        .expect("Store should already be loaded or created");
+    store.set(HAYSTACK_GLOBAL_SHORTCUT, JsonValue::String(key));
+
+    // Register the new shortcut
+    _register_shortcut(&app, shortcut);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Helper function to register a shortcut, primarily for updating shortcuts
+fn _register_shortcut<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>, shortcut: Shortcut) {
+    let main_window = app.get_webview_window("main").unwrap();
+    // Register global shortcut and define its behavior
+    app.global_shortcut()
+        .on_shortcut(shortcut, move |_app, scut, event| {
+            if scut == &shortcut {
+                if let ShortcutState::Pressed = event.state() {
+                    // Toggle window visibility
+                    if main_window.is_visible().unwrap() {
+                        main_window.hide().unwrap(); // Hide window
+                    } else {
+                        main_window.show().unwrap(); // Show window
+                        main_window.set_focus().unwrap(); // Focus window
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        })
+        .map_err(|err| format!("Failed to register new shortcut '{}'", err))
+        .unwrap();
+}
+
+/// Helper function to register shortcuts during application startup
+fn _register_shortcut_upon_start(app: &App, shortcut: Shortcut) {
+    let window = app.get_webview_window("main").unwrap();
+    // Initialize global shortcut and set its handler
+    app.handle()
+        .plugin(
+            tauri_plugin_global_shortcut::Builder::new()
+                .with_handler(move |_app, scut, event| {
+                    if scut == &shortcut {
+                        if let ShortcutState::Pressed = event.state() {
+                            // Toggle window visibility
+                            if window.is_visible().unwrap() {
+                                window.hide().unwrap(); // Hide window
+                            } else {
+                                window.show().unwrap(); // Show window
+                                window.set_focus().unwrap(); // Focus window
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                })
+                .build(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    app.global_shortcut().register(shortcut).unwrap(); // Register global shortcut
+}
+
+/// Retrieve the stored global shortcut as a string
+pub fn _get_shortcut<R: Runtime>(app: &AppHandle<R>) -> String {
+    let store = app
+        .get_store(HAYSTACK_TAURI_STORE)
+        .expect("Store should already be loaded or created");
+
+    match store
+        .get(HAYSTACK_GLOBAL_SHORTCUT)
+        .expect("Shortcut should already be stored")
+    {
+        JsonValue::String(str) => str,
+        unexpected_type => panic!(
+            "Haystack shortcuts should be stored as strings, found type: {} ",
+            unexpected_type
+        ),
+    }
+}