diff --git a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index a7f089b..036b3b2 100644
--- a/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ tauri-build = { version = "1.2.1", features = [] }
 [dependencies]
 serde_json = "1.0.91"
 serde = { version = "1.0.152", features = ["derive"] }
-tauri = { version = "1.2.3", features = ["api-all", "devtools", "updater"] }
+tauri = { version = "1.2.3", features = ["api-all", "devtools", "global-shortcut", "updater"] }
 
 [features]
 # by default Tauri runs in production mode
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/main.rs b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
index eee64e1..350a6d2 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/main.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod menu;
+mod shortcuts;
 
 fn main() {
   let builder = tauri::Builder::default();
@@ -12,7 +13,17 @@ fn main() {
   #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
   let builder = builder.menu(menu::menu());
 
-  builder
-    .run(tauri::generate_context!())
-    .expect("error while running tauri application");
-}
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+    builder
+        .build(tauri::generate_context!())
+        .expect("error while building tauri application")
+        .run(run_event_handler)
+}
+
+fn run_event_handler<R: tauri::Runtime>(app: &tauri::AppHandle<R>, event: tauri::RunEvent) {
+    match event {
+        tauri::RunEvent::Ready => {
+            shortcuts::ready_event_handler(app);
+        }
+        _ => {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/shortcuts.rs b/src-tauri/src/shortcuts.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1dbb4bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-tauri/src/shortcuts.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+use tauri::{ GlobalShortcutManager, Manager };
+
+//use crate::tray;
+
+pub fn ready_event_handler<R: tauri::Runtime>(
+    app: &tauri::AppHandle<R>
+) {
+    let manager = app.global_shortcut_manager();
+    manager.clone().register("CmdOrCtrl+w", hide_closure(app)).unwrap();
+    manager.clone().register("CmdOrCtrl+q", close_closure(app)).unwrap();
+}
+
+fn hide_closure<R: tauri::Runtime>(app: &tauri::AppHandle<R>) -> impl Fn() {
+    let window = app.get_window("main").unwrap();
+    //let app = app.clone();
+    return move || {
+        window.hide().unwrap();
+        //tray::toggle_window_state(window.clone(), app.tray_handle_by_id(tray::TRAY_LABEL).unwrap())
+    }
+}
+
+fn close_closure<R: tauri::Runtime>(app: &tauri::AppHandle<R>) -> impl Fn() {
+    let window = app.get_window("main").unwrap();
+    return move || window.close().unwrap();
+}
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