# How to create your own transform

> Write an instruction once, like “Translate to French”, and run it on any selected text with a shortcut.

Open **Transforms** in Walkie's sidebar and click **Create your own**. Give the transform a name and write the instruction Walkie should follow, like “Translate the text into French” or “Make it a bulleted list”. Your transforms take the shortcuts after the two built-in ones, in the order you made them, so your first one runs on **Option-3** on a Mac (**Alt-3** on Windows, **Ctrl-Alt-3** on Linux).

*Category: Transforms · Last updated: 2026-10-26*

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## Create a transform

1. Open Walkie and click **Transforms** in the sidebar.
2. Click **Create your own**.
3. Type a **Name**, for example “Translate to French”.
   Up to 40 characters. It is how the transform appears in the list.
4. Write the **Instruction**: what Walkie should do to the text you select.
   Up to 2,000 characters. Walkie applies it to your selection and pastes the result in its place.
5. Click **Add transform**. If one of the five shortcuts is still free, the new transform gets it straight away.

## Good instructions

| Name | Instruction |
| --- | --- |
| Translate to French | Translate the text into French. Keep names, numbers and links as they are. |
| Bullet points | Make it a bulleted list. Keep every point. |
| Friendlier | Make the tone warmer and more casual without changing what it says. |
| Shorter | Cut it to half the length. Keep the main point and any dates. |

> **Tip:** Say what to keep as well as what to change. “Keep names, numbers and links as they are” stops a translation or a rewrite from touching the details that matter.

## Which shortcut runs which transform

The list on the Transforms page is the shortcut order. **Polish** is always 1 and **Prompt Engineer** is always 2. Your own transforms follow, oldest first.

- Only the first five transforms in the list have a shortcut. You can make more, but the sixth and later have none.
- Deleting a transform moves its shortcut to the next one in the list.
- To change the keys themselves, go to **Settings → Shortcuts**.

## Frequently asked questions about how to create your own transform

### Can I edit a transform after I make it?

Yes. Click **Edit** next to it on the Transforms page, change the name or instruction, and click **Save**.

### Can I change what Polish or Prompt Engineer do?

No, the two built-in transforms are fixed. Create your own with the instruction you want instead.

### Do my own transforms work in On-Device Mode?

Yes. In On-Device Mode your instruction runs on your computer with Walkie's on-device intelligence, like the built-in transforms.

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Source: https://trywalkie.com/en/docs/transforms/custom-transforms
Walkie help center: https://trywalkie.com/en/docs