diff --git a/src/main/services/HotkeyService.ts b/src/main/services/HotkeyService.ts
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+import { globalShortcut } from 'electron';
+
+export interface HotkeyBinding {
+  accelerator: string;
+  onTrigger: () => void;
+}
+
+export class HotkeyService {
+  private registered: string[] = [];
+
+  register(binding: HotkeyBinding): { ok: boolean; reason?: string } {
+    const accel = binding.accelerator;
+    if (globalShortcut.isRegistered(accel)) {
+      return { ok: false, reason: `${accel} already registered by another app` };
+    }
+    const ok = globalShortcut.register(accel, binding.onTrigger);
+    if (!ok) return { ok: false, reason: `failed to register ${accel}` };
+    this.registered.push(accel);
+    return { ok: true };
+  }
+
+  unregisterAll(): void {
+    for (const a of this.registered) globalShortcut.unregister(a);
+    this.registered = [];
+  }
+}