Custom Automation Software - Increase Your Productivity Using Keyboard Maestro

New version 4.3.1 just released!

Download Keyboard Maestro and see why John Gruber calls Keyboard Maestro his “Secret Weapon”.

Keyboard Maestro is a powerful macro program for Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard which has received glowing reviews. Keyboard Maestro will take your Macintosh experience to a new level in “Ease of Use”. With Keyboard Maestro you can design a custom action sequence with your own shortcuts and use them at any time, you can navigate through running applications and open windows with Program Switcher, and you can work with an unlimited number of clipboards - all by pressing simple keystrokes.

Now with an entirely new and modernized user interface inspired by Snow Leopard. The new interface in Keyboard Maestro 4 draws on familiar Mac OS X applications to quickly get you devising your own macros.

Version 4 includes a welcome page, in-application tutorial and documentation, supports Growl, Device triggers (including support for P.I. Engineering’s X-Keys), MIDI triggers and actions, and much more.

You can view the full feature list, read the documentation, see what’s new in 4.3.1, read what others are saying, look at some example macros, or download Keyboard Maestro.

Take the Keyboard Maestro Tour to see the power of Keyboard Maestro in action or watch some examples and tutorials.

Overview

Primarily Keyboard Maestro is a macro program. A macro consists of a sequence of actions and a set of triggers. When any of the triggers occur, Keyboard Maestro executes the actions. Keyboard Maestro provides a large range of actions that allow you to control applications, type keys, click the mouse, resize windows, control I Tunes, execute scripts and much more. Keyboard Maestro also provides a range of triggers, the most common being the Hot Key trigger, but you can also trigger a macro by typing a string, when an application launches or quits, at a specific time, from a floating macro palette, from your iPhone, via the built-in web server, or using AppleScript. Keyboard Maestro also provides access to a powerful window switcher, program switcher, and clipboard history, allowing you to store and later paste more than just one clipboard, as well as multiple named clipboards. Keyboard Maestro can automate and streamline a wide variety of tasks.

Configuration

Many of Keyboard Maestro’s facilities require access for assistive devices, so you should ensure it is enabled in the Universal Access system preference. Primarily Keyboard Maestro is a macro program. A macro consists of a sequence of actions and a set of triggers. Keyboard Maestro includes a faceless background engine so you only need to launch Keyboard Maestro to make changes. When any of the triggers occur, the Keyboard Maestro Engine executes the actions, even if Keyboard Maestro is not running. So you should ensure the engine is launched when you login. In the General Preferences pane enable the checkbox. You can now quit Keyboard Maestro and the engine will continue to run, so you can execute macros such as the one we setup earlier that opens a document when we press F6. Over the next few days, whenever you find yourself repeating an action, consider launching Keyboard Maestro and creating a macro to automate the task.

Save to Clippings Tutorial

In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a complex macro that will allow you to save clippings to a text file. First, launch TextEdit and create a new empty file and save it. Next, launch Keyboard Maestro and create and name a new macro. Then add a hot key trigger. Now add the actions. First, copy to the clipboard. Next, open the Clippings file. Record a command-Down arrow. Insert a header for each entry, including the current date. Paste in the clipboard. Record the keystrokes for Return, Return, Save, Close. And finally switch back to the last application. Quit the editor, and then try it out in the Finder. Adding the current selection to your Clippings file is now as easy as pressing F2.

Thanks to Dan Benjamin for doing the fantastic voice overs on these tutorial videos.

Paste previous clipboards from your clipboard history with a simple keystroke. Copy multiple items between applications without have to switch back and forth. Never lose your clipboard again.

Control your Mac from your iPhone. Fire off a macro when you’re away from your desk using Keyboard Maestro Control available on the App Store. Launch or Quit applications; Restart, Shutdown, or Sleep your Mac; Execute an AppleScript, Shell script, or Automator Workflow. All from your iPhone, anywhere in the world.

With a little imagination (see some example macros to get you started) and a few actions strung together you could increase business productivity by automating any of the repetitive day-to-day tasks that currently waste your time. Before long, you will wonder how you ever lived without it. If you’re considering QuicKeys, make sure you try out Keyboard Maestro.

Keyboard Maestro is available for sale online from Kagi and FastSpring. Distributed via electronic download you can be up and running with Keyboard Maestro in a matter of minutes. Plus we offer a full 30 day refund if it does not work to your satisfaction. It is quick, easy and risk-free to download or purchase Keyboard Maestro today!