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Shortcut Actions Provided by Keyboard Maestro
Apple introduced Shortcuts to macOS Monterey as an alternative way of automating tasks on macOS.
Keyboard Maestro (v10.1+) allows you to execute Shortcuts with the Execute Shortcut action, and also provides a wealth of native macOS Shortcuts to add power to the Shortcuts application and any Shortcuts you write for macOS.
Terminology
In Keyboard Maestro, you have the Macro Groups, containing Macros, which are triggered by Triggers, and then perform Actions. Macros are performed by the Keyboard Maestro Engine, and are edited with the Keyboard Maestro editor.
In macOS Shortcuts, you have Folders, containing Shortcuts, which you trigger in various ways, and then perform Shortcut Actions. Shortcuts are performed by the system, and are edited with the Shortcuts application.
For clarity, we will always use Shortcut Actions when referring to actions within a Shortcut or the Shortcuts application, rather than the native Keyboard Maestro actions.
This page is primarily focussed on Shortcut Actions that Keyboard Maestro provides to the Shortcuts application for use in Shortcuts you write for macOS.
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