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What_is_Keyboard_Maestro [2016/01/29 07:49]
AlainLifchitz
What_is_Keyboard_Maestro [2016/01/31 12:36]
AlainLifchitz a little more appealing features
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 FIXME -- This is just a first draft. ​ Needs review & input by Peter and other editors. FIXME -- This is just a first draft. ​ Needs review & input by Peter and other editors.
  
-  * An extremely powerful, but easy-to-use,​ automation/​integration tool that runs on Mac OS X+  * An extremely powerful, but easy-to-use,​ automation/​integration/​prototyping ​tool that runs on Mac OS X
   * Very useful for both non-programmers and power users who are uncomfortable/​comfortable with almost any scripting   * Very useful for both non-programmers and power users who are uncomfortable/​comfortable with almost any scripting
   * Allows you to easily create [Macros](http://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​documentation/​7/​macros.html),​ a list of [Actions](http://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​documentation/​7/​actions.html),​ that can be [triggered by a wide variety of events](https://​wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/​Triggers),​ like   * Allows you to easily create [Macros](http://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​documentation/​7/​macros.html),​ a list of [Actions](http://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​documentation/​7/​actions.html),​ that can be [triggered by a wide variety of events](https://​wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/​Triggers),​ like
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     * and [many, many more](https://​wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/​Triggers).     * and [many, many more](https://​wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/​Triggers).
   * For non-programmers,​ Macros can be easily built using drag/drop of Actions.   * For non-programmers,​ Macros can be easily built using drag/drop of Actions.
-  * Power users can combine the ease of drag/drop with [powerful integrated scripting](http://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​documentation/​7/​scripting.html) using AppleScript,​ JXA, Shell Scripts,​ JavaScript,​ Swift Scripts, and Automator Workflows.+  * Power users can combine the ease of drag/​drop ​orthogonal actions ​with [powerful integrated scripting](http://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​documentation/​7/​scripting.html) using AppleScript,​ JXA, Shell Scripts,​ JavaScript, Python, Swift Scripts, and Automator Workflows.
   * One of the best supported Mac apps available today   * One of the best supported Mac apps available today
     * Extensive help is readily available in the [Keyboard Maestro Forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​)     * Extensive help is readily available in the [Keyboard Maestro Forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​)