https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/ 2026-05-03T18:41:04+00:00 https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/ https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2015-06-30T03:44:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Application_Launcher?rev=1435635876&do=diff The Activate Application Launcher action is essentially a highly specialized macro action that enables you to launch applications. By triggering the macro, the Application Launcher enables you to launch any applications in your Applications or Utilities folder, as well as any recently running applications. Once the launching window appears, you may select the application to launch, and Application Launcher will launch it for you. text/html 2024-07-16T06:54:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Application_Switcher?rev=1721112887&do=diff The Activate Application Switcher action is essentially a highly specialized macro action that enables you to launch, switch, hide, and quit applications. By triggering the macro, the Application Switcher enables you to switch between all running applications. Once the switching window appears, you may select the application to activate, and Application Switcher will take you to it. text/html 2023-09-15T08:46:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_a_Specific_Application?rev=1694767590&do=diff Activate a Specific Application This action switches to, and launches if necessary, the specified application. It is the equivalent of using the macOS App Switcher, or launching the application by any means. [ Activate a Specific Application Action ] How To Use * Select the App from the text/html 2015-06-23T03:55:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Clipboard_Copy_Switcher?rev=1435031700&do=diff text/html 2015-06-23T03:55:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Clipboard_Cut_Switcher?rev=1435031714&do=diff text/html 2021-10-12T08:00:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Clipboard_History_Switcher?rev=1634025609&do=diff Activate Clipboard History Switcher The Clipboard History Switcher saves a copy of each clipboard every time you copy something. You can then paste any previous system clipboard by triggering the Clipboard History Switcher macro. Clipboard History Switcher will present you with a window allowing you to select any of the past clipboard and paste them. text/html 2015-06-23T03:55:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Clipboard_Paste_Switcher?rev=1435031733&do=diff text/html 2023-09-18T05:12:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Last_Application?rev=1695013973&do=diff Activate Last Application The Activate Last Application action switches back to the application you were in previously. You can configure whether it activates all windows or opens the initial new document in the action (gear) ⚙ menu (v11.0+). See Also text/html 2025-06-19T07:03:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Macro_Group?rev=1750316593&do=diff Macro Group Activation Actions Macro Groups can be configured to be activated in various ways (such as from the Status Menu or a hot key). The Activate Macro Group action lets you control the activation explicitly (such as from another Macro Group palette). text/html 2015-06-23T04:58:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Macro_Group_for_One_Action?rev=1435035528&do=diff text/html 2019-07-01T01:49:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Named_Clipboard_Switcher?rev=1561945786&do=diff Activate Named Clipboard Switcher The Named Clipboard Switcher enables you to define any number of named clipboards which can be use to Cut or Copy into and Paste from in any application. To use Clipboard Switcher you simply trigger the Clipboard Switcher macro. Clipboard Switcher will present you with a window allowing you to select the named clipboard to use. text/html 2015-06-30T03:45:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Next_Application?rev=1435635955&do=diff The Activate Next Application action switches to the alphabetically next application. text/html 2015-06-23T04:59:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_or_Deactivate_Macro_Group?rev=1435035575&do=diff text/html 2015-06-30T03:45:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Activate_Window_Switcher?rev=1435635903&do=diff The Activate Window Switcher is essentially a highly specialized macro action that enables you to show, hide, and minimize windows. By triggering the macro, Window Switcher enables you to switch between all open windows in the current application. Once the switching window appears, you may select the window to activate, and Window Switcher will bring it to the front. text/html 2015-06-30T03:47:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Add_or_Remove_Margins?rev=1435636042&do=diff text/html 2021-10-08T06:16:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Alert?rev=1633673769&do=diff Alert Action The Alert action displays an alert in a separate window. The alert may contain static text which you enter in the Comment field. The comment field can also contain Text Tokens such as the name of the macro, a variable, a date, the clipboard or numerous other tokens. text/html 2015-07-01T03:58:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Append_Text_to_a_File?rev=1435723131&do=diff text/html 2019-07-09T08:35:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Append_Variable_with_Text?rev=1562661327&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T09:10:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Application_Palette_Actions?rev=1562577049&do=diff Applications Palette Actions The Hide Applications Palette and Show Applications Palette and Toggle Applications Palette actions hide, show, or toggle the Applications Palette. See Also Actions * Hide Applications Palette * Show Applications Palette * Toggle Applications Palette text/html 2015-07-01T04:24:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Apply_a_BBEdit_Text_Factory?rev=1435724685&do=diff The Apply a BBEdit Text Factory action applies any saved BBEdit Text Factory to the system clipboard or a Named Clipboard. Select the text factory by specifying its path. Click the File Chooser button on the right to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). text/html 2023-09-18T05:10:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Apply_Modifiers_to_a_Specific_Application?rev=1695013823&do=diff Apply Modifiers to a Specific Application The Apply Modifiers to a Specific Application action accepts either a path or modifiers, usually from the TriggerValue token and performs an action on an application, either opening the file, or activating, hiding, or other actions on the application in the same way that the text/html 2017-03-06T02:38:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Apply_Style_to_Clipboard?rev=1488767934&do=diff The Apply Style to Clipboard action applies a style (like font, size, color or underline) to all or part of the system clipboard or a Named Clipboard. Select whether to apply the styles to the system clipboard or a named clipboard. Style the text as you wish by selecting from the options as required. text/html 2021-10-15T05:33:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Assert?rev=1634275981&do=diff Assert Action The Assert action (v8+) asserts that the criteria for the conditions are met and aborts the macro if not. If there are no conditions, then the assertion will always fire (v10.0+). Conditions See the Conditions section for further details. * text/html 2017-09-07T05:37:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Break_From_Loop?rev=1504762650&do=diff text/html 2025-02-06T09:41:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Brightness_Actions?rev=1738834914&do=diff Screen Brightness Actions The Increase Screen Brightness and Decrease Screen Brightness actions increase or decrease the screen brightness by one unit (one unit is 1/16th of the total range). The Small Increase Screen Brightness and Small Decrease Screen Brightness text/html 2017-03-06T02:01:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Bring_Application_Windows_to_Front?rev=1488765716&do=diff The Bring Application Windows to Front action simply brings all the windows of the current application to the front. It has no further options. See Also ---------- Actions * Login Window * Manipulate a Window * Move or Click Mouse * New_Google_Chrome_Window * New Safari Window * See all Actions Conditions * Any_Window * Front_Window * See all Conditions Functions * MENUBARHEIGHT() * MOUSEBUTTON() * MOUSEX() text/html 2016-08-02T05:52:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Bring_a_Window_to_the_Front?rev=1470117167&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T05:40:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cancel_All_Macros?rev=1504762834&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T05:38:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cancel_All_Other_Macros?rev=1504762698&do=diff text/html 2019-07-15T03:13:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cancel_a_Specific_Macro?rev=1563160409&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T05:38:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cancel_Just_This_Macro?rev=1504762705&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T05:40:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cancel_This_Macro?rev=1504762848&do=diff text/html 2015-07-15T06:50:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Clear_Typed_String_Buffer?rev=1436943031&do=diff The Clear Typed String Buffer action simply resets the Typed String buffer - the same thing that happens if you change applications, type Shift-Space, or simply do not press a key for a period of time. This action lets you clear the buffer explicitly if it is necessary for any reason. text/html 2017-08-31T05:46:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Click_Front_Browser_Link?rev=1504158416&do=diff text/html 2017-08-31T05:46:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Click_Google_Chrome_Link?rev=1504158397&do=diff text/html 2017-08-31T05:46:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Click_Safari_Link?rev=1504158390&do=diff text/html 2023-05-04T03:18:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Comment?rev=1683170316&do=diff Comment Action The Comment action does not affect the macro. It simply allows you to add styled comments. Note that the Comment action is still an action, so if you place it between an action that might fail and an action that checks the previous actions’s status (eg with the text/html 2015-07-13T10:50:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Composite_onto_Image?rev=1436784629&do=diff The Composite onto Image action allows you to add images, styled text or text tokens onto an existing image which is on the system clipboard or a named clipboard. For example, you could add a date or copyright notice. Select the image from the On image text/html 2019-08-27T11:43:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Conceal_Macro_Palettes?rev=1566906194&do=diff The Conceal Macro Palettes action allows you to: * Reveal Macro Palettes. * Conceal Macro Palettes. * Conceal Macro Palettes until Application Switch. Select the required option from the pop-up. The Conceal options include a Reveal if already concealed text/html 2016-07-06T09:54:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Conceal_Macro_Palettes_Until_Switch?rev=1467798874&do=diff text/html 2018-06-13T07:16:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Continue_Loop?rev=1528874178&do=diff text/html 2021-10-13T03:09:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Copy?rev=1634094587&do=diff Cut, Copy and Paste Actions The Cut, Copy and Paste actions carry out the usual cut, copy and paste actions involving the system clipboard. They operate primarily by simulating the appropriate command key (Command-X, Command-C, Command-V) with small pauses to allow the application to process the clipboard. The Cut and Copy actions wait until the clipboard changes before proceeding. text/html 2017-02-15T03:46:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Copy_a_File?rev=1487130414&do=diff text/html 2019-07-01T01:31:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Copy_Clipboard_to_Clipboard?rev=1561944674&do=diff Copy Clipboard to Clipboard The Copy Clipboard to Clipboard action allows you to copy items from one clipboard to another. Select the source and destination clipboards from the Copy and to pop-ups respectively. [ Copy Clipboard to Clipboard ] See Also Actions * Set Clipboard to File Reference action * Set Clipboard to Image action text/html 2017-09-11T02:24:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Copy_to_Named_Clipboard?rev=1505096651&do=diff Named Clipboards allow you to permanently store clipboard contents (like images or styled text) that can later be used to place on the System Clipboard. The Cut, Copy, and Paste to/from Named Clipboard actions let you store or retrieve clipboard data via the System Clipboard. text/html 2023-10-29T06:53:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Create_Calendar_Event?rev=1698562408&do=diff Create Calendar Event The Create Calendar Event action (v11.0+) allows you to create a calendar event. [ Create Calendar Event Action ] Choose a name for the entry and the calendar to add it to. (i) If you see not calendars, then you probably have not enabled the Keyboard Maestro Engine in the Calendars system security permission. If you see one calendar, then (in Sonoma and later) you probably need to enable Full Calendar Permission Option in the system security permissions. text/html 2015-07-07T01:12:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Create_New_Image?rev=1436231530&do=diff The Create New Image action allows you to create an image of specified dimensions and color and save it to the system clipboard or a named clipboard. Select the color by clicking on the color square and choosing a new color from the Colors palette. Close the palette when you’ve finished. text/html 2021-10-12T04:08:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Create_Unique_File?rev=1634011710&do=diff text/html 2015-06-30T03:49:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Crop_Image?rev=1435636154&do=diff text/html 2021-12-11T15:14:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Custom_HTML_Prompt?rev=1639235655&do=diff Custom HTML Prompt Action The Custom HTML Prompt action allows you to display an entirely customized window to gather or display information in any way desired (v7.0+). This is quite an advanced action, and requires designing the window in HTML (including text/html 2015-07-02T04:32:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cut?rev=1435811545&do=diff text/html 2016-06-03T03:29:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Cut_to_Named_Clipboard?rev=1464924577&do=diff text/html 2015-06-23T05:00:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Deactivate_Macro_Group?rev=1435035614&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:51:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Breakpoint_All_Macros?rev=1436169073&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:51:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Breakpoint_All_Other_Macros?rev=1436169068&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:51:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Breakpoint_This_Macro?rev=1436169062&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Continue_All_Macros?rev=1436169056&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Continue_This_Macro?rev=1436169051&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Finish?rev=1436169046&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_New_Macros_Paused?rev=1436169040&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_New_Macros_Run?rev=1436169034&do=diff text/html 2026-04-23T03:32:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Start?rev=1776915165&do=diff Macro Debugger Keyboard Maestro includes a built-in macro debugger which you can turn on by choosing Start Debugging from the Status Menu, or by using one of the various Debugger actions. [Macro Debugger] Debugger Actions * Debugger Start. * Debugger Finish. * text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Step_Into_Other_Macros?rev=1436169029&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Step_Out_Other_Macros?rev=1436169022&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Step_Over_Other_Macros?rev=1436169014&do=diff text/html 2015-07-06T07:50:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Debugger_Toggle?rev=1436169007&do=diff text/html 2015-07-04T01:37:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Decrease_Current_Movie_Volume?rev=1435973831&do=diff text/html 2015-07-04T02:31:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Decrease_iTunes_Volume?rev=1435977094&do=diff text/html 2015-07-08T04:30:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Decrease_Rating_by_Half_a_Star?rev=1436329841&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T07:42:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Decrease_Screen_Brightness?rev=1562571742&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:04:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Decrease_System_Sound_Volume?rev=1435889056&do=diff text/html 2017-02-15T03:47:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Delete_a_File?rev=1487130420&do=diff text/html 2015-07-12T22:11:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Delete_Past_Clipboard?rev=1436739087&do=diff The Delete Past Clipboard action deletes a past system clipboard. This can be used to restore the system clipboard after another action sets the clipboard temporarily. Note: the most recent clipboard is number 0. This screenshot shows a group of actions which copy the words one, two, three and four in that order to the system clipboard. We then delete past clipboard 3. Then we display the clipboard switcher which shows the recent clipboards contain the words four, three and two. Past clipboard… text/html 2020-12-14T02:56:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Display_Clipboard?rev=1607914575&do=diff Display Clipboard Action The Display (Named) Clipboard action displays the system clipboard or a Named Clipboard in a window. Select which clipboard to display from the Display pop-up. This can display an image. You can also display a file by reading the file in to the system clipboard, or in to a named clipboard. text/html 2021-10-13T03:25:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Display_Progress?rev=1634095526&do=diff Display Progress Action The Display Progress action (v10.0+) displays a progress window with the specified progress. You can include some text to display in the progress window, as well as the value of the progress bar, from 0 to 100. If the value is less than 0, the progress will display an indeterminate value. text/html 2020-12-14T02:56:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Display_Text?rev=1607914582&do=diff Display Text Action The Display Text Action provides two very different functions: * Display Text in a Popup Window * Insert Text in a Text Document or Text Field Action Screenshot When you initially insert this Action, it looks like this: text/html 2015-07-07T01:29:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Draw_Shape_onto_Image?rev=1436232552&do=diff The Draw Shape onto Image action allows you to draw a line, rectangle or oval onto an image on the system clipboard or a named clipboard. Select the shape from the Draw a pop-up. Contextual options appear allowing you to choose parameters such as line color, fill color, thickness, corners, width and height as relevant. text/html 2017-02-15T03:50:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Duplicate_a_File?rev=1487130637&do=diff text/html 2022-05-17T06:21:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Edit_Shortcut?rev=1652768502&do=diff Edit Shortcut The Edit Shortcut (v10.1+) action edits the specified Shortcut in macOS Shortcuts (macOS 12.0+). See Also Actions * Execute Shortcut * Execute or Edit Shortcut * Execute an Shell Script * Execute an AppleScript * Execute an Automator Workflow * Execute a JavaScript For Automation * Filter Variable with Expand Tilde In Path * See all Actions text/html 2025-02-27T06:45:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_an_AppleScript?rev=1740638737&do=diff Execute AppleScript Action The Execute an AppleScript action executes a specified AppleScript, either from a file or text. Setup When you insert an Execute AppleScript Action, it will appear as shown below. There are two setup options: Setup Option text/html 2023-03-15T06:49:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_an_Automator_Workflow?rev=1678862998&do=diff Execute Automator Workflow The Execute Automator Workflow action executes a specified Automator Workflow. Select the workflow by specifying its path. Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). text/html 2025-08-18T02:17:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_For_Automation?rev=1755483440&do=diff Execute JavaScript for Automation Action The Execute a JavaScript For Automation action executes the specified script, either from a file or text. Script Results The results of the script can be: * Ignored. * Displayed in a floating window. * text/html 2023-11-28T08:07:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Custom_Prompt?rev=1701158841&do=diff Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt The Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt action let you execute JavaScript in a Custom HTML Prompt window. [ Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt Action ] This action allows you to execute a specified JavaScript, either from a file or text entered in the Action itself, and return the results. text/html 2017-08-31T06:11:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Front_Browser?rev=1504159907&do=diff text/html 2017-08-31T06:11:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Google_Chrome?rev=1504159865&do=diff text/html 2017-08-31T06:11:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Safari?rev=1504159873&do=diff text/html 2022-09-27T05:15:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_Macro?rev=1664255741&do=diff Execute a Macro Action The Execute Macro action allows you to execute another macro like a subroutine, though without any ability to pass parameters or receive a result other than through variables (if you want to pass parameters in to a sub-macro or receive a result from it, consider making it a subroutine by adding the text/html 2025-09-12T07:02:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_Shell_Script?rev=1757660559&do=diff Execute a Shell Script The Execute a Shell Script action executes a specified shell script using /bin/sh, either from a file or from the script embedded in the action. Important: * It is best to always specify the language using the #! at the front of the script. text/html 2022-09-27T05:20:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_Subroutine?rev=1664256002&do=diff Execute a Subroutine Action The Execute a Subroutine action (v10.0+) allows you to execute another macro like a subroutine, optionally passing parameters in and receiving a result in return. The sub-macro will be executed, and when it is finished, execution will continue on from after this action. text/html 2023-09-13T03:03:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_a_Swift_Script?rev=1694574220&do=diff Execute Swift Script The Execute a Swift Script action executes a specified Swift script, either from a file or text. Using the Results The results of the script can be: * Ignored. * Displayed in a floating window. * Displayed briefly in a Notification. text/html 2022-05-17T06:20:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_or_Edit_Shortcut?rev=1652768458&do=diff Execute or Edit Shortcut The Execute or Edit Shortcut (v10.1+) action executes a specified macOS Shortcut (macOS 12.0+), or if the Option key is currently held down, edits the the specified Shortcut in macOS Shortcuts See Also Actions * Execute Shortcut * Edit Shortcut * text/html 2023-09-18T06:43:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Execute_Shortcut?rev=1695019383&do=diff Execute Shortcut The Execute Shortcut (v10.1+) action executes a specified macOS Shortcut (macOS 12.0+). The Shortcut can optionally receive text input from the System or a Named Clipboard, the Trigger Clipboard, a Variable, Text, Calculation or a File. text/html 2015-07-03T02:29:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Fast-Forward_Current_Track?rev=1435890548&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T03:14:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Fast_User_Switch?rev=1435893242&do=diff The Fast User Switch action quickly switches to the user selected in the action. text/html 2024-11-10T06:42:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/File_Actions?rev=1731220961&do=diff File Actions This Action is actually a multipurpose Action that provides the following Options: (Most Options can be used with either a File or Folder, except as indicated.) * Reveal in Finder * Create Unique File (v10.0+) * Move (v11.0+) * text/html 2022-12-28T23:16:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Filter?rev=1672269367&do=diff The Filter action is extremely powerful for editing the contents of a variable, clipboard or file. Select the source for the filter, which can be the System Clipboard, a Named Clipboard, the Trigger Clipboard (v8+), a variable, some tokenised text (v8+), or a file (v8+). Prior to v8.0 there were separate Variable and Clipboard Filter actions. text/html 2023-09-15T06:21:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Find_Image_on_Screen?rev=1694758886&do=diff Find Image on Screen Action The Find Image on Screen action finds a specified image on the screen in a specified area and stores the image location and fuzziness (left,top,width,height,fuzz) in a Keyboard Maestro Variable. [ Find Image on Screen ] You can specify the image to search based on: text/html 2015-07-07T02:06:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Flip_Image?rev=1436234779&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:37:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Focus_Front_Browser_Field?rev=1504085844&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:36:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Focus_Google_Chrome_Field?rev=1504085805&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:37:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Focus_Safari_Field?rev=1504085829&do=diff text/html 2024-11-22T07:50:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/For_Each?rev=1732261845&do=diff For Each Action The For Each action loops over a set of collections of items, setting a variable to each value and executing the contained actions. It is one of several Actions that loop through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met. Whenever you need to deal with a list of things (lines, files, volumes, numbers, etc), the For Each action is a good place to start. text/html 2026-03-26T05:19:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Get_a_URL?rev=1774502394&do=diff Get a URL The Get a URL action (v8+) downloads from a specified web location. [ Get a URL ] Output of Results The results can be: * Ignored. * Displayed in a floating window. * Displayed briefly in a Notification. * Displayed large across the screen. text/html 2023-09-18T08:15:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Get_File_Attribute?rev=1695024915&do=diff Get File Attribute Action The Get File Attribute action returns the specified attribute for the specified file to a Variable. How To Use Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). text/html 2015-07-07T01:49:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Get_Image_Size?rev=1436233779&do=diff The Get Image Size action captures one of several parameters of image dimension to a variable. Select which dimensions to capture from the Get image pop-up: * pixel size. * pixel width. * pixel height. * point size. * point width. * point height. text/html 2023-09-15T03:54:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Get_Location?rev=1694750061&do=diff Get Location The Get Location action (v11.0+) lets you get the location as coordinates of the Mac. [ Get Location Action ] See Also Tokens * All Tokens Actions * All Actions text/html 2021-10-08T06:17:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Get_Touch_Bar_Selection?rev=1633673872&do=diff Get Touch Bar Selection Action The Get Touch Bar Selection action (v8+) lets you display a set of buttons in the Touch Bar and process the result. The buttons are separated by vertical bars (|) just like the Prompt for User Input Popup fields. So, for example F__Fail|C__OK|B__Good|A__Excellent text/html 2023-09-15T06:24:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Group?rev=1694759056&do=diff The Group action allows you to create sets of actions which can be enabled, disabled and tried as a group. Drag individual actions into the Execute the following actions area. There is an option in the action (gear) ⚙ menu to display the progress as the macro executes the actions within the group (v11.0+). text/html 2017-09-05T02:35:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Growl?rev=1504578949&do=diff The Growl action (no longer supported in v8+) displays a message via Growl (or in a popup HUD window if Growl is not installed). text/html 2025-06-19T07:17:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_All_Applications?rev=1750317465&do=diff Hide All Applications Action The Hide All Applications action hides all foreground applications, optionally honoring the excluded applications list. See Also Actions * Hide a Specific Application action * Hide Front Application action * Hide Other Applications action * Show a Specific Application action * Show All Applications action * See all Actions text/html 2019-07-08T09:07:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_Applications_Palette?rev=1562576847&do=diff text/html 2025-06-19T07:13:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_a_Specific_Application?rev=1750317231&do=diff Hide a Specific Application Action The Hide a Specific Application action hides the specified application. See Also Actions * Hide All Applications action * Hide Front Application action * Hide Other Applications action * Show a Specific Application action * Show All Applications action * See all Actions text/html 2025-06-19T07:14:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_Front_Application?rev=1750317251&do=diff Hide Front Application Action The Hide Front Application action hides the current application. See Also Actions * Hide a Specific Application action * Hide All Applications action * Hide Other Applications action * Show a Specific Application action * Show All Applications action * See all Actions text/html 2016-05-16T08:30:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_Global_Macro_Palette?rev=1463387430&do=diff text/html 2015-06-23T05:00:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_Macro_Group?rev=1435035631&do=diff text/html 2025-06-19T07:18:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Hide_Other_Applications?rev=1750317499&do=diff Hide Other Applications Action The Hide Other Applications action hides all foreground applications except the current one, optionally honoring the excluded applications list. See Also Actions * Hide a Specific Application action * Hide All Applications action * Hide Front Application action * Show a Specific Application action * Show All Applications action * See all Actions text/html 2020-05-21T07:49:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Highlight_Location?rev=1590047384&do=diff The Highlight Location action highlights a location on screen. This can be specially useful for finding the mouse pointer. There are several parameters to set. This will highlight the location that has the top left corner where the mouse is (MOUSEX(), MOUSEY()) and is 100 pixels wide and 100 pixels down. text/html 2021-10-13T03:09:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/If_Then_Else?rev=1634094553&do=diff If Then Else Action The If Then Else action allows you to choose which of two sets of actions should execute. If certain conditions are met then execute one list of actions. If not, execute another. If there are no conditions set then no actions will execute. text/html 2015-07-04T01:37:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Increase_Current_Movie_Volume?rev=1435973821&do=diff text/html 2015-07-04T02:31:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Increase_iTunes_Volume?rev=1435977106&do=diff text/html 2015-07-08T04:30:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Increase_Rating_by_Half_a_Star?rev=1436329829&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T07:42:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Increase_Screen_Brightness?rev=1562571752&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:04:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Increase_System_Sound_Volume?rev=1435889062&do=diff text/html 2023-08-17T02:33:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Insert_Styled_Text_by_Pasting?rev=1692239593&do=diff text/html 2016-09-12T05:44:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Insert_Text?rev=1473659071&do=diff The Insert Text actions can be very useful to insert standard text templates, such as your signature, address, copyright or other boilerplate text. There are three ways to type text in Keyboard Maestro: * Insert Text by Typing — type the plain text as a sequence of keystrokes. text/html 2017-03-06T02:45:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Insert_Text_by_Pasting?rev=1488768328&do=diff The Insert (Styled) Text by Pasting action sets the clipboard to the (optionally styled) text and then types a Command-V keystroke. The Insert Text by Pasting action is fast for large text and can include any kind of characters, as well as styles like bold and italic, but it overwrites your clipboard and its handling of styles may occasionally not conform to your expectation. text/html 2017-09-22T23:31:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Insert_Text_by_Typing?rev=1506123088&do=diff Insert Text by Typing Action The Insert Text by Typing action converts plain (simple) text into keystrokes and then types each of them individually. It only works with characters that can be typed on the keyboard with one or two keystrokes (eg Option-e e usually types é, and Keyboard Maestro can duplicate that typing). text/html 2021-10-13T03:10:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Log?rev=1634094629&do=diff Log Action The Log action writes a message to the Keyboard Maestro Engine.log file. Enter the text to log in the Text area. Use the arrow at the right-hand end of the text area to insert any of numerous text tokens, including dates and times, variables, machine information, macro information and system information. text/html 2017-03-06T02:00:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Login_Window?rev=1488765639&do=diff The Login Window action calls up the Login Window. See Also ---------- Actions * Bring Application Windows to Front * Manipulate a Window * Move or Click Mouse * New_Google_Chrome_Window * New_Safari_Window * See all Actions Conditions * Any Window * Front Window * See all Conditions Functions * MENUBARHEIGHT() * MOUSEBUTTON() * MOUSEX() * MOUSEY() * SCREEN() * SCREENCOUNT() * SCREENVISIBLE() * WINDOW() * WINDOWCOUNT() * See all Functions Tokens * %FrontWindowFrame%… text/html 2015-07-03T04:40:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Log_Out?rev=1435898433&do=diff The Log Out action logs out the current user. text/html 2021-10-12T05:10:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Manipulate_a_Window?rev=1634015403&do=diff Manipulate a Window Action The Manipulate a Window action allows you to operate on a window, in a specified application, with a wide variety of actions like scale, move, resize, bring to front, etc. (see complete list below). :!: Note: All units are in text/html 2017-03-06T02:46:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Mark_Macro?rev=1488768373&do=diff The Mark Macro action allows you to “mark” a macro. A marked macro shows up in the status menu with a tick mark next to it, or in a toolbar with a tick on it. This can be useful to convey the state of the macro or whatever it controls. The action allows you to: text/html 2016-07-06T09:55:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Move_and_Resize_a_Window?rev=1467798908&do=diff text/html 2023-09-13T03:41:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Move_a_File?rev=1694576470&do=diff text/html 2016-07-06T09:55:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Move_a_Window?rev=1467798913&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T06:20:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Move_or_Click_Mouse?rev=1694758806&do=diff Move or Click Mouse Action The Move or Click Mouse action allows you to move, click or move and click the mouse using any mouse button, and optionally dragging. You can specify modifiers such as the shift key, as well as the position, relative to any corner of the front window, the main screen, or the current mouse location, or a found image on the screen. text/html 2017-02-15T03:47:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Move_or_Rename_a_File?rev=1487130457&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T03:45:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Mute_Audio_Device?rev=1694749527&do=diff Mute Audio Device The Mute Audio Device actions (v11.0+) let you mute, unmute or toggle mute of the default audio device, the sound effects device, or a specific audio device. [ Mute Audio Device Action ] You can select from available devices in the popup menu on the right of the field. text/html 2017-09-07T09:22:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Folder?rev=1504776164&do=diff New Folder Action This action creates a new folder at a specified location. Note: The path must be an absolute path (or a path relative to home ~). You can optionally turn on Create Intermediate (v8+) in the gear BUTTON{{{⚙}}} menu to create parent directories as necessary. text/html 2017-08-30T10:09:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Front_Browser_Tab?rev=1504087767&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:09:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Front_Browser_Window?rev=1504087778&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:07:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Google_Chrome_Tab?rev=1504087629&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:07:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Google_Chrome_Window?rev=1504087650&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:05:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Safari_Tab?rev=1504087505&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:05:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/New_Safari_Window?rev=1504087524&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:09:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Next_Front_Browser_Tab?rev=1504087788&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:07:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Next_Google_Chrome_Tab?rev=1504087662&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:05:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Next_Safari_Tab?rev=1504087536&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:29:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Next_Track?rev=1435890554&do=diff text/html 2021-10-13T03:11:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Notification?rev=1634094712&do=diff Notification Action The Notification action displays a message in the Notification Center, showing alerts in the upper-right corner of your screen without interrupting what you're doing. You can provide a Title, a Subtitle, a message, including text tokens, and optionally play a sound. text/html 2023-09-13T03:07:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/OCR_Image?rev=1694574460&do=diff OCR Screen or Image The OCR Image action allows you to extract the text from an image using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) (specifically using either Apple Text Recognition (v11+ and macOS 10.15+) or the Tesseract OCR library). [ OCR Image ] The source image can be pasted into the action, or read from the System Clipboard, Trigger Clipboard, a Named Clipboard, or a file, or you can get the image from the screen. text/html 2021-09-19T05:35:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/OCR_Screen?rev=1632029740&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T09:03:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Open_1Password_Bookmark?rev=1562576612&do=diff The Open 1Password Bookmark action is for those who have the 1Password application installed. Select the specific bookmark to open from the Open 1Password bookmark pop-up. You can select (v9.0+) whether to view the bookmark, open the bookmark, or open the bookmark with a specific text/html 2024-04-30T03:55:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Open_a_File_Folder_or_Application?rev=1714449339&do=diff Open a File Folder or Application Action The Open a File Folder or Application action allows you to open an item and to select the application to open it with. Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). text/html 2015-07-04T02:00:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Open_a_System_Preference_Pane?rev=1435975259&do=diff The Open a System Preference Pane action opens a specified System Preference Pane. Select the Preference Pane from the pop-up. text/html 2019-07-01T08:08:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Open_a_URL?rev=1561968522&do=diff Open a URL The Open a URL action allows you to open a specified URL with a selected application. How to Use Enter the full URL in the Open URL text area. Select the application to open the URL from the with pop-up. :!: Keep in mind that the URL text/html 2015-07-04T01:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Open_or_Close_the_CD_Tray?rev=1435975046&do=diff The Open/Close CD Tray action opens the CD tray if it is closed, or closes it if it’s open. This is especially useful for keyboards that do not have an eject key. text/html 2024-04-30T03:57:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Open_the_Finder_Selection?rev=1714449433&do=diff Open the Finder Selection Action The Open the Finder Selection action opens the files or folders that are currently selected in the Finder. Select the application to open the file. (!) Note that in Sonoma, if the file has the quarantine bit security feature set (which you can check with the shell command text/html 2015-07-02T04:32:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Paste?rev=1435811561&do=diff text/html 2021-10-13T03:08:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Paste_by_Name?rev=1634094516&do=diff Paste by Name Action The Paste by Name Action action (v10.0+) allows you to quickly paste text from the clipboard history using a search field. You can set an initial search value, and optionally sort or allow multiple selections. See Also Actions text/html 2016-06-03T03:29:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Paste_from_Named_Clipboard?rev=1464924573&do=diff text/html 2019-07-04T06:56:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Pause?rev=1562223393&do=diff Pause The Pause action pauses for a number of seconds. You may enter a calculation for the number of seconds. Enter the number or calculation in the Pause for text area. [ Pause Action ] You can pause for a number of hundredths of a second, seconds, minutes or hours (seconds only prior to v9.0). text/html 2015-07-04T01:36:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Pause_Current_Movie?rev=1435973814&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:29:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Pause_Current_Track?rev=1435890575&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T09:04:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Pause_Until?rev=1694768648&do=diff Pause Until Action The Pause Until action pauses until criteria for conditions are met. By default (v11.0+) Keyboard Maestro will start to conserve CPU usage of this action if it runs for a long time (after 10 seconds it will conserve a little, after 60 seconds it will conserve a lot) by only checking the condition periodically. You can turn off this feature in the action (gear) ⚙ menu. text/html 2024-10-24T03:20:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Pause_Until_Change?rev=1729740046&do=diff Pause Until Change The Pause Until Change action (v10.0+) pauses until some aspect of the system changes. You can pause until: * the System Clipboard changes * the Front Application changes to a different application. * the Pressed Keys change (eg press or release the “A” key) text/html 2015-07-03T02:30:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_a_Random_Track?rev=1435890624&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:30:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_a_Random_Track_from_Playlist?rev=1435890617&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:30:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_a_Specific_Playlist?rev=1435890611&do=diff text/html 2026-01-10T18:36:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_a_Specific_Track?rev=1768070161&do=diff Music Control actions allow you to interact with the Music app, playing songs, stopping or pausing, rewinding or fast-forwarding. The actions provide access to many of the controls in the Music app. All actions will launch Music if it is not already running. The actions are: text/html 2015-07-03T20:30:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_Current_Movie?rev=1435955431&do=diff QuickTime Player Control actions allow you to interact with QuickTime Player, playing movies, stopping or pausing, stepping forward or backward, or adjusting the volume. All actions will launch QuickTime Player if it is not already running. Play Current Movie text/html 2015-07-04T01:36:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_or_Pause_Current_Movie?rev=1435973804&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:30:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_or_Pause_Current_Track?rev=1435890604&do=diff text/html 2023-08-04T08:37:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Play_Sound?rev=1691138251&do=diff The Play Sound action plays a selected sound through a specified output device at a selected volume. The Play sound pop-up lists all the installed system sounds, but the other choice allows you to choose any other saved sound. The out device pop-up lets you choose from any connected output device. text/html 2023-09-18T06:42:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Plug_In?rev=1695019376&do=diff Third Party Plug In A Third Party Plug In action allows users to write and contribute custom actions based on scripts. See the documentation for more information on writing plug in actions. See Also Actions * Execute Shortcut * Execute a Shell Script * Execute a Swift Script * Execute an AppleScript * Execute an Automator Workflow * Execute a JavaScript For Automation * Filter Variable with Expand Tilde In Path * See all Actions text/html 2019-07-09T08:35:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prepend_Text_to_Variable?rev=1562661353&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T08:10:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Press_a_Button?rev=1694765458&do=diff Press a Button Action The Press a Button action presses a named button in the front window. As well as pressing buttons, you can perform other actions (v11.0+) such as showing the menu for the button, or incrementing or decrementing a slider, or canceling the button.... text/html 2023-09-15T07:51:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Press_a_Button_When_Enabled?rev=1694764313&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:09:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Previous_Front_Browser_Tab?rev=1504087799&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:07:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Previous_Google_Chrome_Tab?rev=1504087674&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:05:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Previous_Safari_Tab?rev=1504087549&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:29:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Previous_Track?rev=1435890597&do=diff text/html 2021-10-14T07:53:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prompt_for_File?rev=1634198038&do=diff Prompt for File Action The Prompt for File action (v8+) prompts for selected files or folders and saves the path(s) into a variable. [ Prompt for File ] You can prompt for an existing file(s) or folder(s), or for a new file or folder. You can choose whether you want to select only a single file or folder, or allow selecting multiple files or folders (v10.0+). text/html 2021-10-08T06:15:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prompt_for_Screen_Rectangle?rev=1633673759&do=diff Prompt for Screen Rectangle Action The Prompt for Screen Rectangle action allows you select an area (or optionally just a point) on the screen. By default, the area will always be a positive rectangle, but you can preserve negative values (and hence the direction of selection) using action (gear) ⚙ menu. text/html 2023-10-31T02:25:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prompt_for_Snippet?rev=1698719116&do=diff Prompt For Snippet Action The Prompt For Snippet action (v11.0+) allows you to create a snippet built from a template with fields entered when you execute the macro. The snippet defines the template using the %Ask% token, which can include a size and a default value. text/html 2023-09-13T04:04:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prompt_for_User_Input?rev=1694577883&do=diff Prompt For User Input Action Prompt For User Input allows you to design a form that will ask for user input, storing the results in Keyboard Maestro Variables. You can prompt for variables with text, checkbox, popup menu, or password fields. [ Prompt For User InputAction ] This action produces this Display: text/html 2022-09-27T06:37:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Prompt_With_List?rev=1664260636&do=diff Prompt With List Action The Prompt With List action (v8+) lets you select from a list of values. The values should be placed on separate lines, and can come from a clipboard, variable, file or text within the action. [ Prompt With List ] You can include a title (which is only displayed when the search field is empty), as well as a default search string (v8.1+). You can also configure the width of the window (narrow, normal, wide, automatic) and whether to allow multiple selections (v8.1+) a… text/html 2015-07-02T05:17:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Put_Computer_to_Sleep?rev=1435814273&do=diff text/html 2015-07-04T02:17:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Quit_All_Applications?rev=1435976243&do=diff text/html 2025-06-19T07:19:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Quit_a_Specific_Application?rev=1750317555&do=diff Quit a Specific Application Quits the application selected from the application pop-up. Available options are: * Quit * Quit & Relaunch * Force Quit * Force Quit & Relaunch Quit All Applications Quits all foreground applications, optionally honoring the excluded application list. text/html 2015-07-04T02:17:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Quit_Other_Applications?rev=1435976253&do=diff text/html 2017-03-06T03:25:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Read_a_File?rev=1488770749&do=diff The Read a File action allows you to take the contents of a text or image file and put them on the system clipboard, a named clipboard or in a variable. Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). text/html 2017-09-29T03:04:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Record_Quick_Macro?rev=1506654261&do=diff Record Quick Macro Recording allows Keyboard Maestro to watch you as you perform a task and create the actions to produce a similar result. For details, see the Recording page in the User Manual. The Record Quick Macro action is a variant of this which you can activate at any time text/html 2017-02-15T03:51:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Recursively_Delete_a_File?rev=1487130714&do=diff text/html 2019-07-01T08:12:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Remote_Trigger?rev=1561968774&do=diff Remote Trigger The Remote Trigger action (v8+) triggers a remote macro that has the Remote trigger. It does this by connecting to the remote Stairways Software web server using the appropriate URL for the matching Remote trigger. It is basically just a simplified version of the text/html 2023-09-15T03:29:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Remove_Clipboard_Flavors?rev=1694748590&do=diff Remove Clipboard Flavors The Remove Clipboard Flavors action (v11.0+) lets you remove (or remove all except) specified clipboard flavors. The list of flavors can be separated by commas or newline characters. [ Remove Clipboard Flavors Action ] You can remove flavors from the System Clipboard, the Trigger Clipboard, or any Named Clipboard. text/html 2023-09-13T03:41:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Rename_a_File?rev=1694576460&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T06:25:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Repeat?rev=1694759111&do=diff Repeat Action The Repeat Action allows you to repeat a sequence of sub-actions as many times as you like. It is one of several Actions that loop through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met. The repeat count can be a simple number, or you can use a variable or other calculation in the field (as with most all numeric fields in Keyboard Maestro, simply start typing and the field will expand to make room for more than a number). text/html 2017-08-30T09:38:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Reset_Front_Browser_Form?rev=1504085917&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:38:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Reset_Google_Chrome_Form?rev=1504085884&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:38:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Reset_Safari_Form?rev=1504085898&do=diff text/html 2016-07-06T10:04:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Resize_a_Window?rev=1467799473&do=diff text/html 2015-06-30T03:49:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Resize_Canvas?rev=1435636148&do=diff text/html 2021-05-26T02:10:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Resize_Image?rev=1621995015&do=diff Modify an Image Action (Options in Resize an Image Action) There are a variety of actions to modify an image either in the System Clipboard, or in a Named Clipboard. Choose One of the Following Actions from the “Resize” Popup Menu: Action Option Description Resize an Image text/html 2015-06-30T03:49:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Resize_Image_to_Fit?rev=1435636143&do=diff text/html 2015-07-02T05:18:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Restart_Computer?rev=1435814281&do=diff text/html 2019-07-22T05:49:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Retry_This_Loop?rev=1563774545&do=diff text/html 2023-09-13T02:39:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Return_from_Subroutine?rev=1694572765&do=diff text/html 2023-09-13T02:40:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Return_Result?rev=1694572853&do=diff Return Result Action The *Return Result * action (v10.0+) returns a specified value. The result is returned to an Execute a Subroutine action that executed this macro (directly or indirectly). The returned value will be stored in the variable specified by the Execute a Subroutine action (if any). text/html 2017-02-15T03:47:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Reveal_a_File?rev=1487130437&do=diff text/html 2016-07-06T09:54:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Reveal_Macro_Palettes?rev=1467798858&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:29:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Rewind_Current_Track?rev=1435890561&do=diff text/html 2015-07-07T02:05:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Rotate_Image?rev=1436234754&do=diff The Flip Image and Rotate Image actions allow you to flip or rotate an image on the system clipboard or a named clipboard. Select from the pop-up to: * Flip horizontally. * Flip vertically. * Rotate 90° clockwise . * Rotate 180°. * Rotate 90° counter-clockwise (270°). text/html 2023-03-27T23:45:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Screen_Capture?rev=1679960742&do=diff The Screen Capture action captures a specified object or area of the screen to the system clipboard or a named clipboard. Select the object or area to capture from the Capture pop-up: * all screens * main screen * screen with index * the front window text/html 2023-09-12T09:30:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_and_Replace?rev=1694511034&do=diff The Search and Replace action allows you to search and replace the System Clipboard, a Named Clipboard, the Trigger Clipboard (v8+), a variable, some tokenised text (v8+), or a file (v8+). Prior to v8.0 there were separate Search and Replace Variable and Search and Replace Clipboard actions and the results always went back to the source variable or clipboard. text/html 2017-09-07T10:01:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_and_Replace_Clipboard?rev=1504778472&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T10:01:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_and_Replace_Variable?rev=1504778491&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T08:11:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_Clipboard?rev=1504771866&do=diff text/html 2024-10-25T08:09:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_the_Web?rev=1729843742&do=diff The Search the Web action has Keyboard Maestro ask you for a search term and then searches a specified web site (by default Google). When you run the action an input window appears on screen containing placeholder or default text. Type your search term into the input window and press Return. Keyboard Maestro opens the default browser and searches for the search term. Results are displayed in the default browser. text/html 2022-04-17T21:37:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_using_Regular_Expression?rev=1650231474&do=diff Search using Regular Expression Action The Search using Regular Expression action allows you to search a clipboard, variable, a file (v8+) or some text (v8+) for a regular expression and capture what you find to one or more variables. This can be very useful for splitting apart the contents of a variable. text/html 2017-09-07T08:10:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Search_Variable?rev=1504771849&do=diff text/html 2016-07-06T10:03:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_a_Window?rev=1467799439&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:41:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Front_Browser_Field?rev=1504086083&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:10:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Front_Browser_Tab?rev=1504087816&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:41:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Google_Chrome_Field?rev=1504086068&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:08:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Google_Chrome_Tab?rev=1504087685&do=diff text/html 2024-10-10T06:20:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Menu_by_Name?rev=1728541231&do=diff Select Menu by Name The Select Menu by Name action (v11.0+) lets you select a menu item by name. [ Select Menu by Name Action ] You can include a default search string. You can also configure the width of the window (narrow, normal, wide, automatic) and whether to sort the entries or include the full path of each menu item. text/html 2019-05-20T01:33:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_or_Show_a_Menu_Item?rev=1558315990&do=diff The Select or Show a Menu Item action selects a menu item OR shows (opens) a menu in the main menubar. You can choose to execute a menu in the front application, or in a specific application (in which case the application is briefly brought to the front, the menu is selected, and then the front application is restored).... text/html 2017-08-30T09:40:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Safari_Field?rev=1504086054&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:06:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Select_Safari_Tab?rev=1504087563&do=diff text/html 2022-10-31T01:42:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Semaphore_Lock?rev=1667180557&do=diff Semaphore Actions The Semaphore actions (Lock, Unlock and Reset) allow you to prevent (a) multiple triggers of the same macro from executing simultaneously, and/or (b) multiple macros from executing simultaneously. Background When you trigger a macro, the Keyboard Maestro Engine takes a copy of it and starts executing it. If you trigger another macro before the first one finishes, that will start executing as well - both will be executing more or less simultaneously. text/html 2015-07-15T07:24:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Semaphore_Reset?rev=1436945093&do=diff text/html 2015-07-15T07:25:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Semaphore_Unlock?rev=1436945107&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T04:19:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_iMessage?rev=1504757968&do=diff text/html 2019-07-04T07:12:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_Mail_Message?rev=1562224368&do=diff Send Apple Mail Message The Send Mail Message action allows you to create a message and send immediately or leave it open for further editing. Use the Create new message pop-up to choose between and send now and and leave open. :!: Note that this works text/html 2017-09-04T03:15:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_MIDI_Control_Change?rev=1504494951&do=diff text/html 2017-09-04T03:16:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_MIDI_Note_Off?rev=1504494998&do=diff text/html 2017-09-04T03:16:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_MIDI_Note_On?rev=1504495005&do=diff text/html 2017-09-04T03:17:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_MIDI_Packet?rev=1504495033&do=diff text/html 2023-09-14T04:19:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_Pushover_Notification?rev=1694665196&do=diff Send Pushover Notification The Send Pushover Notification action (v11.0+) allows you to send a Pushover notification. [ Send Pushover Notification ] You need to include your Pushover API token, and the ID of the user to send it to (which will likely be your own). You can optionally specify a list of devices to send it to, and a title for the message. text/html 2017-09-07T04:19:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Send_SMS?rev=1504757976&do=diff text/html 2023-11-20T03:03:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Action_Delay?rev=1700449380&do=diff The Set/Reset Action Delay action lets you set the various arbitrary delays used in Keyboard Maestro, either for this macro, or (not recommended!) (semi)permanently for all macros. You can set the following delays: * Between Actions Delay (0.0 seconds) text/html 2023-09-15T03:43:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Audio_Device?rev=1694749434&do=diff Set Audio Device The Set Audio Device actions (v11.0+) let you set the audio device for sound input, sound output or sound effects. [ Set Audio Device Action ] You can select from available devices in the popup menu on the right of the field. See Also Tokens * All Tokens Actions text/html 2023-09-15T03:30:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Audio_Input_Device?rev=1694748642&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T03:30:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Audio_Output_Device?rev=1694748630&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T03:23:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Audio_Sound_Effects_Device?rev=1694748194&do=diff text/html 2019-07-09T08:30:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Clipboard_to_File_Reference?rev=1562661017&do=diff Set Clipboard to File Reference The Set Clipboard to File Reference action allows you to set the System Clipboard, Trigger Clipboard or a reference to a file. [ Set Clipboard to File Reference ] See Also Actions * Copy Clipboard to Clipboard action * Set Clipboard to Image action * See all Actions text/html 2021-10-14T07:50:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Clipboard_to_Image?rev=1634197820&do=diff Set Clipboard to Image The Set Clipboard to Image action allows you to set the System Clipboard, Trigger Clipboard or a Named Clipboard to a specified image. [ Set Clipboard to Image ] You can set the image in the action, from a custom icon (v10.0+), or read the image from the System Clipboard, Trigger Clipboard, a Named Clipboard, or a file, or you can get the image from the screen (which would be the same as the text/html 2015-07-15T08:49:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Clipboard_to_Past_Clipboard?rev=1436950160&do=diff The Set Clipboard to Past Clipboard action lets you set the system clipboard or a Named Clipboard to a past clipboard from your Clipboard History. The index can be a simple number, or you can use a variable or other calculation in the field (as with most all numeric fields in Keyboard Maestro, simply start typing and the field will expand to make room for more than a number). text/html 2018-12-30T14:58:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Clipboard_to_Text?rev=1546181901&do=diff The Set Clipboard to Text action allows you to set the system clipboard to plain or styled text. Select the clipboard to set from the Set pop-up. Choose from the to pop-up either: * plain text. * styled text. Enter the text to use in the text area. To set the clipboard to styled text paste already styled text from another source. text/html 2015-07-04T01:36:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Current_Movie_Volume?rev=1435973797&do=diff text/html 2019-07-15T03:40:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Desktop_Image?rev=1563162032&do=diff Set Desktop Image The Set Desktop Image action (v9.0+) allows you to set the desktop to a specified image file. [ Set Desktop Image ] The image must remain in the file at that path since the system will potentially reload it (eg after a restart). You can have the image: text/html 2019-06-25T03:38:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Dictionary_to_JSON?rev=1561433884&do=diff Set Dictionary to JSON The Set Dictionary to JSON (v9.0+) action lets you set a Keyboard Maestro dictionary from a JSON dictionary. [ Set Dictionary to JSON ] The action will take a specified dictionary name and a JSON container (dictionary or array) and will set the dictionary based on the field names or array indices to the corresponding values. text/html 2017-09-04T05:58:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Dictionary_Value?rev=1504504709&do=diff Set Dictionary Value The Set Dictionary Value action (v8+) takes dictionary name and a key name and allows you to set the specified plain text value, by either typing in the text field, or selecting a Token. The Dictionary name, Key name, and value can all contain text tokens, allowing a wide variety of uses. You can turn off token processing for the value field to make it easier to include backslash or percent characters. text/html 2023-09-18T07:53:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_File_Attribute?rev=1695023620&do=diff Set File Attribute Action The Set File Attribute action sets one of various attributes for the specified file. Select the attribute to set from the Set pop-up. File attributes available to set are: * creation date. * modification date. * group name. text/html 2021-10-14T07:48:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_File_Icon?rev=1634197722&do=diff The Set File Icon action sets the icon of the specified file. You can set the icon from a specific image, from a custom icon (v10.0+), from a clipboard, from an image in a file, or from a screen capture area. Click the File Chooser button to the right of the action to select an existing file on disk. Option-click on the File Chooser button to show the currently selected file in the Finder (assuming it exists already). text/html 2015-07-10T02:43:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Find_Pasteboard?rev=1436496193&do=diff The Set Find Pasteboard action allows you to pre-fill the Find function in most apps. It sets the global Find pasteboard, typically equivalent to selecting text and choosing Use Selection To Find. The Find Pasteboard is used in most applications. text/html 2017-08-30T09:42:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Front_Browser_Checkbox?rev=1504086155&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:43:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Front_Browser_Field_to_Text?rev=1504086216&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:44:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Front_Browser_Radio_Button?rev=1504086266&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:10:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Front_Browser_Title?rev=1504087842&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:10:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Front_Browser_URL?rev=1504087826&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:42:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Google_Chrome_Checkbox?rev=1504086140&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:43:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Google_Chrome_Field_to_Text?rev=1504086197&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:44:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Google_Chrome_Radio_Button?rev=1504086251&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:57:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Google_Chrome_Title?rev=1504087079&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:57:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Google_Chrome_URL?rev=1504087050&do=diff text/html 2016-09-12T05:24:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Image_DPI?rev=1473657867&do=diff text/html 2015-07-04T02:34:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_iTunes_Volume?rev=1435977268&do=diff Set iTunes Volume Set iTunes volume to a specific level by using the slider. The action tells you the specific value you have set. Decrease iTunes Volume by 10% Decrease iTunes volume in 10% increments. For example, it would decrease from 100% to 90%, or from 90% to 80%. text/html 2023-09-15T08:19:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_JSON_Value?rev=1694765984&do=diff Set JSON Value The Set JSON Value (v9.0+) action lets you update a Keyboard Maestro variable containing a JSON container with a new value. [ Set JSON Value ] The action will take a specified JSON path, referencing a location within a variable which contains a JSON object, and set the value. text/html 2015-07-06T06:19:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Keyboard_Layout?rev=1436163563&do=diff The Set Keyboard Layout action allows you to choose a specific installed keyboard layout. See the System Preferences Keyboard pane to install additional keyboard layouts. text/html 2024-04-22T02:24:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Keyboard_Maestro_to_Dark_Mode?rev=1713752643&do=diff Set Keyboard Maestro Dark Mode The Set Keyboard Maestro to Dark Mode, Set Keyboard Maestro to Light Mode, and Toggle Keyboard Maestro Dark Mode actions (v9.0+, OS X 10.14+) allows you to set the Keyboard Maestro appearance to the Light or Dark appearance. text/html 2016-08-07T00:01:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Keychain_Password_to_Text?rev=1470528105&do=diff The Set Keychain Password to Text or Variable actions set a generic password in the keychain to a value. :!: This action does not work with Internet Passwords – only with Generic Passwords. The Set Keychain Password to Variable action has the placeholder text text/html 2019-06-25T07:42:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Macro_or_Group_Enable?rev=1561448572&do=diff The Set Macro or Group Enable action allows you to selectively enable, disable or toggle macros or groups of macros. Select from the pop-up to: * Enable. * Disable. * Toggle. Select the specific macro or group from the second hierarchical pop-up. text/html 2015-07-08T02:04:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Mail_Status?rev=1436321088&do=diff The Set Mail Status action works on a selected message in Apple Mail. Note that the currently selected mail message is not necessarily the front window, it may be a message selected in the viewer behind the front window, especially if the front window is a reply or new message. text/html 2015-07-06T23:09:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Network_Location?rev=1436224161&do=diff The Set Network Location action allows you to set the Network Location from those available in the System Preferences Network pane. Select a location from the Network Locations pop-up. The location is entered in the action’s Set Network Location text area. Text tokens to be used can be selected from the pop-up at the right-hand end of the text area. text/html 2026-03-27T04:29:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Next_Engine_Window_Position?rev=1774585778&do=diff Set Next Engine Window Position Action The Set Next Engine Window Position action allows you to specify where the next Keyboard Maestro Engine window will be placed. This applies to pretty much any window, such as text displays. This allows you to specify the position of windows that would otherwise appear in a predefined spot. text/html 2015-07-08T04:31:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Rating?rev=1436329915&do=diff There are 3 actions to change ratings of the current iTunes track: * Increase Rating by Half a Star. * Decrease Rating by Half a Star. * Set Rating. The Set Rating action provides a slider to adjust the rating level between zero and 5 stars. text/html 2017-08-30T09:42:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Safari_Checkbox?rev=1504086126&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:42:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Safari_Field_to_Text?rev=1504086175&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:43:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Safari_Radio_Button?rev=1504086237&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:06:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Safari_Title?rev=1504087588&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T10:06:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Safari_URL?rev=1504087576&do=diff text/html 2023-09-14T08:38:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Screen_Resolution?rev=1694680731&do=diff Set Screen Resolution The Set Screen Resolution action (v11.0+) allows you to set the screen resolution of your displays. [ Set Screen Resolution Action ] The resolution is in the form: nominal width, nominal height, pixel width, pixel height, frame rate Keyboard Maestro lists the available resolutions for the specified display in the popup menu, and only those available resolutions can be used. text/html 2019-07-08T08:11:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_System_Output_Volume?rev=1562573460&do=diff System Sound Volume Actions The Increase System Sound Volume and Decrease System Sound Volume actions increase or decrease the system volume by one unit (one unit is 1/16th of the total range). The Small Increase System Sound Volume and Small Decrease System Sound Volume text/html 2024-04-22T02:24:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_System_to_Dark_Mode?rev=1713752650&do=diff Set System Dark Mode The Set System to Dark Mode, Set System to Light Mode, and Toggle System Dark Mode actions (v9.0+, OS X 10.14+) allows you to set the system into Light or Dark appearance. The actions will have no effect in systems before OS X 10.14 Mojave. text/html 2019-06-25T03:38:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variables_to_JSON?rev=1561433900&do=diff Set Variables to JSON The Set Variables to JSON (v9.0+) action lets you set a set of variables from a JSON dictionary. [ Set Variables to JSON ] The action will take a specified prefix and a JSON container (dictionary or array) and will set variables based on the prefix and the field names or array indices to the corresponding values. text/html 2023-11-11T03:40:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variable_to_Calculation?rev=1699674009&do=diff Set Variable to Calculation Action The Set Variable to Calculation action sets a variable to the result of a calculation with numeric formatting. Calculations You may use the following in the to calculation box: * Keyboard Maestro Variables * Functions * Calculation Operators The to field is a numeric field so you cannot use any of the text/html 2017-08-30T09:45:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variable_to_Front_Browser_Field?rev=1504086308&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:30:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variable_to_Google_Chrome_Field?rev=1504085430&do=diff text/html 2017-03-06T02:44:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variable_to_Keychain_Password?rev=1488768285&do=diff The Set Variable to Keychain Password action sets a variable to a generic password value from the Keychain. :!: This action does not work with Internet Passwords – only with Generic Passwords. Text areas in this action can be set by typing a value or by selecting a value from the arrow at the right-hand end of the text area. text/html 2017-08-30T09:44:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variable_to_Safari_Field?rev=1504086280&do=diff text/html 2023-09-15T09:44:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Set_Variable_to_Text?rev=1694771065&do=diff Set Variable to Text Action The Set Variable to Text action allows you to set a selected variable to plain text, by either typing in the text box, or selecting a Token. Alternatively (v9.0+), you can Prepend the text to the variable, or Append the text to the variable by selecting from the action (gear) ⚙ menu. text/html 2025-06-19T07:18:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_All_Applications?rev=1750317528&do=diff Show All Applications Action The Show All Applications action shows all foreground applications. See Also Actions * Hide a Specific Application action * Hide All Applications action * Hide Front Application action * Hide Other Applications action * Show a Specific Application action * See all Actions text/html 2019-07-08T09:07:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Applications_Palette?rev=1562576859&do=diff text/html 2025-06-19T07:18:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_a_Specific_Application?rev=1750317517&do=diff Show a Specific Application Action The Show a Specific Application action shows the specified application. This action will make a hidden application and its windows visible again, but it will not bring that application to the front or otherwise activate it. text/html 2016-05-16T08:30:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Global_Macro_Palette?rev=1463387411&do=diff text/html 2015-06-23T05:01:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Macro_Group?rev=1435035674&do=diff text/html 2015-06-23T05:01:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Macro_Group_for_One_Action?rev=1435035680&do=diff text/html 2015-06-23T05:01:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_or_Hide_Macro_Group?rev=1435035689&do=diff text/html 2023-12-01T04:44:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Palette_of_Macros?rev=1701405889&do=diff Show Palette of Macros The Show Palette of Macros action (v8+) allows you to display a palette of selected macros and select which one to execute. [ Show Palette of Macros Action ] You can elect to have only active, only enabled, or all macros displayed — macros selected will be triggered even if they are currently inactive. text/html 2022-09-28T04:46:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Palette_of_Macros_with_Touch_Bar?rev=1664340419&do=diff text/html 2017-03-06T03:19:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Show_Status_Menu?rev=1488770372&do=diff The Show Status Menu action shows the Keyboard Maestro status menu. See Also ---------- Actions * Activate Macro Group * Show or Hide Macro Group * Show Macro Group * Show Macro Group for One Action * See all Actions ---------- Forum * Show palette for one action, but don't disable group after selecting an action * Keyboard Maestro Forum topics about Show Status Menu Action text/html 2015-07-02T05:17:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Shut_Down_Computer?rev=1435814237&do=diff Actions are available to: * Put Computer to Sleep * Restart Computer * Shut Down Computer Each takes effect immediately on your Mac. text/html 2026-01-09T19:00:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Simulate_Hardware_Key?rev=1767985228&do=diff The Simulate Hardware Key action lets you simulate a hardware key, such as Play or Mute. [ Simulate Hardware Key ] You can optionally include any desired modifiers with the keystroke. The available keys include: * Brightness Up * Brightness Down * Caps Lock * Contrast Down text/html 2015-07-06T23:18:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Simulate_Scroll_Wheel?rev=1436224728&do=diff The Simulate Scroll Wheel action simulates scrolling the mouse wheel up or down, left or right. There are two parameters to set. Select from the pop-up whether to scroll: * up * down * left * right Then either enter a number or select from the stepper how many pixels to move in the selected direction. text/html 2021-10-13T03:12:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Sleep_Screen?rev=1634094759&do=diff Sleep and Wake Screen Actions The Sleep and Wake Screen actions immediately sleep or wake the monitor. See Also Actions * See all Actions text/html 2019-07-08T07:47:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Small_Decrease_Screen_Brightness?rev=1562572073&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T07:59:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Small_Decrease_System_Sound_Volume?rev=1562572784&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T07:47:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Small_Increase_Screen_Brightness?rev=1562572063&do=diff text/html 2019-07-08T07:59:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Small_Increase_System_Sound_Volume?rev=1562572792&do=diff text/html 2021-10-14T08:03:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Speak_Text?rev=1634198589&do=diff Speak Text Action The Speak Text action speaks text entered in the text area of the action. Use the arrow at the right of the text area to select variables, calculations, clipboards and other tokens to enter in the text area. There are options for the speed of speech: text/html 2017-10-04T06:56:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Split_Path?rev=1507100161&do=diff Split Path The Split Path action (v8+) action splits a specified path into its component parts. It is basically just a simplified version of the Search using Regular Expression action specifically to split the path into the component parts. The path is split in to: * Parent path text/html 2023-10-26T14:14:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Start_Screen_Saver?rev=1698329649&do=diff Start and Stop Screen Saver The Start and Stop Screen Saver actions immediately start or stop the screensaver selected in System Preferences. Note that there is a bug in macOS such that, depending on your system preferences, Keyboard Maestro may not be able to determine the currently selected screen saver. The action is in fact a simple AppleScript: text/html 2015-07-04T01:36:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Step_Backward_Current_Movie?rev=1435973789&do=diff text/html 2015-07-04T01:36:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Step_Forward_Current_Movie?rev=1435973779&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:29:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Stop_Current_Track?rev=1435890569&do=diff text/html 2015-07-02T19:36:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Stop_Screen_Saver?rev=1435865767&do=diff text/html 2023-09-18T05:14:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Stream_Deck_Set_Image?rev=1695014050&do=diff Stream Deck Set Image The Stream Deck Set Image action (v9.0+) allows you to set a Stream Deck button to a specified image. [ Stream Deck Set Image ] You specify the Button ID of the button to change. If two buttons have the same ID, both will change. You can set the button image to: text/html 2020-01-17T06:21:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Stream_Deck_Set_Title?rev=1579242089&do=diff Stream Deck Set Title The Stream Deck Set Title action (v9.0+) allows you to set a Stream Deck button to a specified title. The button title in the Stream Deck configuration must be empty, otherwise it will override any title set with this action. [ Stream Deck Set Title ] You specify the Button ID of the button to change. If two buttons have the same ID, both will change. text/html 2019-07-15T06:44:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Stream_Deck_Show_Alert?rev=1563173072&do=diff Stream Deck Show Alert The Stream Deck Show Alert action (v9.0+) briefly shows an alert mark on a Stream Deck button. [ Stream Deck Show Alert ] You specify the Button ID of the button to display the alert mark on. If two buttons have the same ID, both will show the marker. The Button ID field is a token text/html 2019-07-15T06:44:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Stream_Deck_Show_OK?rev=1563173065&do=diff Stream Deck Show OK The Stream Deck Show OK action (v9.0+) briefly shows a tick mark on a Stream Deck button. [ Stream Deck Show OK ] You specify the Button ID of the button to display the OK marker on. If two buttons have the same ID, both will show the marker. The Button ID field is a token text/html 2017-08-30T09:39:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Submit_Front_Browser_Form?rev=1504085978&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:34:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Submit_Google_Chrome_Form?rev=1504085659&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T09:39:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Submit_Safari_Form?rev=1504085963&do=diff text/html 2020-12-12T06:11:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Substring_of_Variable_or_Clipboard?rev=1607753515&do=diff The Substring of Variable or Clipboard action allows you to select a portion of a variable or clipboard for later use. Select from the Get substring of pop-up what to use as the source of the substring: * System Clipboard. * Named Clipboard. * text/html 2022-09-18T02:49:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Switch_or_Case?rev=1663469398&do=diff Switch/Case Action The Switch/Case action is used to perform different actions based on different values of a common parameter. It is very similar to the JavaScript Switch statement. The Switch Action is a good alternative to using multiple, nested, If/Then Actions. The actions in the first section that matches will be executed. If no section matches, then no actions will be executed and the execution will continue after the Switch/Case action. Under no circumstances will actions from more t… text/html 2021-10-13T03:14:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/System_Beep?rev=1634094870&do=diff The System Beep action simply beeps once using the default alert sound set in the System Preferences. System Beep Action The System Beep action simply beeps once using the default alert sound set in the System Preferences. See Also Actions * text/html 2021-10-13T03:04:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Throw?rev=1634094276&do=diff Throw Action The Throw action (v10.0+) immediately aborts with the specified message. You can turn off the Failure Aborts Macro, but that would largely render the action useless. If the action is not nested within a Try/Catch action, then the macro will abort. text/html 2019-07-08T09:07:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Toggle_Applications_Palette?rev=1562576868&do=diff text/html 2026-03-15T05:36:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Toggle_Global_Macro_Palette?rev=1773552968&do=diff Hide/Show Global Macro Palette Actions The Show Global Macro Palette action shows the Global Macro Palette. The Hide Global Macro Palette action hides it. The Toggle Global Macro Palette action shows it if it is hidden and hides it if it is visible. Actions * Activate Macro Group * text/html 2023-09-15T03:46:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Toggle_Mute_Audio_Device?rev=1694749561&do=diff text/html 2015-07-03T02:04:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Toggle_System_Sound_Mute?rev=1435889049&do=diff text/html 2017-02-15T03:47:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Trash_a_File?rev=1487130444&do=diff text/html 2017-09-07T03:31:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Trigger_Macros_by_Hot_Key?rev=1504755109&do=diff Remote Trigger The Trigger Macros by Hot Key action (v8+) triggers any currently active macros with the specified Hot Key. If there are multiple active macros, it will display a Conflict Palette for you to choose the macro. text/html 2022-11-09T10:30:31+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Trigger_Macro_by_Name?rev=1667989831&do=diff Trigger Macro by Name Action The Trigger Macro by Name action displays a Spotlight-like window, where you trigger execution of a Macro by searching for it, and then selecting it. Like the Mac Spotlight, it will search all of your active, enabled Macros whose name or contents contain what you type. It is a character search, so it will also find Macro names and words that contain what you type. text/html 2015-07-07T02:14:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Trim_Image?rev=1436235269&do=diff The Trim Image action trims transparent areas from the edge of an image on the system clipboard or a named clipboard. text/html 2021-10-12T08:11:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Try_or_Catch?rev=1634026275&do=diff Try/Catch Action The Try/Catch action (v10.0+) allows you to execute a sequence of actions and catch any failure. If any action in the Try sequence would abort the macro, the macro instead continues executing the Catch section, setting the Action Result, available in the text/html 2018-03-26T06:14:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Type_a_Keystroke?rev=1522044865&do=diff Type Keystroke Action The Type Keystroke action lets you type a single keystroke, pretty much any kind of keystroke you can type on the keyboard. The Type Keystroke action is just like typing yourself, so you can type any keystroke and any number of them, but it can be tedious to create a sequence of keystrokes in a macro. text/html 2017-06-30T17:12:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Type_Modifiers?rev=1498842741&do=diff The Type Modifiers action allows you to type the Control, Option, Shift and Command keys. Select the modifiers to type from the panel of icons on the action. Use the gear icon at right of the action to select the specific typing action: * Press and Release text/html 2023-09-15T03:45:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Unmute_Audio_Device?rev=1694749551&do=diff text/html 2021-10-14T04:33:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Until?rev=1634185991&do=diff Until Action Definition The Until action executes a list of actions until conditions are met. The Until action condition is not evaluated UNTIL the end of the Until Loop, so it will always execute all Actions in the Until block at least once. It is one of several Actions that text/html 2016-07-19T16:46:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Use_Variable?rev=1468946801&do=diff The Use Variable action allows you to use a variable to set the: * mouse location. * front window location. * front window size. * front window frame. * front window by name. * front window by name containing. * front window by name matching. text/html 2017-08-30T08:23:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Wait_For_Front_Browser_to_Finish_Loading?rev=1504081434&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T08:23:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Wait_For_Google_Chrome_to_Finish_Loading?rev=1504081381&do=diff text/html 2017-08-30T08:23:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Wait_For_Safari_to_Finish_Loading?rev=1504081410&do=diff text/html 2015-07-02T06:48:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Wake_Screen?rev=1435819723&do=diff text/html 2021-10-14T04:33:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/While?rev=1634186001&do=diff While Conditions Are Met Action This Action repeats a group of Actions while the Conditions in the While criteria are met. As soon as the While Criteria is not met, the Action will exit the loop. It is one of several Actions that loop through a set of other Actions until some criteria is met. text/html 2023-05-15T04:22:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/action/Write_to_a_File?rev=1684124569&do=diff Write To File Action The Write to a File and Append Text to a File actions allow you to write data from a variety of sources to a file on disk. Write or append the current system clipboard, a named clipboard, a variable, some text or some styled text (you can write but cannot append styled text).