https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/ 2026-05-28T04:26:43+00:00 https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/ https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2025-06-09T06:05:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Whats_New?rev=1749449155&do=diff What’s New? Keyboard~~Maestro~~11 expands on the powerful base of previous versions, improving the editor, adding many new actions and triggers, New Macro Wizard, a new Security preference pane, a keyboardmaestro command line tool, support for Apple Text Recognition, and more. Keyboard text/html 2023-09-26T07:58:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/How_do_I?rev=1695715080&do=diff How do I ...? How do I install Keyboard Maestro? To install Keyboard~~Maestro, download it and then use the Finder to move it to your Mac’s FILE{{{Applications}}} folder (or anywhere you like). Note: You must use the Finder to do this since the Finder will turn off text/html 2024-07-16T12:10:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Preferences?rev=1721131853&do=diff Preferences To configure Keyboard~~Maestro, first launch Keyboard~~Maestro and choose Preferences from the Keyboard Maestro menu. [ Preferences General Pane ] The preferences are divided into sections. General Preferences In the General preference pane you can: * enable or disable launching the Keyboard~~Maestro~~Engine at Login. text/html 2026-04-15T07:55:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Menus?rev=1776239708&do=diff Menus Below is a complete list of all menus. Note that in some cases you must hold down the Option Key (or or ) to see the menu item. For example, the “Expand All Actions” item in the Actions menu. Keyboard Maestro The Keyboard Maestro menu contains menu items relating to the Keyboard text/html 2023-10-03T08:19:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Clipboard_History_Switcher?rev=1696321185&do=diff Clipboard History Switcher The Clipboard~~History~~Switcher is in essence a Clipboard Manager. Whenever you copy something from any app, the Keyboard Maestro Engine saves a copy of the System Clipboard at that time to the Clipboard History file. The text/html 2023-09-27T08:56:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Editor_Window?rev=1695805003&do=diff Editor Window To edit your macros, launch the Keyboard Maestro application. It will display one or more Editor Windows. If you close the last editor window, the Keyboard Maestro application will quit, but the Keyboard Maestro Engine will continue running to perform your macros. Normally you only launch the Keyboard Maestro editor application when you want to change your macros, and leave only the Keyboard Maestro Engine running normally. text/html 2023-09-21T08:13:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Features?rev=1695284035&do=diff Features Keyboard~~Maestro is a productivity enhancer with several main functions. It allows you to: * record and design your own macro shortcuts and activate them at any time. * work with clipboard history using Clipboard History Switcher. * work with an unlimited number of saved clipboards using text/html 2023-10-03T08:09:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Icon_Chooser?rev=1696320588&do=diff Icon Chooser Keyboard Maestro includes an Icon Chooser and creator to allow you to select custom icons for your macro groups and macros. You can display the Icon Chooser by choosing the Window ➤ Icon Chooser menu. [ Icon Chooser Window ] Click on an image well for a macro or macro group (in Edit mode), and then click on an icon in the Icon Chooser to select it. text/html 2019-08-29T03:09:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Named_Clipboard_Switcher?rev=1567048158&do=diff 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 the Named~~Clipboard~~Switcher you simply trigger the Named~~ text/html 2023-10-02T04:10:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Tokens?rev=1696219822&do=diff Tokens Keyboard Maestro provides two means to get information about objects (like web pages and windows) in the user's environment: * Tokens (returns text, used in text token fields) * Functions (returns numbers, used in numeric fields) You can enter a Token in any text field in an Action, and when the Macro is triggered and the Action is executed, the token will be replaced by the value that is returned at that time. This allows you to easily combine static text with dynamic data that is s… text/html 2023-10-06T07:46:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Windows?rev=1696578404&do=diff Windows Welcome Window This window welcomes new users and gives you some options for learning about Keyboard Maestro. [ Welcome Window ] If you are new to Keyboard Maestro, start the tutorial and Keyboard Maestro will walk you through creating a simple macro. Macros Window text/html 2025-04-28T03:41:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Administrative_Details?rev=1745811679&do=diff Administrative Details Requirements Keyboard~~Maestro~~11 requires macOS 10.13 or later. Distribution You may distribute this application in any way you wish as long as you only distribute the unmodified Keyboard~~Maestro package, as downloaded from text/html 2025-02-26T02:04:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Calculations?rev=1740535462&do=diff Calculations Overview Keyboard Maestro supports calculations in almost any numeric text fields. For example you can Pause for “60*Time in Minutes”. Calculations can also use comma separated lists of numbers as arrays, and can return such arrays, so you can operate on rectangle frames and points. Numeric fields often start small with up/down step arrows, but if you type anything other than a number they will expand to allow a more complex expression to be entered. You can tell that a field … text/html 2021-10-01T06:21:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Overview?rev=1633069292&do=diff Overview Keyboard~~Maestro will take your Macintosh experience to a new level. Keyboard Maestro enables you to create or record custom macro shortcuts that you can activate at any time. For example, your macros could help you navigate running applications or work with an unlimited number of clipboards. Best of all, every macro you create is available using simple keystrokes you choose or a variety of other triggers. The only limit to Keyboard Maestro is your imagination! text/html 2023-10-06T06:28:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Plug_In_Actions?rev=1696573704&do=diff Plug In Actions You can develop custom Macro Actions using a facility known as Plug In Actions. After you install a Plug In Action in your local Keyboard Maestro Support folder, you can use them like the built-in Actions. Third Party Plug In Actions You can download Plug In Actions developed by others from these sources: text/html 2026-02-01T04:48:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Quick_Start?rev=1769921323&do=diff Quick Start Keyboard~~Maestro is easy to use once you understand the way the Editor and Engine, Macro~~Groups and Macros, Triggers and Actions work together. By using these six components together, you can dramatically enhance your Mac experience. text/html 2023-10-04T08:27:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Scripting?rev=1696408055&do=diff Scripting Executing Scripts The following Execute Script Actions are provided to execute a variety of script languages: * Execute an AppleScript * Execute an Automator Workflow * Execute a JavaScript For Automation * Execute JavaScript in Custom HTML Prompt * Execute a JavaScript in Browser * Execute a Shell Script * Execute Shortcut * Execute a Swift Script * Apply a BBEdit Text Factory to the Clipboard You can specify the script to be executed either by reference to a file or as t… text/html 2025-03-02T03:08:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Variables?rev=1740884903&do=diff Variables Like most programming languages, Keyboard Maestro allows you to create Variables to store data for use later on in the same Macro, or in other Macros. Variables can be set from many actions. You can set variables to specific tokenised text, to the result of a