https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/ 2026-05-23T19:57:49+00:00 https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/ https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/_media/wiki/logo.png text/html 2025-10-03T09:53:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Troubleshooting?rev=1759485220&do=diff Troubleshooting This Wiki article is intended to address situations where you find that Keyboard Maestro does not work as you expect, or works in an unexpected way, and you have been unable to identify the cause and fix it. This article aims to help you resolve this issue and make Keyboard Maestro work as you intend. This article does text/html 2025-10-03T09:53:10+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions?rev=1759485190&do=diff How do I get started? * Read the Quick Start (Help ➤ Quick Start) which will get you familiar with Keyboard Maestro terminology. * Do the Tutorial (Help ➤ Tutorial). Now you know the basics of creating a macro. * When Keyboard Maestro asks, sign up for the Getting Started email series. 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 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 2022-12-03T18:23:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Front_Window?rev=1670091801&do=diff The Front Window condition looks at the front window of a specified application (or the front application) to determine if: * It exists. * It does not exist. * The title is (case insensitively) exactly a specified string. * The title is not (case insensitively) exactly a specified string. 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 2023-10-03T08:02:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Recording?rev=1696320120&do=diff Recording Keyboard~~Maestro has the ability to create macro action sequences by recording your actions. For example, to create a macro that simulates keystrokes, rather than create each macro action individually you can enable recording and then simply type the keystrokes. 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 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 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 2024-09-29T02:42:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Clipboards?rev=1727577760&do=diff Clipboards Keyboard Maestro supports several different types of clipboards * — the standard Mac OS X Clipboard used by all Mac apps * The alternate name “Current Clipboard” is used in some Macro Actions * — Copy of System Clipboard, or other Named Clipboard, created by user for future use 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 2021-10-15T08:50:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/manual/Macro_Debugger?rev=1634287819&do=diff Macro Debugger Keyboard Maestro includes a built-in macro debugger which you can turn on by choosing the Status Menu ➤ Start Debugging menu or by using one of the Debugger actions. This will display the Macro Debugger window. [Macro Debugger] Once debugging, you can control whether new macros start paused or start running. The macro debugger shows all running macros, and what action they are currently executing (including showing nested actions). 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 2017-09-07T05:53:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Conditions?rev=1504763622&do=diff Keyboard Maestro includes a variety of control flow actions which perform actions depending on a set of conditions. The condition clause of the flow control actions can be any of: * Any of the following are true – at least one condition must be true. 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 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 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 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 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 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 2017-08-30T10:04:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/actions/Browser_Window_Actions?rev=1504087462&do=diff The Browser Window Actions let you interact with browser tabs and windows, including creating new windows or tabs, selecting specific tabs, or setting the URL or title. These actions sit alongside the browser form actions for interacting with the active browser tab. Like other text/html 2026-01-02T03:24:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/actions/Redirect_Control_Flow?rev=1767324272&do=diff Various actions can stop or redirect control flow in the macro. They allow you to cancel this or other macros, or redirect control flow in or out of loops. Available options are: * Cancel All Macros — Cancel all macros that Keyboard Maestro Engine is currently executing. text/html 2023-06-20T04:42:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Action_Result?rev=1687236158&do=diff The Action Result condition (v8+) tests the %ActionResult% token containing the results of the last action to complete. This token contains either OK for a successful completion of the action, or an error message of some sort. Keep in mind the Action Result will be cleared at the end of any successful action, so if you want to know why the actions failed you will need to handle the Action Result immediately, or alternatively save the %ActionResult% in a variable and use the text/html 2017-09-06T04:54:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Any_Window?rev=1504673659&do=diff The Any Window condition searches a specified application (or the front application) for a window with a title that: * is (case insensitively) exactly a specified string. * is not (case insensitively) exactly a specified string. * contains (case insensitively) a specified string. text/html 2019-07-01T05:53:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Application?rev=1561960435&do=diff Application Condition The Application condition looks for an application and determines if it: * is currently running. * is not currently running. * is currently at the front. * is not currently at the front. * is currently running but not at the front. text/html 2017-09-06T04:54:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Button?rev=1504673652&do=diff The Button condition looks for a standard Mac button in the front window. It can find a button with a name that is exactly a specified string, containing a specified string, or matching a specified regular expression. The condition can return true if: * a matching button exists. text/html 2017-09-06T04:51:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Calculation?rev=1504673460&do=diff The Calculation condition evaluates a calculation which can include variables and functions and returns true if the result is valid and anything other than zero. For much more detail, see: Calculations in the Keyboard Maestro Manual See Also Actions * If Then Else * Pause Until Conditions Met * Execute Action Until Conditions Met * See all Actions Conditions * See all Conditions text/html 2019-07-15T04:03:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Clipboard?rev=1563163415&do=diff Clipboard Condition The Clipboard condition looks at the current system clipboard, or in v8+, the Trigger Clipboard or a Named Clipboard, and determines if it currently meets any one of several criteria. You select the comparison criteria in the PopUp list. For more information about text/html 2017-11-14T05:32:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Environment_Variable?rev=1510637523&do=diff The Environment Variable condition looks at the system environment variables that make up Keyboard Maestro Engine's environment and determines if the specified environment variable: * exists. * does not exist. * is empty. * is not empty. * is exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. text/html 2017-09-06T04:50:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Key?rev=1504673438&do=diff The Key condition determines if a specified key on the keyboard is pressed or not. See Also Actions * If Then Else * Pause Until Conditions Met * Execute Action Until Conditions Met * See all Actions Conditions * See all Conditions text/html 2017-11-14T05:33:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Location?rev=1510637593&do=diff The Network Location condition determines if the current network location name: * is exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. * is not exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. * contains (case insensitively) a specified string. * text/html 2023-09-18T07:46:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Macro?rev=1695023206&do=diff Macro or Macro Group Condition Condition Values The Macro or Macro Group Condition determines if a specified macro or macro group is: * enabled * disabled * active * inactive * is executing (v11.0+) * is not executing (v11.0+) Definitions For a macro group to be active, it must be enabled, and the requirements of the macro group configuration must be met. Macro Groups can also be activated and deactivated manually. text/html 2017-09-06T04:54:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Menu?rev=1504673687&do=diff The Menu condition looks for a matching menu in the system menu bar and tests its state. You can look for a menu with a name that: * exactly matches a specified string. * contains (case insensitively) a specified string. * matches a specified regular expression. text/html 2017-09-06T04:52:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Modifiers?rev=1504673573&do=diff The Modifiers condition determines if the specified modifiers are pressed or not. You can check for whether any of the modifiers (Control, Option, Shift, Command or Caps Lock) are pressed, or are released. See Also Actions * If Then Else * Pause Until Conditions Met * Execute Action Until Conditions Met * Type Modifiers * See all Actions Conditions text/html 2017-09-06T04:52:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Mounted_Volume?rev=1504673565&do=diff The Mounted Volume condition looks for a mounted volume with name that: * exactly matches a specified string. * contains (case insensitively) a specified string. * matches a specified regular expression. and then checks whether it: * is mounted. * is not mounted. text/html 2017-09-06T04:13:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Mouse_Button?rev=1504671212&do=diff The Mouse Button condition (v8+) tests whether the specified mouse button is currently pressed or not pressed. See Also Actions * If Then Else * Pause Until Conditions Met * Execute Action Until Conditions Met * See all Actions Conditions * See all Conditions text/html 2023-09-18T07:48:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Path?rev=1695023338&do=diff Path condition The Path condition checks the file system at a specified path to determine if: * nothing exists. * something exists. * a file exists. * a file does not exist. * a folder exists. * a folder does not exist. See Also Actions * text/html 2017-09-06T04:52:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Pixel?rev=1504673541&do=diff The Pixel condition checks the color of a specified pixel on the screen. The location is defined by the X and Y coordinate relative to the top left corner of the main screen. As with all numeric fields, the numbers can be calculations including functions, and the fields expand to allow for longer expressions as soon as you type something other than a number. text/html 2021-10-18T08:52:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Script?rev=1634547144&do=diff The Script condition executes a script and checks the result. The script can be in a file or text within the application, and can be: * an AppleScript. * a Shell script. * a Swift script. * a JavaScript for Automation (JXA) script. * a JavaScript in Front Browser script (v9.0+). text/html 2017-11-14T05:31:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Text?rev=1510637513&do=diff The Text condition evaluates a text token string and then checks if it: * is empty. * is not empty. * is exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. * is not exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. * contains (case insensitively) a specified string. text/html 2017-09-06T04:52:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Typed_String?rev=1504673533&do=diff The Typed String condition checks if the macro was triggered with a Typed String trigger that allowed case to affect actions, and then case was either: * uppercase * title case * otherwise For a typed string trigger to be uppercase, all the “letters text/html 2017-11-14T05:33:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/USB_Device?rev=1510637619&do=diff The USB Device condition looks for a USB Device with a name that: * is exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. * contains (case insensitively) a specified string. * matches a specified regular expression. and then checks whether it: * exists. * does not exist. text/html 2024-05-21T06:28:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Variable?rev=1716272885&do=diff Variable condition The Variable condition looks at a Keyboard Maestro variables and determines if the variable: * exists. (deprecated and removed in v11.0.3+) * does not exist. (deprecated and removed in v11.0.3+) * is empty. * is not empty. * text/html 2025-07-09T09:11:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Wireless_Network?rev=1752052279&do=diff The Wireless Network condition looks for a wireless network with: * a name that is exactly (case insensitively) a specified string. * a name that contains (case insensitively) a specified string. * a name that matches a specified regular expression. * a BSSID that exactly matches a specified string. text/html 2023-09-20T04:32:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/function/IDLE?rev=1695184361&do=diff IDLE Function The IDLE() function returns the number of (fractional) seconds the Mac has been idle. The IDLE time is based on the Human Interface (HID) system, and so it notices only HID device activity like mouse movement or keyboard presses, not things like disk access or movies playing or network activity. text/html 2023-09-20T08:33:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/function/WINDOWCOUNT?rev=1695198807&do=diff WINDOWCOUNT Function The WINDOWCOUNT() function returns the number of windows in the front application. See Also Actions * Manipulate a Window action * Move or Click Mouse action * See all Actions Functions * MENUBARHEIGHT() function * MOUSEBUTTON() function * MOUSEX() function * MOUSEY() function * SCREEN() function * SCREENCOUNT()] function] * [[function:SCREENVISIBLE|SCREENVISIBLE() function * SCREENINDEX() function 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 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 2018-01-19T02:57:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/token/FoundImage?rev=1516330662&do=diff FoundImage Token The %FoundImage% Token (v8+) returns the details of the last found image in this execution instance. The last found image could have been found by a number of Actions or Conditions, like Find Image on Screen Action. The token returns the same data about the last found image as the text/html 2020-09-01T00:03:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/token/Window_Tokens?rev=1598918599&do=diff Window Related Tokens This Wiki page receives the redirect for a number or windows related tokens: * %WindowName% and %FrontWindowName% * %WindowFrame% and %FrontWindowFrame% * %WindowPosition% and %FrontWindowPosition% * %WindowSize% and %FrontWindowSize% Each of these text tokens return information about the specified window. Token Parameters The non-Front variants take a parameter indicating the window. The parameter is the value text/html 2025-07-25T08:06:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/Fundamental_Concepts?rev=1753430789&do=diff Fundamental Concepts First, if you have not done so already, please read the Quick Start. That tells you all the things you need to know to get started using Keyboard Maestro, as well as getting a grounding the terminology used in Keyboard Maestro. This page is designed to document some of the fundamental concepts that are important for a deeper understanding of how things work in Keyboard Maestro, but which are so fundamental that there is not necessarily a specific place to document them els… 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 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 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 2019-07-08T05:17:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/Found_Image?rev=1562563067&do=diff Found Image Condition The Found Image condition tests for a matching image on your screen(s) or windows. Example After an Action like this is executed, and an image was found, then the %FoundImage% token (v8+) will return the coordinates, size, and fuzz of the image. text/html 2023-09-13T03:07:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/condition/OCR?rev=1694574450&do=diff OCR Condition The OCR condition (v9.0+) extracts the text from an image using OCR (Optical Character Recognition) (specifically using Apple Text Recognition (v11+ and macOS 10.15+) or the Tesseract OCR library) and determines if it currently meets the specified. [ OCR Condition ] 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 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 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 2025-10-28T02:40:57+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wiki.keyboardmaestro.com/trigger/Typed_String?rev=1761619257&do=diff Typed String Trigger The Typed String trigger lets you execute a macro in response to a sequence of keys. Typed String triggers allow you to use more verbose (and hence descriptive) sequences of keys to trigger a macro. Because the keys first go through to the current application, the keys are usually deleted prior to executing the macro, although with this disabled you can use it in an application that largely ignores keys. Triggers can include non-