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 ====== What’s New? ====== ====== What’s New? ======
  
-Keyboard~~Maestro~~expands on the powerful base of previous versions, ​adding Dark Mode, multiple ​editor ​windows, and support for OCR and JSONtogether with lots of new actions ​and additions. Keyboard~~Maestro~~requires ​OS X 10.11.0 El Capitan ​or later.+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~~Maestro~~11 requires ​macOS 10.13 High Sierra ​or later.
  
-==== Major Changes ​====+==== Changed in 11.0.2 ​====
  
-Support multiple editor windows+Resolved an issue [[action:​Display_Text|Display Large Text]] action stealing focus in Sonoma
-Support Dark Mode (requires 10.14+)+Worked around an issue when setting window position and size when the system is animating the changes and gets confused. 
-Added JSON support+* Fixed the [[action:​Alert|Alert]] action to honor the [[action:​Set_Next_Engine_Window_Position|Set Next Engine Window Position]] action. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​possible-bug-the-alert-window-does-not-respond-to-the-set-next-engine-window-action/​33870)) 
-Added OCR support+Resolved an issue with keys in the status menu not being handled for a period of time after the Status Menu is opened
-Added extended Regex support+Resolved an issue with [[action:​Set_Variable_to_Text|Set Variable to Text]] action and arrays within tokens([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​bug-version-11-set-variable-to-text-variable-name-by-indirection-variable-name-from-array-with-custom-delimiter/​33934)) 
-Added support for Stream Deck.  +[[action:​Set_Variable_to_Text|Set Variable to Text]] action will error if it is setting an indexed element and the index is out of range([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-to-write-to-a-position-in-an-array-variable/​25702/​7)) 
-Hardened Runtime. ​ Notarized+Resolved a performance issue with the [[token:​FrontDocumentPath|%FrontDocumentPath%]] token in the editor
-Requires 10.11+.+Possibly resolved an issue with [[trigger:​USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] triggers when lots of 0 packets are sent by the device
 +Fixed an issue with the non-edit display of OCR languages. 
 +* Fixed an issue with non-integer screen refresh rates.
  
-==== Dark Mode ====+==== Changed in 11.0.1 ​====
  
-Support Dark Mode (requires 10.14+)+Request Calendar permission when using the [[action:​Create_Calendar_Event|Create Calendar Event]] action. 
-Added Dark Mode preference ​(System, Light or Dark) (requires ​ 10.14+)+* Fixed an issue with [[action:​Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] and other actions when it fails but does not abort the macro
-Added Set/Toggle System Dark Mode actions ​(requires ​ 10.14+). +Fixed some issues with the [[action:​Select_Menu_by_Name|Select Menu by Name]] action. 
-* Added Set/Toggle Keyboard Maestro Dark Mode actions ​(requires ​ 10.14+). +* Fixed [[action:​Search_and_Replace|Search and Replace]] action to fail when the source cannot be read. 
-Added [[function:DARKMODE|DARKMODE]] and [[function:KMDARKMODE|KMDARKMODE]] +* Mitigate issue with 1Password corrupted bookmarks causing a crash/​lag. 
- functions (requires ​ 10.14+).+* Fixed an issue with [[action:​Show_Palette_of_Macros|Show Palette of Macros]] action not using the default theme initially. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​palettes-all-changed-with-v11/​33685)) 
 +Fixed the [[token:​TriggerBase|%TriggerBase%]] token for the Periodic, Time of Day and other triggers. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​possible-bug-periodic-trigger-s-triggerbase-value-has-changed-in-km11/​33607)
 +* Fixed an issue with [[token:​FinderSelections|%FinderSelections%]] and other tokens on pre-Ventura systems.  
 +* Added a TokenTimeout and ForceSynchronousTokens preference. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​possible-bug-finderselections-token-returns-inaccurate-results-when-selecting-large-number-of-items/​33713)
 +* Fixed some false positives with modifier only [[trigger:​Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers
 +Fixed an issue with [[action:Find_Image_on_Screen|Find Image]] [[action:Move_or_Click_Mouse|Click Mouse With Found Image]] actions when Waiting For Match. 
 +* Resolved an issue with the macro group Toggle window stealing focus in Sonoma. 
 +* Fixed a possible issue with some [[trigger:​Wireless_Network|Wireless Network]] trigger names. 
 +* Fixed a minor issue with the non-Edit display of Smart Groups.
  
-==== JSON ====+==== Editor ​====
  
-* Added Set JSON Value action+* Added New Macro Wizard to quickly make new macros
-* Added Set Variables ​to JSON action+* Added Security [[manual:​Preferences|preference pane]] ​to summarise the state and adjust the various system security settings.  
-* Added Set Dictionary ​to JSON action+* Added [[manual:​Macro_Groups|Macro Group]] synching option ​to Disable Macro Group on All Macs. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​request-new-group-creation-pref-disabled-on-this-mac-on-all-cpus/​32698)) 
-* Added %JSONValue%VarName[2+3].field.{%Variable%FieldName%}% token (and Pretty variant). +* Report if macros that are deleted are in use by other macros
-* Added %JSONFromVariables%Prefix% token (and Pretty and Strict variants)+* Added deprecated: ​[[manual:​Search_Strings|search string]]. 
-* Added %JSONFromDictionary%Dictionary% token (and Pretty variant). +* Added action:1234 [[manual:​Search_Strings|search string]]. 
-* Added JSONVALUE(VarName[2+3].field.{%Variable%FieldName%}function+* Added word:wombat [[manual:​Search_Strings|search string]]. 
-* Added JSON Keys collection+* Show Click Location in Quick Look view of images in [[action:​Move_or_Click_Mouse|Click at Found Image]] action ​(contstant offsets only). 
-* Added context sensitive COUNT() function within JSON array accesses+* Added “Do Not Ask Again” option to Evaluate Conditions alert
-* Added filter ​to JSON Compact ​and JSON Pretty.+* Added link to wiki [[manual:​Preferences|Preferences]] in the General preferences settings.  
 +* Support inserting “¬” characters with option-Return in AppleScript script fields. 
 +* Support text completion for Path fields. 
 +* Support `macros` in AppleScript smart groups. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-applescript-parity-between-macro-groups-and-smart-macro-groups/​14602/​4)
 +* Added warning if the Keyboard Maestro application is moved while it is running. ​([link](https://​www.keyboardmaestro.com/​action/​linkthru?​applicationmoved)
 +* Added Find button when deleting a named clipboard that is used by one or more macros
 +* Added Move Action Up/Down menu items
 +* Added support to [[action:​Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] action to scan application windows for buttons. 
 +* Default new [[action:​Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Front_Browser|Execute a JavaScript]] actions to modern syntax.  
 +* Added live results ​to the [[action:​Search_and_Replace|Search ​and Replace]] action([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​action-live-result-display/​3124))
  
-==== Stream Deck ====+==== Engine ​====
  
-* Added Stream Deck Plug In+* Added [[trigger:​keyboardmaestro|keyboardmaestro]] command line tool for triggering or editing macros
-* Added Stream Deck Plug In to USB Device Key trigger+* Added modern JavaScript syntax mode. 
-* Added Stream Deck Set Title action+* Added support for limiting variables passed ​to scripts
-* Added Stream Deck Set Image action. +* Added Apple Text Recognition to OCR options (macOS 10.15+). ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​apple-vision-ocr-instead-of-tessaract/​24464)) 
-* Added Stream Deck Show OK action. +* Added Active Macro Groups palette to show which groups are active (available via the Help menu or the Status Menu). 
-* Added Stream Deck Show Alert action.+* Simplified `Paste "​xyz"​` submenu in the status menu to just display the text. 
 +* Added an option to include macro icons in the status menu. 
 +* Added an option to include macro icons in the group status menus. 
 +* AppleScript `do script` now returns results from the [[action:​Return_from_Subroutine|Return]] action. 
 +* Execute Macro shortcut returns results from the [[action:​Return_from_Subroutine|Return]] ​action. 
 +* Added Blue Topaz palette theme. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​custom-palette-style-colors/​3516/​28)) 
 +* Request Screen Recording permission if the [[condition:​Pixel|Pixel]] condition is used. 
 +* Request Contacts permission if the [[token:​AddressBook|%AddressBook%]] token is used. 
 +* Allow [[action:​Create_Unique_File|Create Unique File]] action without an output variable to execute without error. 
 +* Improved detection and reporting of errors in [[actions:​Browser_Actions|Browser Actions]]. 
 +* Use custom [[action:​For_Each|For Each]] action name in Display Progress title. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​for-each-action-now-has-its-own-progress-bar-km10/​26437/​8)) 
 +* Added an option to show only images in the [[manual:​Clipboard_History_Switcher|Clipboard History Switcher]]. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​search-filter-images-only-in-clipboard-history-switcher/​30123)) 
 +* Support Command & Command-Shift Arrows in Spotlight-like windows. 
 +* Support `\` processing in variable token array item separators (eg %Variable%Lines[3]\n%). 
 +* Limit [[token:​FrontBrowserJavaScript|%JavaScript%]] tokens maximum execution time to half a second. 
 +* Support arbitrarily large numbers of files [[trigger:​Dragged_File|dropped on a palette entry]]. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​increase-maximum-number-of-files-that-can-be-dropped-on-a-macro/​31285)) 
 +* Resolve symlinks for Applications (specifically this helps with the move of Safari in Ventura). 
 +* Removed use of deprecated SecKeychainUnlock et al. 
 +* Remove the "The text is" (and similar) from the Display Text windows. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​change-manipulate-the-title-of-the-display-text-in-window/​32567/​4)) 
 +* Allow [[action:​Prompt_for_User_Input|Prompt for User Input]] sliders to return decimals. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​slider-keeps-rounding-my-values-down/​32936/​2))
  
-==== Extended Regex ====+==== Triggers ​====
  
-Support \U, \u, \L, \l and \E in token fields including Search & Replace fields+Added [[trigger:​Space_Changed|Space Changed]] trigger. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-new-trigger-desktop-space-change/​32640)) 
-Support named capture groups ($(name}in Replace fields ​(10.13+).+* Added tapped only once/​twice/​3 times options to [[trigger:​Hot_Key|Hot Key]] and [[trigger:​USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] triggers
 +Added support for modifiers in [[trigger:​Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers ​(eg “em⇧” means e, m, tap the shift key). ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​suggestion-use-key-sequences-including-modifiers-to-trigger-macros/​27093))
  
-==== Editor ​====+==== Actions ​====
  
-Support multiple editor windows+Added [[action:​Prompt_for_Snippet|Prompt for Snippet]] action
-Support for Increased Contrast+Added [[action:​Create_Calendar_Event|Create Calendar Event]] action (macOS 10.14+)
-Support contextual menu in Macros column+Added [[action:​Send_Pushover_Notification|Send Pushover Notification]] action
-Support contextual menu in Macro Groups column+Added [[action:​Set_Screen_Resolution|Set Screen Resolution]] action
-In the Insert Action/​Token/​Function ​by Name windows, Option-Double ​Click, and Option-Return open the wiki help([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​is-there-any-action-that-can-run-an-url-like-this/13071/6)|forum]]+Added [[action:​Select_Menu_by_Name|Select Menu by Name]] action. 
-Dragging a folder in to a macro group now creates an [[action:Open_a_File_Folder_or_ApplicationOpen Folder]] macro+* Added [[action:​Remove_Clipboard_Flavors|Remove Clipboard Flavors]] action. 
-Dragging a workflow into macro now creates an [[action:Execute_an_Automator_Workflow|Execute an Automator Workflow]] action. +* Added [[action:​Set_Audio_Device|Set Audio Input/​Output/​Sound Effects Device]] actions.  
-Use VarName as the default variable name in more places+* Added [[action:​Mute_Audio_Device|Mute/​Unmute Audio Device]] actions. 
-Changed “Import Macros Disabled…” menu name to “Import Macros Safe…” ​to avoid confusion+* Added [[action:​Get_Location|Get Location]] action. 
-* Added a Sort Disabled Macros ​to Bottom option. +* Added option to [[action:​Move_or_Click_Mouse|Click at Found Image]] action to wait for the image to appear. 
-* Select from Recently Executed now focuses on Macros Column/Macro in non-Edit mode+* Added option to [[action:​Find_Image_on_Screen|Find Image on Screen]] action to wait for the image to appear. 
-* Added macros ​to Spotlight index (requires 10.13+). ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-can-i-include-km-macros-in-my-macos-spotlight-searches/9805)|forum]]) +* Added Progress Bar option to [[action:​Group|Group]] action. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​for-each-action-now-has-its-own-progress-bar-km10/26437/12)) 
-Adjust macro name / trigger column resizing ​to allow for longer trigger names+Added Progress Bar option ​to [[action:Repeat|Repeat]] action
-Better display of invalid calculations in the editor. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​request-change-behavior-of-km-editor-display-of-invalid-actions/11237)|forum]]+Added support for other kinds of behaviours (eg showing ​menu) to the [[action:Press_a_Button|Press a Button]] action. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​whats-the-best-way-to-work-with-mini-menus-not-the-menu-bar/​10853/​2)) 
-No display of calculation errors in the editor if the issue is only that a Local or Instance variable has no value. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​request-change-behavior-of-km-editor-display-of-invalid-actions/11237)|forum]]+Added an optional HelpURL field to [[manual:​Plug_In_Actions|Plug In Actions]]([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-support-for-proper-help-information-in-third-party-plugins/​20285)) 
-Large Text setting now affects resizable text views in actions. +Added support ​to [[action:​Set_JSON_Value|Set JSON Value]] action to delete dictionary or array entries by setting ​to `%Delete%`
-* Added hidden preferences ​to allow setting ​the font/size of text views in actionsincluding fixed width script fonts. +* Added explicit File Move and File Rename options ​to the [[action:​Move_or_Rename_a_File|Move or Rename a File]] action([forum](https:​//​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​wiki-update-file-actions/​11023)) 
-* Added Toolbar labels to enhance accessibility. ([[https://mjtsai.com/blog/2019/​05/​22/​mac-toolbar-labels-and-accessibility/|mjtsai]]) +* Added Hide Other Applications,​ Bring All Windows to Front and Reopen Initial Windows options to [[action:​Activate_a_Specific_Application|Activate a Specific Application]] action when already at front
-Enhanced the Interactive Help with further support ​for when a macro is triggered but not doing what you want+* Added an option ​to reduce the CPU usage of [[action:​Pause_Until|Pause Until]] actions for long running pauses. 
-Added detection of Mojave accessibility setting bugs to the Interactive Help system ​(sigh).+* Support [[action:​Set_Variable_to_Text|Set Variable to Text]] action setting array elements of a variable. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-to-loop-through-array-variable/​13498/​3)) 
 +* Added configurable themes for [[action:​Show_Palette_of_Macros|Show Palette of Macros]] action. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-to-have-multiple-conflict-palette-styles/29239)
 +* Added option to [[manual:​Applications_Palette|Applications Palette]] to default to Hide Others when switching. 
 +Added option ​to [[action:​Apply_Modifiers_to_a_Specific_Application|Apply Modifiers to Application]] action to default to Hide Others when switching
 +Add options for All Windows and Reopen Windows to [[action:​Activate_Last_Application|Activate Last Application]] action. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​is-there-a-km-action-equivalent-to-btt-switch-to-previous-window/31917/25)) 
 +Added File option to [[action:​Stream_Deck_Set_Image|Stream Deck Set Image]] action. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​stream-deck-set-the-image-to-a-file-like-found-image-works/22619)) 
 +Support Save to File as an output option ​to the [[action:​Get_a_URL|Get a URL]], [[action:​Execute_a_Shell_Script|Execute Script]]/[[action:​Execute_Shortcut|Shortcut]]and [[action:​Plug_In|Plug In]] actions. ([forum](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/copying-an-image-from-a-web-page-into-clipboard-having-some-issues-best-approach/30527/6)) 
 +* Support saving images to Clipboard/​File in a variety of formats for [[action:​Get_a_URL|Get a URL]], [[action:​Execute_a_Shell_Script|Execute Script]]/​[[action:​Execute_Shortcut|Shortcut]],​ and [[action:​Plug_In|Plug In]] actions. 
 +Adjusted [[action:​Hide_Front_Application|Hide Front Application]] action to wait for the application to no longer be active before proceeding
 +Adjusted [[action:​Quit_a_Specific_Application|Quit Application]] (et al) actions ​to wait for the application to terminate ​(or relaunch).
  
-==== Engine ​====+==== Conditions ​====
  
-Added Display Layout Changed trigger. +Add a [[condition:File_Attribute|File Attribute]] condition. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-prevent-an-action-from-working-under-certain-conditions/24333)) 
-* Added Iconaholic Rotate status menu icon. +Added [[condition:Macro|Macro is Executing]] condition ​condition.
-* Added default Clipboard Filters group. +
-* Support sorting the Applications Palette by launch date. (Quinn) +
-* Preserve DPI of images in image actions. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​problems-with-km-image-tools-retina-screens/​6860)|forum]]+
-* Add “real-time” recording mode. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​realtime-recording-and-playback-of-keys-and-mouse/12355)|forum]]+
-Avoid copying as PDF in Microsoft apps (Microsoft apps are still slow on first copy while starting the RTF engine). +
-* Avoid copying many different image formats on the clipboard, only save TIFF and PNG formats. +
-* Support “Place Under Mouse” in Clipboard History Switcher. +
-* Large Text setting now affects Quick Look and Display Text in Window plain text size. +
-* Support button keys with or without command keys in Prompt For User Input windows with no text fields. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t//​9935)|forum]]+
-* Added JavaScript in Front Browser script ​condition. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t//​9912)|forum]]) +
-* Treat clipboard entries with file references to images as images. +
-* Add Large Text Display period to the [[action:​Set_Action_Delay|Set Action Delay]] action settings. +
-* Support the AppleScript “windows” property returning all the panel windows in the Engine. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​clipboard-history-switcher-window-remember-placement-or-move-via-macro-script/​8110)|forum]]) +
-* Triggering a macro will not necessarily cancel a conflict palette or “for once” palette. ​ This may change in the future.+
  
-==== Themes ​====+==== Filters ​====
  
-* Added Dark Mode palette theme+* Added Sentence Case [[manual:​Filters|filter]]
-* Added Mojave Night palette theme. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​custom-palette-style-colors/​3516/​12)|forum]]+* Added Styled Text to/from RTF [[manual:Filters|filter]]. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​request-for-a-new-token-compositetextwidth/23344/15)) 
-* Added Blue Lagoon palette theme. +Adjusted ​the Word Count [[manual:Filters|filter]] so that “1.49” is one word.
-* Added Blue Night palette theme. +
-* Added Purple Dream palette theme. +
-* Added Orange Light palette theme. +
-* Added enhanced custom palette theme with gradient options. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​custom-palette-style-colors/3516/6)|forum]]+
-Added an option to center or not center ​the text in palette themes. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​custom-palette-style-colors/​3516/​14)|forum]])+
  
-==== Clipboard Switcher ​====+==== Tokens ​====
  
-If multiple items are selected in the Clipboard Switcher, Command-C merges them into the system clipboard+Added [[token:​FrontBrowserWindowName|%Safari/​Chrome/​FrontBrowserWindowName%]] tokens. 
-If multiple items are selected in the Clipboard Switcher, Command-V merges ​and then pastes them+* Added [[token:​FrontBrowserVersion|%Safari/​Chrome/​FrontBrowserVersion/​LongVersion%]] tokens. 
-If multiple images are selected, merging them creates a single larger image (horizontally or vertically, depending on the separator). +* Added [[token:​FrontBrowserPath|%Safari/​ChromeBundleID/​Path/​Name%]] tokens. 
-* Added a contextual menu to select the Multiple Clipboard Separator+* Added [[token:​FrontDocumentPath|%FrontDocumentPath%]] token (thanks Chris!). ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​finding-the-file-path-for-the-front-document-in-the-front-application/​7095)) 
-If a single item is selected in the Clipboard History Switchercommand-C sets the system clipboard to it.+* Added [[token:​ApplicationVersion|%ApplicationVersion/​LongVersion%]] tokens([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/​31812)) 
 +Added [[token:​KeyboardMaestroVersion|%KeyboardMaestroVersion/​LongVersion%]] tokens. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/​31812)) 
 +* Added [[token:​SystemVersion|%SystemVersion/​LongVersion%]] tokens([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/​31812)) 
 +Added [[token:​LastAbortedActionID|%LastAbortedActionID%]] token. ​([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​try-catch-would-love-to-get-more-details-in-tokens/​25244/​3)) 
 +* Added [[token:​OptionReturn|%OptionReturn%]] token (valid in Insert Text by Typing only). 
 +* Added [[token:​ScreenResolution|%ScreenResolution(s)%]] tokens
 +Added [[token:​AudioInputDevice|%AudioInputDevice(UID)%]] tokens. 
 +* Added [[token:​AudioOutputDevice|%AudioOutputDevice(UID)%]] tokens. 
 +* Added [[token:​AudioSoundEffectsDevice|%AudioSoundEffectsDevice(UID)%]] tokens. 
 +* Added [[token:​AudioInputDevices|%AudioInputDevices%]] and [[token:​AudioOutputDevices|%AudioOutputDevices%]] tokens. 
 +* Added [[token:​MusicPlayerState|%MusicPlayerState%]] token. 
 +* Added [[token:​SystemClipboardFlavors|%SystemClipboardFlavors%]] token 
 +* Added [[token:​PastClipboardFlavors|%PastClipboardFlavors%]] token 
 +* Added [[token:​NamedClipboardFlavors|%NamedClipboardFlavors%]] token 
 +* Added [[token:​TriggerClipboardFlavors|%TriggerClipboardFlavors%]] token 
 +* Adjusted ​the [[token:​FinderSelection|%FinderSelection(s)%]] tokens to return the selected itemnot the target of an alias/link([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​finderselections-with-symbolic-links/​29015))
  
-==== Actions ​====+==== Functions ​====
  
-* Added OCR (Optical Character Recognition) action for screen and images. +* Added [[function:PROCESSORS|PROCESSORS()]] function. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) 
-* Added OCR condition for screen and images. +* Added [[function:MEMORY|MEMORY()]] function. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) 
-* Added Set Desktop Image action. +Added [[function:UPTIME|UPTIME()]] function. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-an-enhancement-to-get-hardware-and-software-based-information-without-coding/31812)) 
-* Add Cancel a Specific Macro action. +Added an optional second parameter ​to [[function:ROUND|ROUND]][[function:CEIL|CEIL]][[function:FLOOR|FLOOR]]and [[function:TRUNC|TRUNC]] functions.
-* Added Append/​Prepend to Variable actions. +
-* Added Set Clipboard to Image action. +
-* Added Set Clipboard to File Reference action. +
-* Added Append Text to Variable option for various outputs (eg Execute Script output). +
-* Added Show/​Hide/​Toggle Applications Palette action. +
-* Updated Open 1Password action to work with 1Password 7.3+. +
-* Added URL selction to Open 1Password action (requires 1Password 7.3+). +
-* Added Display Name option to Filter and Get File Attribute. +
-* Added modifiers to Simulate the Hardware Key action. +
-* Added Small Increase/​Decrease System Sound Volume actions. +
-* Added Small Increase/​Decrease System Brightness actions. +
-* Add clipboard and file options to Find Image action. +
-* Add clipboard and file options to Click at Found Image action. +
-* Add clipboard and file options to Found Images collection and condition. +
-* Added bottom to top and right to left options for Found Images collection. +
-* Added image selection (eg “rightmost”) options to Find Image action. +
-* Added non-unique image selection (eg “rightmost”) options to Click at Found Image action. +
-* Added %ApplicationPath%1% token. +
-* Added “All”, “Foreground”,​ “Background” options to Application tokens. +
-* Added “All” option to Window and Screen tokens. +
-* Added %ExecutingInstance% token representing the current execution instance. +
-* Added %ExecutingInstances% listing the current execution instances. +
-* Added %ExecutingInstanceName%instance% giving the name of a specific instance. +
-* Added %FrontBrowser%,​ %FrontBrowserBundleID% and %FrontBrowserPath% tokens. +
-* Added HEX, OCT, and BIN functions.  +
-* Added DIV operator. +
-* Support two-parameter variants of RANDOM and RAND functions. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​random-negative-numbers/​12561)|forum]]) +
-* Support SCREENVISIBLE(VarName,…when VarName is “Back”, etc ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​variables-in-move-and-resize-front-window/​1560)|forum]]+
-* Support “Index” as a coordinate to the SCREEN and SCREENVISIBLE ​function+
-* Support Smart Groups in Trigger Macro By Name action. +
-* Support Smart Groups in Show Palette of Macros action. +
-* Added an option to select the units for the Pause action. +
-* Added screen selection menu options for second, third, external, internal, etc in various actions. +
-* Added an option to not sort entires in the Prompt With List action. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-sorting-options-in-prompt-with-list-action/​8579)|forum]]) +
-* Added an option to set the title of the Prompt For File action. ​([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​feature-request-add-titles-to-all-km8-prompts/​8423)|forum]]) +
-* Added an option to set the initial directory of the Prompt For File action. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​default-folder-location-for-prompt-for-file-action/8782)|forum]]+
-* Added a parameter option to the Get a URL action. +
-* Added a parameter option to the Remote Trigger action. +
-* Added an option to the Open URL action to open the URL in the background. +
-* Support token processing options in the various web browser actions. +
-* Tokens that start with %Local or %Instance but that do not match an existing local/​instance variable are assume to be empty variables. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​using-local-variable-token-without-the-variable-prefix/​10893/​7)|forum]]+
- +
-==== Speed ==== +
- +
-* Improved launch speed, especially with multiple editor windows. +
-* Improved speed displaying the All Macros group with large numbers of macros. +
-* Improved Clipboard History display speed and memory usage with lots of large images. +
-* Improved Clipboard History save/load speed with lots of large images. +
-* Improved Named Clipboard save/load speed with lots of large images. +
- +
-==== Minor ==== +
- +
-* Added “web” and “website” as a search synonym for Open URL and Get URL actions. +
-* Added “load” and “save” as search synonyms for Read File and Write File actions. +
-* Added “create” and “directory” as search synonyms for New Folder action. +
-* Added “annotate” as search synonyms for Composite onto Image action. +
-* Added “dialog” and “window” as search synonyms for Alert and Prompt for User Input actions. +
-* Added “Insert Styled Text by Pasting” to action insertion lists. +
-* Added hidden preference settings to configure the fonts in scripts, HTML, JSON and Comment actions. +
-* Added options to match applications based on just Bundle ID (rather than Path & Bundle ID). +
-* Expanded hex character tokens to include emoji (eg %01F300%). +
-* Adjusted Filter Percent Encode for URL to encode all non-alphanumeric characters. +
-* Adjusted Search the Web action to token expand the Title field. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​search-the-web-action-macro-name-as-background-text/​13272)|forum]]) +
-* Default shell environment to UTF-8 if not explicitly set. +
-* Changed Application Trigger to set TriggerValue to the path of the application. (may break macros) +
-* Include Smart Groups in macro selector popup menu. +
-* Trigger Macro by Name initial search now processes tokens. +
-* Adjusted Comment action to enable automatic link detection.  +
-* Adjusted Insert Styled text and Display Styled Text action to enable automatic link detection. +
-* Adjusted the palette displays slightly, de-bolded the content text and added some space. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​ui-palette-suggestion/13942)|forum]]+
-Disabled Smart Copy/Paste in most text fields. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​wish-list-or-alternative-solution-insert-url-in-comment-action/​13281)|forum]]+
-* Attempt to better support control over Smart Quote/​Dash/​Link Substitution/​Detection. +
-* Detect AppleScript errors and abort/fail the Execute AppleScript action(may break macros) +
-* Detect Shell script errors and abort/fail the Execute Shell Script action. (may break macros) +
-* Detect Plug In script errors and abort/fail the Plug In action. (may break macros)([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-do-i-abort-macro-if-plugin-script-gets-error/​10558)|forum]]) +
-* Avoid New Folder action failing in the case where the folder already exists. +
-* Improve error display of text script errors ​(remove long extraneous temporary path). +
-* Hidden Windows show slightly dimmed text in the Window Switcher. +
-* Handle kmtrigger: URLs with bogus slash (/) at the end added by Word. +
-* Worked around Google Chrome’s stupid window title accessibility issue. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​found-images-suddenly-broken-in-google-chrome/​11510)|forum]]) +
-* Worked around Safari 12.1 not disabling the Stop menu when the page is finished loading (radar 49309868). +
-* Worked around an issue with dates and times not being localized in Mojave. (CFBundleAllowMixedLocalizations) +
-* Support Brave and Vivaldi browsers as a Chrome-compatible Front Browser. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​using-a-non-safari-non-chrome-browser/13712)|forum]]+
-Rate-limit Named Clipboard Change notifications. +
-* Rate-limit Allow JavaScript from Apple Events notifications. +
-* Improved Search Using Regular Expressions ​to indicate invalid variables in red. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​bug-variables-illegal-characters-without-warning-via-search-using-regex-action/​11003)|forum]]+
-* Invalid variables that are entered in various fields and show up red will not be saved. +
-* Improve error display of numeric errors. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​is-there-any-name-of-action-to-repeat-some-macro-till-last-tab-of-the-window/​13798/​4)|forum]]+
-* Added primary trigger to Macro Inspector / Trigger Macro by Name windows.  +
-* Adjusted the Continue/​Retry Loop action icon to a Control Flow icon instead of a Stop icon. +
-* Adjusted the Share to Forum default name to be less verbose. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​change-request-macro-upload-name/​7951)|forum]]+
-* Detect Universal Clipboards ​and display a network icon as the source. +
-* Removed support for signatures in Send Mail Message as Mail.app’s signature support is broken.  +
-* Detect more Audio Output Device changes. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​macro-not-triggering-on-audio-output-change/​12651)|forum]])+
  
 ==== Fixes ==== ==== Fixes ====
  
-* Fixed Revert ​to interact properly with Undo/Redo. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-to-discard-undo-the-revert-macros-action/13240)|forum]]+* Fixed a performance issue in the editor switching ​to/from macros with large numbers of triggers. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​performance-of-a-macro-with-many-key-triggers/16128)) 
-* Fixed the title of the Set Action Delay action. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​set-action-delay-title-doesnt-update-correctly/13344)|forum]]+* Fixed a crash that could happen if the icon of one macro was dependent on another recursively. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​km-editor-crashing-at-launch/32735)) 
-* Fixed a crash if the engine is launched via a .kmtrigger file+* Fixed a possible ​crash after duplicate [[trigger:​Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers fire and the macros are immediately reloaded
-* Fixed the non-edit display of the Macro condition. +* Fixed an issue with [[action:​Prompt_for_User_Input|Prompt for User Input]] sliders with initial values above 100. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​slider-keeps-rounding-my-values-down/32936/2)) 
-* Fixed the non-edit display of the Modifiers condition. +* Fixed some issues with the Ruler in text views. 
-* Fixed the non-edit display of the Text condition. +* Fixed an issue with the [[token:​VBAR|%|%]] token and emoji. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​bug-cursor-positioned-incorrectly-after-inserting-text-with-emojis/32446)) 
-* Fixed performance ​issue with Word Count filter. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​filtering-large-amounts-of-text-in-the-clipboard/13575)|forum]]+* Fixed an issue searching for greater than 16-bit unicode characters. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​im-not-sure-that-emoji-are-reliably-searchable-in-the-keyboard-maestro-editor/16852)) 
-* Fixed an issue where the “ends ​with” condition fails if the end string is also in the middle of the string. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​switch-ends-with-bug/13619)|forum]]+* Fixed some issues with truncating strings with greater than 16-bit unicode characters
-* Fixed an issue where macro groups that were inactive and then had their configuration changed would not necessarily activate.  +* Fixed a glitch ​in the KeyCaps.icns file. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​other-icons-export-as-trigger-file/31740/3)
-* Fixed an issue with Prompt With List action not showing as much as possible of long entries. +* Fixed an issue with [[token:​FinderSelection|%FinderSelection%]] and [[token:​FinderSelections|%FinderSelections%]] tokens. 
-* Fixed an issue with gestures of a single diagonal direction being allowed.  +* Fixed an issue with [[trigger:​USB_Device_Key|USB Device Key]] trigger and MacBook Pro M2 Product ID = 0 keyboards. 
-* Fixed an issue with the character selection menu highlighting in the Icon Chooser Character display. +* Fixed [[action:​Execute_a_JavaScript_in_Custom_Prompt|Execute a JavaScript in Custom Prompt]] action to process tokens on script paths. 
-* Fixed an issue with highlighting display of truncated names in Window Switcher. +* Fixed using Helvetica in the Spotlight-like windows. 
-* Fixed an issue when running a macro from the editor immediately after making a change. +* Fixed [[manual:​URL_Schemes|keyboardmaestro:​ URL]] so it works when the editor ​is launched. 
-* Fixed an issue where Conflict Palettes could not use the key they were triggered with. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​how-to-double-tap-a-non-alphanumeric-conflict-palette-trigger/8089)|forum]]+* Fixed [[trigger:​Typed_String|Typed String]] triggers with regular expressions to produce conflict palettes ​if appropriate. 
-* Fixed Command-V in the search field in the Clipboard Switcher+* Fixed an issue with the non-edit trigger display of times in certain time zones. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​set-a-time-trigger-shows-a-different-time/29059)) 
-* Fixed a crash in ThemedPaletteMatrixCell when the entry is tracking the mouse but the palette changes. +* Fixed setting [[action:​Trigger_Macro_by_Name|Trigger Macro by Name]] to Smart Macro Group. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​trigger-macro-by-name-limit-to-smart-group-results/29546)) 
-* Fixed an issue with the Prompt for File action not honouring the file types. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​prompt-for-file-allowed-types-not-working/13807)|forum]]) +* Fixed a memory leak when finding images. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​excessive-keyboard-maestro-engine-memory-usage/​30175/)) 
-* Fixed an issue where the editor ​window would hide if you selected Help from a Insert By Name window. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​is-there-any-action-that-can-run-an-url-like-this/13071/6)|forum]]+* Fixed an issue with the Interactive Help listing macro execution multiple times. 
-* Fixed Icon Chooser sorting applications case sensitively. +* Fixed an issue with the Interactive Help not listing recorded Quick Macro executions. 
-* Fixed an issue with Enable/​Disable macros resulting in delay in operation of Typed String trigger. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​delay-after-enabling-macro/14060)|forum]]+* Added some logging for failed Accessibility window manipulations. 
-* Fixed Break From Loop, Retry Loop, Continue Loop considering ​Group to be a loop. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​bug-group-treated-as-loop/11632)|forum]]+* Fixed issue where a duplicated search string matched action does not appear matched. 
-* Fixed an issue with Emoji character transparency in palettes. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​transparency-issue-with-palettes-and-emoji/13971)|forum]]+* Fixed an issue with overly enthusiastic search field completion suggestions.  
-* Fixed Get Touch Bar to properly handle Code__Title options. ([[https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​touch-bar-prompt-values/13566)|forum]])+* Fixed issue with Palettes displaying wide enough to hold a title that is not shown. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​cant-understand-why-palette-contains-a-wide-blank-area/33081/4)) 
 +* Fixed an issue with the window switcher switching ​to different monitors. ([forum](https://​forum.keyboardmaestro.com/​t/​window-switcher-activate-window-on-other-monitor/33018))
  
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