Homerow
Click any button on screen using only your keyboard
The verdict
Command-Tab gets you to an app from the keyboard, but clicking a button inside it still means reaching for the trackpad, and Homerow fixes that by putting letter labels on every button, link and menu so you type to click. It also scrolls by keyboard, finds buttons by name and works in Safari, Chrome, Slack, Finder and most other apps. At $49.99 it is pricey, so let the free trial show whether the habit sticks.
Get it if
You live on the keyboard and resent every trip to the trackpad just to press a button.
Skip it if
You don't mind the trackpad, and $49.99 is steep to change a habit you're happy with.
What it helps you do
- Click any button without touching the trackpad
- Scroll pages from the keyboard
- Find and press a button by its name
- Pick windows in Mission Control by keyboard
Plans and prices
License
$49.99$49.99 once, on all your personal Macs, with all future updates
Trial
FreeFree, with a reminder every 50 activations
What changed
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The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Requires
- macOS 13 or later
- Version
- 1.5.3
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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