Keyboard Maestro
Automate almost anything you repeat on your Mac
The verdict
Build a macro once and your Mac will fill that web form, arrange your windows or clean up copied text whenever you press a hotkey, type a string or reach a set time. Keyboard Maestro has hundreds of built-in actions plus conditions and loops, which takes it well past Apple's free Shortcuts app. It costs $36 once, but expect a learning curve, which is why version 11 added a wizard for your first macro.
Get it if
You repeat the same clicks and keystrokes at work every day and would rather your Mac did them.
Skip it if
You need 2 or 3 simple automations, and Apple's free Shortcuts app already covers them.
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What it helps you do
- Fill the same web form with 1 hotkey
- Open your apps in a set window layout
- Clean up copied text before you paste it
- Run tasks on a schedule in the background
Plans and prices
Keyboard Maestro 11
$36$36 once, no subscription
Upgrade
$25$25 from any earlier version, free if you bought on or after March 1, 2023
What changed
Added to The Useful Apps
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The details
- Runs on
- Mac
- Version
- 11.1.1
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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