![]() TextExpander ($35) and Hazel ($28) both continued to be essential tools in 2013. Keyboard Maestro is only the tip of the automation iceberg. The developer is very responsive to questions and support requests, and there many others using Keyboard Maestro too, so you're likely to find more tips in the year ahead if you read their sites too. Keyboard Maestro comes with a 30-day trial which is enough time to overcome the initial learning curve and start making it work for you. It can launch applications, move and click the mouse, execute scripts, insert (static or dynamic/variable) text, manipulate windows, control menus, create/move/copy/rename/delete/trash files, control iTunes, capture images, control iTunes, send notifications, and more. Keyboard Maestro's cost may seem high in a world where software is often reduced to "fart-app pricing" but it does the work of several apps. (Peter Lewis, Keyboard Maestro's developer, commented that he's still impressed to see what users come up with to do with his own app!) Even after all that, I'm still learning new tricks that it can do. I've even done some one-on-one consulting and training. I have written about it a lot and posted several macros on Github. The more I learn about Keyboard Maestro, the more I'm impressed with it. Version 6 came out in 2013 and the app is continually improved. Keyboard Maestro ($36) is my favorite "non-new" app of 2013. I even use Bartender on my Dell UltraSharp 29" Ultrawide monitor which is essentially one monitor as wide as two monitors. You can even use it to hide built-in OS X menu bar icons such as Notification Center and Spotlight. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy.īartender lets you hide apps on your menu bar, as well as organize the ones you want to remain visible.
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