12 thoughts on “MPU 064: Keyboard Maestro”

1. Zettt November 29, 2011 at 8:36 am

   I can’t believe that my little screencast is linked here. That’s very cool! Thanks.
2. HMiller November 29, 2011 at 10:57 am

   KM sees external devices as triggers. I’ve added a couple of X-Keys external keyboards to my editing system. One is set up to turn on / off audio and video channels in Avid Media Composer. Unlike Quickeys which needs you to set up an external device, KM instantly sees that device. I’ve dropped Quickeys from my systems as it makes Media Composer unstable.
   Harry
   Editor Hawaii Five-0, Warehouse 13, et. al.
3. Andrew L November 29, 2011 at 2:33 pm

   Nice podcast with good info. I’ve also made the switch from Quickeys to Keyboard Maestro to use with Avid and my mac.

   Harry – I do the same with turning on/off video channels. I use shift-keypad numbers for turning on/off video channels 1 to 10 and control-keypad numbers for activating the corresponding video channel. Recently purchased a 24 key x-key device and plan on putting it to good use.

   Trying to figure out how to program the volume buttons on my Mattias Tactile Pro 3 keyboard with keyboard maestro. I’m able to do F1 to F15 but not the volume and eject. It does not see them in Keyboard Maestro as a hot key or device key. Any help would be appreciated.

   Many thanks,
   Andrew
4. Josh November 29, 2011 at 5:47 pm

   This was a great episode. I love the idea that you are doing a series on automation. You better not complete this series without an episode that covers how you shrink a PDF.
5. Robert November 30, 2011 at 7:31 am

   Bravo! Another triumph. Already listened x3, bought KM, and wrote first macro. I get it. Can’t wait for the automation series. Best cast on 5by5; always valuable learnings.
6. Max December 5, 2011 at 11:46 am

   I was listening to this episode and an alternative window manager called “mom”(?) was mentioned. What was that referring to ?
   1. Markus J. December 9, 2011 at 3:22 am

      The app is called “Moom” : http://manytricks.com/moom/
7. Junio December 8, 2011 at 9:50 pm

   Thanks for what might be the most influential podcast that I’ve heard.

   I listened to it this weekend, and I’ve automated most of my daily pre-customer data entry. This is an amazing app. The use of persistent variables just blows away Automator, I’ve tried to do some things like this & I just don’t know how I’ll ever be able to use my work PC without this.

   Thank you Katie, David, & Gabe.
8. Rett December 13, 2011 at 3:27 pm

   Very helpful! I bought KM and am off and running. One of my major needs/desires is to be able to check several financial investment websites, copy a number from each, and put those numbers into a spreadsheet. Is there any way to call upon 1Password to open each website without including my “one” password (to get into 1Password) as a value to be ‘typed’ by KM? That would defeat the purpose of having 1Password.
9. Eric December 24, 2011 at 5:21 pm

   I’d love to know how you would use moom along with keybaord maestro, as the guest suggested … ???
10. Bill D February 4, 2012 at 6:02 am

    This and every other MPU episode is really helpful. I also bought Keyboard Maestro straight after the show, and have cobbled together my first few macros, mainly to overcome common quirks with my system. There is one that I think others might benefit from though: it looks for keywords associated with sending attachments in mail.app and prompts me at the end of the sentence containing those words to attach a file. I’m sure there is a more elegant solution and more bells and whistles could be added but it works for me.
    http://p.twimg.com/Akzb4IiCAAAb5tk.jpg:large
11. Bonnie B. September 21, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    I’ve been going through the “Year of Automation” podcasts and recently listened to Keyboard Maestro episode.

    I found the post helpful for an intermediate-level KM newbie. It goes into specifics: how he grouped, named, and organized his KM macros. Provides lots of detailed explanations about things not in the official documentation or in most bloggers’ posts.

    Tips and Tricks for Keyboard Maestro at Flip Macrobyte.
    http://flip.macrobyte.net/software/keyboardmaestro

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