#Keyboard maestro. movie#
#Keyboard maestro. update#
#Keyboard maestro. full#
#Keyboard maestro. verification#
#Keyboard maestro. download#

The first is security when using unknown wifi connections. When I'm on my laptop, I connect to the VPN for two reasons. I use a VPN on our home router, which runs pfSense. (more…) Simplify VPN connections via TunnelBlick

#Keyboard maestro. movie#

So when I activate the macro, I can use one of two different formats for the search command:īoth of those searches will search the Apple Movie Store for movies with the keyword disaster the one on the left will use my default browser (currently Safari) the one on the right will use Edge. Using my rewritten macro, I can now optionally specify a browser in which to run the search. I decided to rewrite my macro to work like those apps do, but with an added feature: I use a number of browsers, and there are times I want my search to run in something other than the default browser. Both it and Butler do keyword searches, so you can type d best home vacuums to search DuckDuckGo for best home vacuums, or gm Tokyo to search Google Maps for Tokyo. Then I'd wait for a new prompt to appear, type the search terms, and press Return.īecause of my macro's convoluted interface, I found myself using our own Butler most of the time, as it offers an interface similar to SafariKeywordSearch (which works in Safari as an extension I was reminded of it due to a recent post by on Six Colors). While it worked well, it felt a bit cumbersome-I had to scan a pop-up palette of sites, and then press the proper key to select the site I wanted to search (so I had to keep the list relatively short).

Nearly five years ago, I wrote about my simple Keyboard Maestro web search macro that let me search many web sites from anywhere within macOS. This post remains because it has a fair bit of information about the macro in general.

#Keyboard maestro. download#

Please see the version 2.0 post for current details and download links. (more…) Search sites from anywhere via abbreviations If you need more general information on how the macro works, please refer to the original post there's a lot there I'm not repeating here. So…introducing Web Search via Shortcuts, version 2.0: What started as a small project (make it easier for others to customize the list) turned into a near-total rewrite.

I was very happy with how the macro worked, but behind the scenes, it wasn't all that good.

#Keyboard maestro. full#

The most-obvious new feature is shown at right-a live-filter option for the list of shortcuts in help.īut there's lots more-check out the release notes to see the full list, including the newly-added shortcuts.Ī week or so ago, I published the first version of Web Search via Shortcuts, my Keyboard Maestro macro that lets you, well, search the web from anywhere via shortcuts-you can type rob macros, for instance, to search this site for entries related to macros.

#Keyboard maestro. update#

Jan 4 2022: Version 2.2 is out, with a fix for an annoying bug I introduced in the update checking code that could cause the macro to quit after being invoked.

#Keyboard maestro. verification#

Jan 9 2022: Version 2.3 is out, with a new download verification feature (which will be useful starting with the next update), a much simpler update checker, and some minor bug fixes. Jan 14 2022: Version 2.4 is out, with an optional 'no text' input dialog, a default mode to search a favorite site without a shortcut, and faster processing of search terms. Download the macro, or get the update by manually running the Update check macro within the 2.4 release. Jan 14 2022: Version 2.5 is out, with a bug fix and a new check for updates button on the help panel. (more…) Search sites from anywhere via shortcuts, version two (Current users can use the check for updates macro to download the new version directly from version 2.x.) Read on for the details, or if you'd like to get started with Web Search via Shortcuts version 3, download the macro now.

All updates are tracked in two small text files on your drive, which means future updates will be completely automatic.

A list of 80+ search sites is included, and you can activate any of them with a few clicks and the creation of a shortcut word for each site.

You can modify (shortcut, description, URL) any search site, including the default sites.

All customization is done within the macro itself there's no need to muck about in the Keyboard Maestro editor.

The input dialog appears much more quickly-over 4x faster than in the 2.x series.

Here are the highlights of the 3.0 release: The above would search DuckDuckGo for the theory of everything, and open the results in your default browser. This is my Keyboard Maestro macro that lets you easily search web sites via a pop-up menu and an abbreviation: Yes, it's the return of the return of Web Search via Shortcuts, now at version 3.0 and much better than either of the previous versions.