QuicKeys is software that makes it easier to use your computer. With QuicKeys you can automate common things you do all the time. And you can automate tedious things you don't do all the time — things that are hard to remember.
With QuicKeys 4 you can automate your computer in two ways: Abbreviations and Shortcuts. Abbreviations, which are new in QuicKey 4, are words you type into a document that are then automatically replaced by QuicKeys with longer text. Shortcuts are collections of one or more steps that perform specific tasks on your computer.
Make a New Record Shortcuts are the main way you automate your computer using QuicKeys. Shortcuts are very powerful, but are super easy to make. That's because QuicKeys can make them for you by recording practically anything you can do. All you have to do is tell QuicKeys when to start recording and when to stop recording. QuicKeys will then make a new Shortcut containing steps that reproduce your actions.
Of course, if you want you can always create and edit Shortcuts by hand. You can even edit your recorded Shortcuts later if you want to have them do something different.
One Small Step… Like we said, Shortcuts are collections of one or more steps. The steps in a Shortcut are the heart of what QuicKeys does. Each step in a Shortcut performs a specific task to do something on your computer.
Some examples are typing text, opening an application, clicking a button, or making a menu selection. For virtually anything you can do on your computer there is a QuicKeys step or a combination of steps that can do the same thing.
Let's Get it Started! When you want to use a Shortcut, you run it using a Trigger. The most common Trigger is a Hot Key. A Hot Key is simply a key on your computer keyboard that you press (with or without modifiers) that then triggers a Shortcut. You can set the Hot Keys that trigger your Shortcuts to whatever you want. QuicKeys also includes many other types of Triggers. Some of the other types of Triggers include Day & Time and Speech recognition.
Life's Better After a QuicKey So that, in brief, is what QuicKeys is all about. If you want to explore QuicKeys some more, download the fully functional free trial and try it out.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 4.0.6:* Added new feature to Menu Actions to allow steps to fail if the item is not the desired "checked" state.
* Tweaked user interface of Menu Actions to better reflect what should happen if a menu item is "checked" or not.
* Fixed issue with menu items not being selected if item is an alternate and menu is also shown. - Snow Leopard
* Worked around OS issue preventing recording of pop-up menu selections. - Snow Leopard
* Fixed issue where system menu items (on right side do menu bar) or menus set to be shown when played could be selected twice.
* Fixed issue with matching immediate completion abbreviations.
* Fixed issue with replacing selected text for Abbreviations.
* Fixed issue where an error could be displayed when selecting a new shortcut to be played for an Abbreviation.
* Fixed issue with Web Actions not loading needed components under Mac OS X10.5 Leopard.
* Changed how Mac OS Address Book system is initialized to improve launching of QuicKeys.
* Fixed issue where renaming saved searches could make name unreadable while editing.
* Fixed drawing of check box in "On" column in Abbreviations list.
* Fixed scope list drawing issues.
* Fixed display issue of buttons in toolbars in QuicKeys Editor window and Shortcut editor windows.
* Fixed minor issue when trying to edit triggers from shortcut list. - Snow Leopard
* Fixed display of special key names when editing Type Keystroke actions.
* Fixed issue with inability to use QuicKeys Automator plugin. - Snow Leopard
* Fixed icon for Check For Menu and Wait For Menu actions.
* Fixed issue with pairing with QuicKeys Anywhere on iPhone/iPod touch.
* Added Remotes preference to optionally send application icons from QuicKeys to QuicKeys Anywhere on iPhone/iPod touch.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.5 or later.
Size: 25.14 MB
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