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Shortcat

Killing mice, one at a time. Keep your hands on the keyboard and boost your productivity! Shortcat is a keyboard tool for Mac OS X that lets you "click" buttons and control your apps with a few keystrokes. Think of it as Spotlight for the user interface.

Using Shortcat to change DNS settings Example: Using Shortcat to change DNS settings

Download the beta! March 20, 2013 - v0.3.13

Requires 10.7.x (Lion) or 10.8.x (Mountain Lion)

Readme - Changelog

Non-English users: Currently, Shortcat is not optimized for non-English use, but it will still work!

日本のユーザーの皆様へ: Shortcatは日本語環境でも動作します。日本語の検索への対応は予定していますが、現時点では日本語の検索はできません。

Works with most apps

Shortcat leverages the Accessibility API, which is supported by all applications that come with Mac OS X and most applications!

Finder, Safari, Xcode, Textual, Skype, Calendar and more are supported. Shortcat is constantly being updated to work with more applications.

Be more productive

It takes an average of three seconds to move your hand from keyboard to mouse, clicking once, then back to the keyboard.

Shortcat allows you to keep your hands on the keyboard, saving time and energy. Imagine all the time you could save!

Shortcuts for everything

Shortcat adds shortcuts to most UI elements, allowing you to click on an element way faster than you could with a keyboard.

This allows clicking on an element become muscle memory and is more precise than using a mouse.

Use cases

Here is a list of examples of what you could use Shortcat for:

  • Jumping between channels in Textual
  • Jumping between chats in Skype
  • Clicking links in chat programs
  • Changing settings in System Preferences
  • Switching tabs in Chrome or Safari
  • Browsing the web in Safari
  • And whatever you can think of!

Screencast

This screencast is outdated; new one coming soon!

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