![]() ![]() Click the + icon in the middle column to create a new macro inside the “Home.app” macro group.(That process of setting a Macro Group to only work in one app is a handy feature of Keyboard Maestro that you will probably use a lot.) Create a Macro for each room I use the » prefix before all of my Macro Groups that are specific to an app to help keep them sorted together. Note that I called mine “» Home.app” but you could call it anything you want. This will restrict the macros in that Macro Group to only being active when you are using the Home.app. Then, in the third (main) section, set “Available in these applications” to the Home app using the dropdown. Create a “Macro Group” for the Home.appĬlick the + icon in the first column of Keyboard Maestro’s Editor window to create a new “Macro Group” (think of it like a folder). It’s a relatively straight-forward macro, but I thought I’d walk through it as an intro to folks who may want to learn more about Keyboard Maestro. I have often wished for a way to go to a specific room via a keyboard shortcut, and today I finally made that happen using one of the best apps on macOS: Keyboard Maestro. One minimal piece of functionality that the app has is that each of your “rooms” are available under the “View” menu and via an icon on the Home.app toolbar. That automation is pretty good, but if you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to setting a Home.app scene or even turning an accessory on/off, well, you are out of luck.) (That “Automation” tab is identical to what you see on iOS, where you can set timers and triggers. There is absolutely zero AppleScript support, and keyboard shortcuts are limited to switching between the “Home”, “Rooms”, and “Automation” tabs in the main window. ![]() The Home.app is mostly impervious to attempts to automate it on the Mac. (You’ll notice that “It’s better than nothing” is effectively the slogan of most of these iOS-apps-on-the-Mac, at least so far.) Home.app Automation That did work to get the Home.app to recognize some new accessories, but it did not help the missing “scenes” appear. Why? Who knows? How do I fit it? Who knows? The only thing I can do is uncheck the box for “Home” in System Preferences under iCloud, wait for the Home.app to empty out, and then check the box again to re-enable it. Oh, and some of my Home.app scenes just don’t appear on the Mac. I grouped them together on the Mac Home.app, and later they appeared un-grouped again. In our living room we have 9 overhead lights which I grouped together as “one light” in the Home.app on the iPhone… but for some reason they continue to appear as 9 individual lights in the Home.app on the Mac. For example, it is completely missing some HomeKit accessories which appear in the iPhone/iPad. That has not happened (yet?) and the app remains mostly terrible. It was originally released as an example of iOS apps coming to the Mac, and when it first came out, pretty much everyone said “Well, sure, it’s not very good, but it’s better than nothing… and surely Apple will improve on it over time.” Design Maestro - Automate your design workflow.The Home.app on Mac is, frankly, not very good.Archiving and version control for Keyboard Maestro (2021).From TextExpander to Keyboard Maestro… again (2021).Little Approach I use to quickly prototype new macros.6 months in, what I wish I knew on day 1 with KM.KM forum - Great place to discuss all things related to KM.And then gradually elaborate, layer upon layer. Find out how to successfully evaluate and display something atomic. Applies to most other tools too like Finder. Useful to sort macros by Date modified.defaults write MouseGetCountdown -int 3 will change the timer for getting coordinates from 5 secs to 3.Keyboard Maestro converts any variables that start with ENV_ into environment variables when it launches sub-processes.You can read the full text of any error message in the Engine.log file (Help ➤ Open Logs Folder), and make sure (at least when testing or having problems) that the Execute Shell Script is configured to display the result in a window so you can see any error message.You need to set ENV_PATH variable to make sure all your shell tools work in KM.Useful for checking if you got right kind of data. It is always better to run compiled AppleScripts.I share all the macros I use with the app. It has a wonderful community that is happy to help with whatever you are trying to achieve. You create macros of actions that you can then easily call from Karabiner. Keyboard Maestro is essentially an IDE for automation. ![]()
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