SimpleKeys 2.6.17

Access an f-key shortcut toolset and simplify automation withing your system. Check out the options for programming your function keys to perform certain commands. Additionally, execute the commands and assign combinations of any keys to advanced operations.

SimpleKeys is an excellent app that lets you define hotkeys. A hotkey is usually a combination of keyboard keys that, when pressed, results in a specific action. For example, on Mac OS X, Cmd+Q quits the active application. SimpleKeys is great since it allows you to define a system wide hotkey and it can also restrict a hotkey to a specific application.

Unlike other similar applications out there, SimpleKeys also lets you add several actions to a single hotkey. And the graphical user interface helps a lot in making this as easy as it can be. The interface consists of two panes. On the left pane, you see your hotkeys, and on the right pane, when a hotkey is selected, you see the action or actions that are to be carried out when that hotkey is pressed. When you first create a hotkey, you can choose between different action types, including type text, launch application, paste text, launch a file, run applescript, and more. After you are done adding an action, simply click on the "+" button below the right pane to add another one. All of them will be carried out in the shown order when you press the hotkey.

Finally, SimpleKeys can save you a lot of time by allowing you to assign system-wide and application-specific hotkeys. By the way, it is customizable and very easy to use.