macos-keyboard-shortcuts

A CLI to set application-specific keyboard shortcuts for macOS

Quick start

Requires Node.js.

$ cat shortcuts.json
{
  "Figma": {
    "Arrange": {
      "Align Bottom": "cmd ctrl b",
      "Align Horizontal Centers": "cmd ctrl h",
      "Align Left": "cmd ctrl l",
      "Align Right": "cmd ctrl r",
      "Align Top": "cmd ctrl t",
      "Align Vertical Centers": "cmd ctrl v"
    },
    "Plugins": {
      "Distribute Layers": {
        "Distribute Layers Left": "cmd shift l",
        "Distribute Layers Right": "cmd shift r",
        "Distribute Layers Up": "cmd shift u",
        "Distribute Layers Down": "cmd shift d"
      },
      "Move Layers": "cmd shift m"
    }
  }
}
$ npx macos-keyboard-shortcuts set shortcuts.json
Set 11 keyboard shortcuts

See that:

• Root keys are macOS applications names.
• The “path” to each menu item is specified via a nested JSON object.
• The leaf values are the keyboard keys, separated by a space. Use cmd, ctrl, opt, and shift for modifier keys, and up, down, left, and right for arrow keys.

Usage

  Usage
    $ macos-keyboard-shortcuts <command> [options]

  Available Commands
    set      Sets the keyboard shortcuts as defined in the specified file
    unset    Unsets the keyboard shortcuts as defined in the specified file

  For more info, run any command with the `--help` flag
    $ macos-keyboard-shortcuts set --help
    $ macos-keyboard-shortcuts unset --help

  Options
    -v, --version    Displays current version
    -h, --help       Displays this message

Installation

$ npm install --global macos-keyboard-shortcuts

License

MIT