Macros Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Snippets: A cheaper text macro option for the Mac

by TJ Luoma (Feb 1st, 2011)

Snippets by Conceited Software is a US$5 text macro application for the Mac. Define a shortcut such as "mas" to have it automatically expand to "Mac App Store" or other words, phrases and even entire paragraphs of text. You can even include rich text, such as bold, italics and images. I've been ...

TextExpander 3.2.2 available, fixes auto-capitalization bugs

by TJ Luoma (Dec 15th, 2010)

TextExpander, a very useful application which will automatically expand various text macros for you, has been updated to 3.2.2. The release notes indicate that 3.2.1 was submitted to the Mac App Store, and that Dropbox syncing had been improved. The Smile Software blog also notes that ...

Keyboard Maestro 3.1 Orchestrates Macros

by Steven Sande (May 29th, 2008)

Macros can save you a lot of time performing repetitive functions on your Mac. While Automator and AppleScript provide a lot of power, some Mac users want an easier way to capture their keystrokes, mouse clicks and other actions. That's where Keyboard Maestro comes in. This $36 gem from Stairways ...

Keyboard Maestro 2.1 Universal

by Mat Lu (Jul 22nd, 2007)

Keyboard Maestro is a well-regarded keyboard macro application for OS X that lets you define and use a variety of custom keyboard shortcuts. Macros are basically scripts that can be used to perform a variety of actions, including manipulating on-screen windows, simulating mouse and keyboard buttons, ...