Global hotkeys and typed text
Start any routine with a key combination from anywhere, with per-app hotkeys and text expansion.
Triggers (2)
Trigger · HotkeysFree
Hotkey
Hotkey starts a routine when you press a keyboard shortcut or mouse button. It's the most common way to run a routine, from a single app launcher key to a whole streaming setup on one combination.
Trigger · HotkeysPro
Typed text
Typed text watches for an abbreviation you type, such as btw, and either replaces it with longer text or simply starts a routine. It needs KeyRoutines Pro.
Conditions (1)
How-to guides
- How to switch audio output with a hotkey on Windows 11
- How to mute your microphone with a hotkey on Windows 11
- How to change one app's volume with a hotkey on Windows
- How to save and restore your window layout with a hotkey
- How to keep any window always on top with a hotkey
- How to switch to an app or open it with one hotkey
- How to minimize every window except one app with a hotkey
- How to open several apps and websites with one hotkey
- How to close all open apps except a few with one click
- How to open an app as administrator with a hotkey
Build this routine in KeyRoutines
Free from the Microsoft Store for Windows 11 and 10. Pro is a one-time upgrade.