Trigger

A trigger is the event that starts a routine, such as a hotkey, a time of day or an app opening.

KeyRoutines has 42 triggers, including Hotkey, At a time, App launched, Game started, Window opened, Device connected, Audio device changed, Display changed, Download finished, Wi-Fi network joined or left, PC locked and Woke up. A routine can have several triggers, and the Started by trigger condition tells you which one fired. Triggers wait quietly and use almost no CPU until their event happens.