Guides
Learn KeyRoutines
Start here, then dig into whatever you want your PC to do.
Build your first routine: one hotkey to set up your desk
Make a hotkey routine from scratch that opens your apps, waits until they're really ready, puts every window in place and switches your audio device.
6 min · 1 Nov 2026
Game-safe mode and background keys: what KeyRoutines won't do
Background keys work for desktop apps, not games. How game-safe mode keeps KeyRoutines away from anti-cheat games, and why it never plays a game for you.
5 min · 1 Nov 2026
Getting started with KeyRoutines on Windows 11
Install KeyRoutines free from the Microsoft Store, meet the tray app, set up your first template, run it, and read Run history to see what happened.
5 min · 1 Nov 2026
Install a routine from the KeyRoutines Library safely
Find a routine in the KeyRoutines Library, read what it really does, install it with one click or as a file, and check the permission preview before it runs.
5 min · 1 Nov 2026
Modes: switch your PC into Gaming or Work and back again
Modes (Pro) are routines that stay on until you turn them off, then put back what they changed. Set up a Gaming mode and a Work mode that swap cleanly.
6 min · 1 Nov 2026
KeyRoutines Pro: buy, activate and move your licence
Buy KeyRoutines Pro once for $29.99, paste your licence key in Settings ▸ Pro, use it on 2 PCs, move it to a new PC, find a lost key and get a refund.
4 min · 1 Nov 2026
Share a routine in the KeyRoutines Library
Export a routine, upload it to the KeyRoutines Library with a free account, and learn what reviewers check, how versions work and what installers see.
5 min · 1 Nov 2026
Triggers explained: every way a routine can start
Hotkeys, schedules, apps and windows, devices, files, idle and lock, power and network: what each KeyRoutines trigger does and when it's the right choice.
6 min · 1 Nov 2026