Keyboard Maestro Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Keyboard Maestro for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is Tuna, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Keyboard Maestro and many of them are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Keyboard Maestro are Activepieces , TextExpander, Karabiner Elements and Hammerspoon.

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  1. Tuna icon
     10 likes

    Modern macOS launcher with native Swift implementation, offering Fuzzy, Leader, Text, and Talk modes, modal interface, extension support, no subscription required, free version with soft limits, and one-time unlock for full features for customizable workflow.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Activepieces  icon
     42 likes

    Activepieces is an open source no-code AI automation tool. The only AI automation tool loved by both technical and non-technical users. It's super extensible code-wise and super easy UI-wise. With Activepieces, you can automate your departments (marketing, sales, HR, legal...

    74 Activepieces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  3. TextExpander icon
     69 likes

    Boosts team efficiency by managing, creating, and sharing reusable text snippets across all platforms with support for fill-in fields, advanced customization, and insightful analytics to drive productivity and performance enhancement.

    82 TextExpander alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    TextExpander vs Keyboard Maestro Comments
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    For simple text substitution, TextExpander and Keyboard Maestro can do a lot of the same things. However, Keyboard Maestro can replicate in-app functionality (by specific apps), run scripts based on events like USB / device insertion and joining a specific wifi network, etc. TextExpander is just a macro / text replacer.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    Negative
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    Expanding text is just a subset of KM capabilities

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • TextExpander is Paid and ProprietaryKeyboard Maestro is also Paid and Proprietary
    • TextExpander is Lightweight and Privacy focusedKeyboard Maestro is not according to our users
  4. Karabiner, previously called KeyRemap4MacBook, is a very powerful keyboard remapper for Mac OS X. In addition to simple key remapping, it has special remapping modes like Emacs-mode, SandS-mode (Space and Shift).

    85 Karabiner Elements alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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    So easy to use compared to Keyboard Maestro

    • Karabiner Elements is Free and Open SourceKeyboard Maestro is Paid and Proprietary
  5. Hammerspoon icon
     27 likes

    This is a tool for powerful automation of OS X. At its core, Hammerspoon is just a bridge between the operating system and a Lua scripting engine.

    89 Hammerspoon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  6. aText icon
     41 likes

    aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.

    53 aText alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Parallels Desktop
     
  7. Quicksilver icon
     125 likes

    Quicksilver is a fast and free macOS productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  8. Automator icon
     33 likes

    With Automator, you can accomplish time-consuming, repetitive manual tasks quickly, efficiently, and effortlessly. Automator lets you skip the complex programming and scripting that is normally required to create automations.

    70 Automator alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  9. Repeat icon
     9 likes

    Repeat is a full-fledged, Java mouse/keyboard record/replay and automation hotkeys/macros creation using modern programming languages, and more advanced automation features. Working across three major OSes: Windows, OSX, and Linux.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java
     
  10. Hyperkey icon
     4 likes

    Use an additional modifier key for all your keyboard shortcuts with this straightforward app. Utilize an unused key by converting the caps lock or any modifier key to the hyper key, which combines all four modifiers. The hyper key can be used in any app with keyboard shortcuts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  11. Butler icon
     6 likes

    Butler's purpose is to ease all those routine tasks you do every day: controlling iTunes, opening programs and documents, switching users, searching for stuff on the web, and more.

    29 Butler alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  12. Shortery icon
     1 like

    Automates macOS Shortcuts with seven configurable triggers, including application launch or quit, system wake or sleep, scheduled times, login and logout, custom hotkeys, appearance mode changes, and power events, supporting complex automation for daily workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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