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 Quicksilver, which is both free and Open Source. 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 Karabiner Elements, aText, TextExpander and Automator.

Keyboard Maestro alternatives are mainly Text Expanders but may also be Task Automation Apps or Application Launchers. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Keyboard Maestro.

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Keyboard Maestro

Paid • Proprietary
Text Expander

Automate applications or web sites, text or images, simple or complex, on command or scheduled. You can automate virtually...

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Quicksilver
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Free • Open Source
Application Launcher
Mac
80 Quicksilver alternatives
Quicksilver is a fast and free Mac OS X productivity application that gives you the power to control your Mac quickly and elegantly. Quicksilver learns your habits, making your everyday chores simple and efficient.
- - Quicksilver is the most popular Mac alternative to Keyboard Maestro.
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Quick search
Launcher
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Karabiner Elements
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Free • Open Source
Key Mapping Tool
Text Expander
Mac
76 Karabiner Elements alternatives
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).
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Karabiner Elements Features
Tab Control
Emacs mode
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So easy to use compared to Keyboard Maestro
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aText
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Paid • Proprietary
Text Expander
Mac
Windows
Parallels Desktop
45 aText alternatives
aText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.
- - aText is the most popular commercial alternative to Keyboard Maestro.
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aText Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
2. Real time collaborationMultiple users can work together in aText simultaneously.
3. Import CSV DataaText can import data from a CSV (Comma seperated values) file.
Sync with iCloud
Auto Correction
Sync with Google Drive
Support for Multiple Users
Sync with Dropbox
Sync with Onedrive
Snippets Manager
TextExpander
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Paid • Proprietary
Text Expander
Mac
Windows
iPhone
iPad
64 TextExpander alternatives
TextExpander boosts team productivity by cutting the repetitive typing that creeps into every task. A quick shortcode while typing drops in the necessary language to send to clients and customers. In the words of your best writer, gather the knowledge of your most experienced...
- - TextExpander is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Keyboard Maestro.
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TextExpander Features
1. Cloud SyncSync your data (notes, documents, bookmarks, etc.) across your different devices and to the cloud.
Text substitution
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Expanding text is just a subset of KM capabilities
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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.
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Automator
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Free • Proprietary
Task Automation App
Workflow Automation Tool
Mac
60 Automator alternatives
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.
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Automator Features
1. Ad-freeAutomator doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
Macro Recording
Automatic Form-Filler
Better tags service
Hammerspoon
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Free • Open Source
Task Automation App
Mac
86 Hammerspoon alternatives
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.
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Hammerspoon Features
1. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsHammerspoon can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Lua scripting
Paletro
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Paid • Proprietary
Mac
6 Paletro alternatives
With Paletro, by pressing ??P, you have access to all of the functionality of current focused app, including keyboard shortcuts for the most common operations.
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Paletro Features
Keyboard Shortcuts
Repeat
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Free • Open Source
Task Automation App
Mac
Windows
Linux
Java
61 Repeat alternatives
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.
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Repeat Features
1. Support for scriptingRepeat supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Macro Recording
Support for Hotkeys
Replay
X server
Mjolnir
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Free • Open Source
Mac
49 Mjolnir alternatives
Lightweight automation and productivity power-tool for OS X.
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iCanHazShortcut
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Free • Open Source
Mac
18 iCanHazShortcut alternatives
Simple shortcut manager for macOS 10.8 or higher. It lets you execute any command that works in your terminal by pressing a combination of keyboard keys. No rocket science involved!.
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iCanHazShortcut Features
Custom shortcuts
Command line/bash
Support for Hotkeys
Shortery
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
141 Shortery alternatives
Tired of manually executing a Shortcut every morning when starting to work? Just add the Shortcut to Shortery and let it run automatically.

Shortery offers seven different triggers to run a Shortcut:
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CustomShortcuts
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
19 CustomShortcuts alternatives
Keyboard shortcuts help you work efficiently. Add keyboard shortcuts to common tasks. Use shortcuts that are easy to reach and easy to remember. Get your work done faster.
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CustomShortcuts Features
Custom shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcuts
Support for Keyboard Shortcuts