Tag: shortcuts


  • Have you ever wished you could turn your local network into a smart routing system? Instead of remembering IP addresses and ports, what if you could use simple, memorable URLs that trigger workflows, redirect to services, or even search your notes? That’s exactly what dy.lan does. It’s a self-hosted URL router with a plugin architecture…

  • A StretchLink Shortcut

    Immo Junghärtchen shared a Shortcut for StretchLink.cc on the forum, and I’ve modified it slightly for my own needs. Find both below. The original shortcut can be found on the forum, but here’s a direct link. Thanks to Immo for getting this started. I created my own version specifically for outputting Markdown links, with a…

  • So I used a lot of tools and automations to put this year’s lists together. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at them. Putting lists like these together is so much easier with SearchLink and my new Setapp Affiliate link Shortcut. I can just make a list of my favorite apps with the app name surrounded by…

  • If you often recommend apps that are on Setapp, you either have an affiliate marketing account, or you really should get one. If you have one (or get one) this Shortcut is for you. A Setapp affiliate account gives you a little kickback every time someone purchases a Setapp subscription after following one of your…

  • I’ve been working with a former nvALT user who stored all of their files in RTF format. Ideally, people switching from nvALT to another app — be it nvUltra, Obsidian, or anything Markdown-based — would already be storing their notes as individual text files. If nvALT is still working for you, make that change now…

  • Multi-keystroke keybindings

    Ok, this one will probably wrap up this little run of key binding tricks. It’s been fun, though, and I’d love to answer any questions I can in the forum. If you’ve ever examined my master DefaultKeyBinding.dict (or even looked at the readme), you’ll see that I make use of a lot of multi-stroke key…

  • I guess it’s keybinding week this week. I’ve talked about the kill ring and repeat binding, but I’ve been digging in and revamping my own DefaultKeyBinding.dict file, so I keep wanting to share some of the cooler things it can do because I know the file in the project is pretty massive and hard to…

  • Another trick for readers interested in honing their keyboard-fu on macOS. In Vim, most operations have can have a count specified in the keystrokes for the command, e.g. 3dd to delete 3 lines. You can do similar in any Cocoa text field (all Apple apps, plus most native apps). You just need to specify a…

  • Welcome to my yearly post about stuff I’ve loved in the last year. I love doing this because it reminds me how amazing the Mac/iOS app ecosystem is these days. I can’t list every app I use in this post, it would take forever, but I can highlight some of the outstanding ones. I’m going…