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lastApp

Returns the name of the app that was in front before the current one.

Keyboard Maestro: LastApplication

Details #

lastApp() takes no arguments and returns the name of the app that was frontmost before the current one, as text.

Parameters #

Takes 0 arguments. {{ lastApp() }}

Examples #

lastApp()
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Gotchas #

  • It only knows about switches Switchboard has seen since it started, so right after launch it is empty.

  • Calling it with any argument is an error: lastApp() takes 0 arguments, got 1.

  • When no real Mac is behind it (tests, previews) or the Mac can't answer, it returns empty text.