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Open an app with a key

Press ⌃⌥⌘N in any app and Notes comes to the front, opening it first if it isn't running.

Press ⌃⌥⌘N anywhere and Notes comes to the front. If Notes isn't running, Switchboard opens it first. The trigger is a hotkey and the one step is Activate app.

Open an app with a key
When
  1. Press ⌃⌥⌘N
Do
  1. Activate ‹app›
Open in Switchboard to try it

Press Add to Library to keep a copy. It arrives turned off: select it in your library and turn on the switch beside its name.

Make it yours #

  • Another app. Click Notes in the Do row and pick the app you open most.

  • Another key. Click the keys in the When row and press the combination you want. ⌃ ⌥ ⌘ together is rarely taken by other apps, which is why the Examples use it too.

  • Several apps. Make one macro per app, each with its own key. Open your morning apps opens three with one key.