Shortcat (@shortcatapp) profile picture

Shortcat

@shortcatapp

Manipulate macOS masterfully, minus the mouse. Find and click elements with intuitive fuzzy search, search emojis, switch windows, and more! Created by @chendo

 Melbourne, Australia
shortcat.app/
Joined June 2012
  • Tweets1.1K
  • Following31
  • Followers1.2K
8Media
Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)Photo by Shortcat (@shortcatapp)
v0.11.2 released: Tab/Shift+Tab and Ctrl+N/P now navigates through results
13
1
10
3,286
v0.11.1 released! Firefox Developer Edition support, theoretical Flutter app support, ranking improvements
3
1
8
I did tell some people that some features/changes they requested would be in this release but they didn’t make it unfortunately; didn’t have much capacity so I shipped what I had ready
2
Support for Firefox Developer Edition will be in the next release!
3
3
There are some known issues with result ranking that is being worked on!
1
v0.11.0 released! ✨Continuous Mode✨ where Shortcat remains active after actioning ↕️ Arrow keys + scrolling with Space+HJKL/IJKL (+Cmd to scroll) 🪟 UI changes, VoiceOver improvements
4
2
1
6
Lots of love for @shortcatapp in this HN thread ❤️ news.ycombinator.com/item?id…
1
1
3
What would you prefer for scroll events?
40%Space + WASD
10%Space + ESDF
40%Other
10%Show results
20 votes • Final results
1
I'm implementing the ability to simulate scroll events and arrow keys while Shortcat is active for the upcoming "modal mode". What would you prefer for arrow keys?
4%Space + IJKL
69%Space + HJKL (Vim)
23%Other
4%Show results
26 votes • Final results
5
1
2
3
Shortcat v0.10.4 released! * Usability improvements * Enter to click current position on blank query fixed * Outline headers are now indexed * Cmd+Shift+N to focus removed due to macOS screenshot conflicts More at shortcat.app/changelog

Changelog | Shortcat

Having trouble? Issues updating, or Accessibility troubles? See Common issues.

shortcat.app
2
2
1
4
Deep menu items are easier to differentiate now, with the path moved below the label. All element results now show their context, making it easier to find what you want
Image from Shortcat (@shortcatapp)
1
That moment when you create a new branch for an ambitious feature 😎
2
holy fuck. @shortcatapp is BRILLIANT 🔥 shortcat.app/

Shortcat: Universal command palette for your Mac | Shortcat

Shortcat is a Mac command palette app that lets you click, activate menus, switch windows, and more, with just your keyboard! macOS wide command palette utility app.

shortcat.app
3
5
40
v0.10.3 out: fixes for non-English environments, performance improvements, `tab` now a keyword for Safari tabs
3
There is a bug where Shortcat may not behave as expected when running in a non-English environment. There’ll be a fix for this in the next update (soon!)
🚀 v0.10.2 out! Cmd+Num now clicks/actions instead of selecting, ability to refine searches by typing hints, improved compatibility with window managers, and more! Search “update” in Shortcat to update. Changelog: shortcat.app/changelog

Changelog | Shortcat

Having trouble? Issues updating, or Accessibility troubles? See Common issues.

shortcat.app
1
Shortcat v0.10.1 out! * [Tab] now alternates panel positioning when showing within the target window * Performance improvements by skipping Bookmarks, Recent Items, and History * Emoji insertion reliability * Cap indexing time to deal with slow apps * and more
1
6
Shortcat can be slow when used in apps with large menu trees, e.g. Bookmarks in browsers. These menus will be ignored in the next update, at least for English systems as there is no easy way to ignore a menu for all languages at this stage
1
1
Going through some ancient Shortcat releases and forgot I had an early version of the icon
Image from chendo@mastodon.social (@chendo)
1
12
Shortcat even works on iOS apps, whether from the App Store or in the Simulator! I haven’t spent a lot of time on this so label indexing needs some work. Let me know what iOS apps you use on your Mac nitter.gq/chendo/status/15549705…
Image from Shortcat (@shortcatapp)
chendo@mastodon.social (@chendo) profile picture[email protected]@chendo3 Aug 2022
Bingo! If you can’t operate an app with @shortcatapp, it’s likely got a broken or missing Accessibility implementation. Shortcat has workarounds for common AX mistakes (like “quirks mode”, but I’ll be adding a “strict mode” to help devs find AX issues with their apps.
2
1
1
Load more