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# The Unbelievable Power of Keyboard Maestro
- URL: https://birchtree.me/blog/the-unbelievable-power-of-keyboard-maestro/
- Published: 2022-01-18T18:45:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-01-18T18:45:00.000Z
- Author: Matt Birchler
- Tags: Links, #Import 2023-06-01 22:41, #Import 2025-03-29 19:29

[David Sparks:](https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2022/01/the-difference-between-keyboard-maestro-and-shortcuts-for-mac/?ref=birchtree.me)

> I’ve had a lot of questions about the relationship between Keyboard Maestro and Shortcuts for Mac. Specifically, is Shortcuts for Mac going to replace Keyboard Maestro? In a word, no.

Yeah, Shortcuts is great, but Keyboard Maestro is just on another level. David does a great job explaining the difference, and I've tried to show off the power of the app myself a few times. This is the video to watch with normal automation stuff:

And this is an example of how it allowed me to automate something insane 🙂