Published inRyan Hanson·Apr 13Key remapping built into macOSIf you want to simply remap one key to another key in macOS, there’s no need for third party tools. The most common reason to do this is to use a windows keyboard with your Mac. Here’s a quick guide for it: If you only want to remap modifier keys…3 min read3 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Oct 23, 2022An editable path bar for Finder in macOSThe Finder in macOS is pretty amazing, and it’s really easy to take for granted all of the details that it gets right. A lot of users coming over from Windows or Linux tend to focus on the differences, one of those being the lack of an editable path bar…Macos4 min readMacos4 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Jun 10, 2022Match what you type and click it: SuperkeyDespite having built apps centered around doing things faster with multi-touch input and cursor movement, I still find myself in scenarios where taking my hand off the keyboard slows me down. There are a ton of ways that you can optimize your keyboard usage, but there’s still a gap where…3 min read3 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Jul 28, 2021Demo your shortcut keys on macOSTo properly demo my apps, I need to communicate keyboard shortcuts, and a while back the only player in that game was the free, open source Keycastr. Unfortunately, Keycastr didn’t nail the visuals for me. …Macos2 min readMacos2 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Apr 26, 2021A new take on cmd+tab & dock in macOSWhen it comes to switching applications, there is no shortage of options to get the one you want in front of you. Before creating Hookshot, I would have never thought about trying to add another solution to the mix. …Macos2 min readMacos2 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Mar 6, 2021Hyper key in macOSWith the ubiquity of window manager applications like Rectangle in macOS, it is surprisingly easy to run out of good, unique keyboard shortcuts that do not interfere with other applications. A common solution for this problem is to remap a key (often caps lock) to the “hyper key”: a combination…Macos3 min readMacos3 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Dec 12, 2020Custom window dimension shortcutsOne of the most common requests I have received for Rectangle is the addition of shortcuts for more window dimensions that are not currently in the app. The preferences window for Rectangle is already pretty packed with shortcuts, and in my opinion, there is a limit to how many shortcuts…Macos3 min readMacos3 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Sep 14, 2020Why switch from Spectacle to RectangleIn every single post I’ve seen where someone asks which apps they should install on their new mac, one of the first suggestions is a window manager. Rectangle is increasingly mentioned (thanks!), but I still see Spectacle users that say they have no reason to switch. …Macos2 min readMacos2 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Aug 2, 2020One finger trackpad scrolling on macOSA while back, I created a free app called Scroll to allow users to scroll with just one finger on an Apple trackpad. The first iteration of the app was really slim, and was really just aimed to solve an accessibility issue for people that were unable to use two…Macos2 min readMacos2 min read
Published inRyan Hanson·Jul 15, 2020Disable horizontal scroll on the Magic MouseThe Magic Mouse is awesome, but some apps are overly sensitive to its horizontal scroll — to the point where it’s kinda unusable. My latest iteration of the Scroll app aims to solve this problem in a simple way.Macos2 min readMacos2 min read
