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·Apr 13

Key remapping built into macOS

If 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…

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Key remapping built into macOS
Key remapping built into macOS

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Ryan Hanson

·Oct 23, 2022

An editable path bar for Finder in macOS

The 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…

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An editable path bar for Finder in macOS
An editable path bar for Finder in macOS
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Ryan Hanson

·Jun 10, 2022

Match what you type and click it: Superkey

Despite 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…

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Match what you type and click it: Superkey
Match what you type and click it: Superkey

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Ryan Hanson

·Jul 28, 2021

Demo your shortcut keys on macOS

To 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. …

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Demo your shortcut keys on macOS
Demo your shortcut keys on macOS
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Ryan Hanson

·Apr 26, 2021

A new take on cmd+tab & dock in macOS

When 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. …

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A new take on cmd+tab & dock in macOS
A new take on cmd+tab & dock in macOS
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Ryan Hanson

·Mar 6, 2021

Hyper key in macOS

With 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…

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Hyper key in macOS
Hyper key in macOS
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Ryan Hanson

·Dec 12, 2020

Custom window dimension shortcuts

One 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…

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Custom window dimension shortcuts in macOS
Custom window dimension shortcuts in macOS
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Ryan Hanson

·Sep 14, 2020

Why switch from Spectacle to Rectangle

In 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. …

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Why switch from Spectacle to Rectangle
Why switch from Spectacle to Rectangle
Macos

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Ryan Hanson

·Aug 2, 2020

One finger trackpad scrolling on macOS

A 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…

Macos

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One finger trackpad scrolling on macOS
One finger trackpad scrolling on macOS
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Ryan Hanson

·Jul 15, 2020

Disable horizontal scroll on the Magic Mouse

The 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.

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Disable horizontal scroll on the Magic Mouse
Disable horizontal scroll on the Magic Mouse
Macos

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Ryan Hanson

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