I'm relatively new here and am probably overlooking some basic feature - if so... Sorry!!!! But I've been trying to figure this out for weeks now and just can't crack it. I'm using a Mac. I have about a hundred macros. Many have keyboard shortcuts. I use pallets and sub-pallets to categorize, d…

[image] TAME: If I open a pallet, again, those macros with keyboard shortcuts displayed on that pallet work while the pallet is displayed. The Group with the Macros in should be set up like this (i.e. the blue highlight). If the Macros are only working when the palette is showing I suspect th…

Thank you Zabobon for contemplating my issue and taking the time to help me! All my macros (other than the main) are set up like this: [Screenshot 2025-09-24 at 1.44.39 PM] What would using "Always activated and shows/hides a palette when:" with nothing else selected do? Any why wouldn't "Alway…

[image] TAME: I appreciate you! Perhaps now mark @Zabobon 's post as the solution to help others with the same question?

Ah ha! And thank YOU for that clue. This was my first foray into the forums, so I didn't know about that either. Thanks Tiffle!

[image] TAME: What would using "Always activated and shows/hides a palette when:" with nothing else selected do? Any why wouldn't "Always activated" be correct? By default, if you show a macro palette for the macro group, then the macros will be active only when the palette is displayed. Pre…

I'm so impressed with this forum! Thank you (all) so much for sharing your time and experience with me!! Also, I see you are "Elder" and Zabobon is "Leader"... I assume those titles depict how long you've been around and how many users you've helped?

It appears you don't know who Peter is just yet :slight_smile: ... Peter is the author of Keyboard Maestro, and he also runs the forums for the app. Peter may have a custom title, I'm not sure how Discourse (the software that runs the forums) works. I don't know exactly how the titles work either, …

See???!?!?! Not only am I new to KM, I'm mostly new to forums, but it DOES seem remarkable that THE author would chime in??? Peter, nice to make your virtual acquaintance! You too Rob! This software may revolutionize my world... Totally off topic and I'm sure I'm not the first to ask, but Peter…

[image] TAME: What if someone wanted to build a commercial product that on outward appearance seemed like a custom stand-alone application but was really just a wrapper for the core functionality of KM? In the past, the answer to that has been that there are no plans to allow macros to exist/…

Well... with platforms like Zapier and some of the newer AI-enabled tools, it might make sense to develop a web-accessible platform or to provide SDK for integration, but the EASY BUTTON to get the party started would be simply to install KM locally! I'm really thinking of a local version of KM tha…

[image] TAME: This software may revolutionize my world... It has already revolutionized mine. According to Keyboard Maestro's About dialog box, this software has saved me 3,677 years since I bought this Mac, not long ago. [image] TAME: What if someone wanted to build a commercial product…

Pallet required to be displayed in order for keyboard shortcut to function? What am I missing?

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griffman September 25, 2025, 1:40pm 10

In the past, the answer to that has been that there are no plans to allow macros to exist/run without Keyboard Maestro itself being installed; here's one reference:

-rob.

Pallet required to be displayed in order for keyboard shortcut to function? What am I missing?

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