Trigger Any Specific KM Macro Instantly Via LaunchBar Action

[JMichaelTX]

@BKammer

A minor “holy grail” for me has been: how can I quickly and easily trigger a KM macro in Launchbar. Yes, I know someone has made an action where you first invoke KM in LB, then hit space and hunt for the macro you want. I also know about the Trigger Macro By Name macro. But I wanted to trigger a macro instantly from LB.

Thanks for sharing this tutorial on how to create a LB Action to trigger a KM Macro.

I'm probably missing something, but I honestly don't understand the advantage of using LB vs a KM Palette for this purpose. (BTW, I am a very avid LB fan, using it many times a day).

In all of the above cases the number of keystrokes is the same:

1. Trigger the tool (LB or KM Palette)
2. Type the hot key for the macro of interest

For high-use macros, like your "palettes of actions for the clipboard, for markdown text transformation, and for document templates", I usually use a hot-key. The advantage of using KM directly is that it knows which macros are active for a specific app, and so I can, for example, use the same hot-key when I am in different apps, to trigger app-specific macros. Templates is a good example. ⌃T might be a good choice for templates in all apps.

So, I guess what I am trying to understand is what benefit do you get by using LB that makes it worth all the effort to build a LB Action for each KM Macro? If it is just your preference, that's fine.

BTW, I also use @DanThomas' MACRO: Execute Macro by Name (Spotlight) to quickly and easily select a macro from a common set.

For example, I trigger Dan's macro (hot key ⌃⌥⌘M), then type "@CB" to get a list of my ClipBoard macros, then just a letter or two to select the one I want. The "@CB" is what is referred to as a "text tag".