Raycast, which is a extra absolutely featured various to your Mac’s Highlight Search, has lastly added a “hyper key” to its lengthy listing of options. The thought behind a hyper secret is easy: you press one button, however your laptop thinks you’ve got pressed a number of buttons. Raycast helps you to map the Hyper Key to all your Mac’s modifier keys, which implies you should use it to press Command-Management-Possibility-Shift with out mastering some type of advanced finger yoga. Simply hit the one button and your Mac will suppose all of the modifier keys are being pressed on the identical time. Why would you need to do this? Properly, it means you may create utterly new keyboard shortcuts that do not intervene with the system defaults.
To get began, open Raycast and go to the app’s Settings. In case you’re undecided methods to get there, simply press Command-, (comma) when Raycast is open. Go to the Superior tab and click on the drop-down menu subsequent to Hyper Key. This allows you to select which button to map to the Hyper Key. You’ll be able to select one of many following:
I selected Caps Lock as a result of I hardly use that button. Then, I mapped Caps Lock-Tab as a shortcut for opening Pieoneer, an thrilling new launcher app in your Mac.
The nice factor is that Raycast’s Hyper Key function is out there free of charge, and you’ll map it to system-level shortcuts, too. In truth, I do not use the Hyper Key for any Raycast-related actions in any respect.
Only a few app shortcuts require you to make use of all of the modifier keys on the identical time, which makes it good for establishing a bunch of shortcuts that do not intervene with others. You’ll be able to even make widespread system duties comparable to taking screenshots quite a bit simpler with the Hyper Key. For example, as an alternative of urgent Command-Management-Shift-3 to repeat a full-page screenshot to the clipboard, you can map it to Raycast’s Hyper Key to make Caps Lock-3 your shortcut as an alternative. For a keyboard shortcut nerd like me, this opens up infinite potentialities.
Within the odd probability you find yourself with a binding battle, you too can try widespread Hyper Key troubleshooting suggestions on the corporate’s web site.
