Butler

Butler's purpose is to make it easier for you to perform different — potentially recurring — tasks. Butler lets you arrange these tasks in its fully customizable...

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butler's purpose is to make it easier for you to perform different — potentially recurring — tasks. butler lets you arrange these tasks in its fully customizable configuration. there, you can assign one or more triggers to a task.

triggers:

• menu bar/docklet • popup menus • abbreviations • hot keys • hot corners • events

tasks:

• launch applications • open files • access preference panes • manage bookmarks • search the web • run applescripts • extend the pasteboard • enter text snippets • simulate keystrokes • control itunes • accelerate spotlight • move/copy files • more…

due to its unique variety of triggers and tasks, butler is more flexible than any other productivity tool youve seen before. thats why we call it the original manytricks pony. so dont worry if you dont have a use for all of its features right from the beginning. just start using butler and discover a new feature every day.

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