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Launch any Mac app with a keyboard shortcut
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How to launch any app with a keyboard shortcut

Automator Service

  1. launch automator
  2. file -> new
  3. click on services then click the choose button

No input, any application

  1. set Service receives to "no input" and in "any application"

Include the launch application action

  1. along the left side of the ui, there should be a column with a bunch of actions.
  2. search for "launch application" then drag it onto the canvas on the right.

Select your app and save

  1. Choose application from dropdown.

Assign a keyboard shortcut

  1. in preferences -> keyboard -> shortcuts -> App Shortcuts
  2. click the '+' button
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