Then, to the right, select any application.Īfter that, head to the action you dragged in the first place and select the application you want to launch from the drop-down panel.

Where it says Service receives, select no input. There you can tweak a couple of variables. You will now notice a small panel above the action you just dragged. Then, on the panel to the right, look for the Launch Application action (use the search field at the top of the window if you can’t find it) and then click on it and drag it into the rightmost panel, where you will create your workflow. There, search for Utilities and select it. Once you do, you will be shown the Actions library.

From the available options (where you can choose a Workflow, Application and such), select Service. In this entry we’ll show you how to use Automator to create keyboard shortcuts to launch applications on your Mac, which should prove very useful since most Mac apps can’t be launched by custom shortcuts.įirst, open Automator and choose to create a new document.

Create keybinds with automator mac