Butler – for MacOS simplifies a wide range of potentially repetitive tasks. Simply organize these tasks in a fully customizable Butler configuration and assign one or more triggers to each task.
Butler is a manager that provides access to all types of applications and documents through a convenient menu system, hotkeys, interactive corners, or abbreviated controls. The program learns user preferences and remembers which abbreviations are associated with applications (for example, “abo” to launch Address Book). The manager also helps organize bookmarks without being tied to a specific browser.
Unlike web browser bookmarks, they are always available in the general system menu and can be opened with hotkeys or an abbreviation in any of the available browsers.
There’s also a built-in web search tool, available from the menu bar or using hotkeys. The manager already includes a large number of popular search services, but users can add more. A separate module is dedicated to storing frequently used text fragments, similar to the clipboard. Butler also allows you to copy files, manage iTunes, change system settings, and perform other functions.
Available Triggers
- freely configurable system-wide menus in your menu bar/Butler’s docklet
- freely configurable pop-up menus — triggered via hot key or hot corner (see below)
- abbreviations — e.g., enter “qt” to launch QuickTime Player
- hot keys — e.g., hit [F1] make iTunes switch to the next track
- hot corners — e.g., [shift]-[right mouse button click] in the lower left corner of your screen to pop up a menu that lists all system preference panes
- events — e.g., launch iChat when Butler starts up and the [option] key is not held
Possible 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
- more…
