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KeyCue helps you to use your Mac OS X applications more effectively. Just hold down the Command key for a while - KeyCue comes to help and shows a table of all currently available keyboard shortcuts. When you have found the desired shortcut in the KeyCue table, just type it and continue working as usual. The KeyCue window will disappear automatically. You no longer need to memorize and remember key combinations, just press the command key and KeyCue tells you what you want to know. Over time, you will automatically remember frequently used shortcuts and become a power user of your
What's New
Version 6.1:
- KeyCue now displays Keyboard Maestro items with string triggers.
- KeyCue is now a universal 32/64-bit applicaton.
- Optional inclusion of beta versions in the automated check for updates.
- Signed with a Developer ID certificate in preparation for Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper.
- Fixes a memory issue when checking version numbers of active applications.
- The date and time of the last update check is now correctly shown for the current time zone (instead of GMT).
Version 6.1:
- KeyCue now displays Keyboard Maestro items with string triggers.
- KeyCue is now a universal 32/64-bit applicaton.
- Optional inclusion of beta versions in the automated check for updates.
- Signed with a Developer ID certificate in preparation for Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper.
- Fixes a memory issue when checking version numbers of active applications.
- The more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later
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KeyCue helps you to use your Mac OS X applications more effectively. Just hold down the Command key for a while - KeyCue comes to help and shows a table of all currently available keyboard shortcuts. When you have found the desired shortcut in the KeyCue table, just type it and continue working as usual. The KeyCue window will disappear automatically. You no longer need to memorize and remember key combinations, just press the command key and KeyCue tells you what you want to know. Over time, you will automatically remember frequently used shortcuts and become a power user of your favorite applications, working much more efficiently.
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Ward reviewed on 02 Nov 2011
A double-click and hold on the Command key brings up a display of all current keyboard shortcuts. "All" includes shortcuts from the current app, Dock, screenshot, AND 3rd party add-ons (QuicKeys, Keyboard Maestro, iKey). Shortcuts with the Command modifier are highlighted. Holding down additional modifiers (Control, Option, Shift) highlights those shortcuts.
The KeyCue display is especially helpful when adding your own shortcuts with System Prefs > Keyboard Shortcuts or a 3rd party add-on. You can see at a glance whether your new shortcut key will conflict with any current shortcut.
Those concerned about the modest cost of KeyCue should weigh that against the time they'd spend looking thru menus and add-on apps for the same information. Ergonis also offers affordable bundles with their other excellent apps, Typinator and PopChar for Mac & Windows.
My only minor complaint about KeyCue is that it occasionally pops up when I didn't request it, usually when I'm typing keyboard shortcuts in rapid succession. That's not really a problem because KeyCue disappears with the next key click or mouse action.
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Eighty reviewed on 31 Oct 2011
So, moving along...
This is an extremely useful background app to have. If *anyone* out there can honestly claim that KeyCue is superfluous (that is, if it tells you nothing that you didn't already know) then, well, all I can say is "you need to get out more".
This app falls into the category of "why learn it all when you can look it up in an instant?". Maybe you really have learned "Every Single Key Combination For Every Single App You Use", but I really doubt it.
For the rest of us (those with lives that extend beyond the OS X desktop), KeyCue is a brilliant app - verging on "indispensable", in fact. The price is not an issue if you use your Mac to turn a profit, as the time it saves (even just a few seconds here and there scattered throughout the day) truly adds up and certainly does help streamline your workflow and productivity (far more than, say, opting for an i7 processor instead of the standard Core i5 in most practical circumstances).
All in all, a great background reference app, worth every penny (or peso, or cent, whatever). Slick interface, timely updates, and - most importantly - great stability. If the concept of this app piques your curiosity even slightly, then I recommend you purchase this app pronto. The aim is to keep your hands on your keyboard instead of reaching for the mouse or trackpad every few minutes, and to that end KeyCue works perfectly.
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Sloshu reviewed on 28 Oct 2011
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Kitmos reviewed on 27 Oct 2011
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Good product, terrible pricing.
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BetterCitizens reviewed on 04 Jul 2011
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Well, today I've tried to upgrade to 5.3 for the changelog had some interesting points, just to find out that free upgrades last exactly... 2 years!
Now, pretend you forget about the bundle super-discount I've got for a few seconds: the price is steep enough for such a - yet useful and nicely designed - utility.
Still, I find unreasonable to pay 9.99$ for updating a (lovely) utility I've honestly and barely used 2 times in 2 years.
Oh... And I _am_ a keyboard shortcut freak, believe me. Sorry.
Keep up the great job, Ergonis, but please accept my suggestion to revise your purchase/upgrade policy.
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$14.50US, or $13.67CAN.
Too much for an upgrade to a minor utility.
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You neither have commented on any feature, on stability, support or anything else neither have given any other reason for your half star rating. If the software isn’t worth the price for you, then it may be so and you always could leave a comment on this. But this is not a review.
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Either way, now your point seems o.k. and I still agree with it.
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We recommend upgrading to FireFox 3.5.3.
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