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Simple hotkey daemon for macOS

34 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 1 story, 33 comments · first 2019-08-25 · latest 2025-10-03

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  1. …Found this answer from the author of the non-zig version, though it doesn't actually explain much https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd/issues/151
    comment by bhaney · 2025-10-03 · in Simple Hotkey Daemon for macOS, Ported to Zig
  2. …definitely handle window tiling and navigating with keybindings when you use the companion daemon https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by choochootrain · 2024-10-29 · in Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
  3. …highly recommend looking into yabai + skhd + Sketchybar - https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai - https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd - https://github.com/FelixKratz/SketchyBar Some honorable mentions: Hammerspoon - Unlock insane levels of…
    comment by schmeichel · 2024-06-09 · in Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
  4. …Check out [yabai]( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ), which is nicely paired with [skhd]( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ).
    comment by stoniejohnson · 2024-02-17 · in My MacBook Setup (the 2024 version)
  5. …for window management is Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) along with skhd ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ). Yabai is a greedy window management solution that tries to fit opened applications in given space and skhd…
    comment by shadowfax92 · 2024-02-09 · in Ask HN: Best Hacks for a Ultrawide Monitor?
  6. The associated hotkey daemon used by yabai from the same author is equally as useful https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by athorax · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
  7. …to "stack" windows with Alt-S and rotate through them with Alt-J and Alt-K). It's called skhd https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd I forgot where the script for the stacking is. I can look that up separately, but I'm on mobile atm.
    comment by freeqaz · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
  8. Completely agree. It has its faults; but paired with skhd [1] it makes the mac usable for me. 1. https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by barelysapient · 2023-11-30 · in Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
  9. …be customized in conjunction with skhd[1] for hotkeys. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by conor- · 2023-04-29 · in Ask HN: I've run Linux for 13 years. Is it time to switch to a Mac?
  10. …and other Linux workstations with Nix installed. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd [2] http://daiderd.com/nix-darwin/ [3] https://github.com/heywoodlh/nixos-configs
    comment by heywoodlh · 2023-04-24 · in Keyboard tricks from a macOS app dev
  11. …in the wrong place :/ Maybe there's no RSI in Palo Alto? https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by e12e · 2023-02-24 · in KDE and GNOME seeks $100k to turn Flathub into a Store for the Linux desktop
  12. …using Karabiner for with specialized apps like rcmd, HyperKey ( https://hyperkey.app/ ) and skhd ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ). I'm still missing the left/right Shift press once for parentheses, but I can live without it.
    comment by alin23 · 2023-02-12 · in Hacking Your Keyboard with Karabiner
  13. …of keys, i.e: map Caps Lock to "Ctrl + Option + CMD" instead of just a 1:1 mapping. [0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by polyrand · 2023-02-12 · in Hacking Your Keyboard with Karabiner
  14. …CLI commands). [1]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/komorebi [2]: https://github.com/LGUG2Z/whkd [3]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by bsnnkv · 2023-01-29 · in AutoHotkey v2 Official Release Announcement
  15. And for us bspwm/sxhkd folk, theres yabai[1] and shkd[2] [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by lvncelot · 2023-01-08 · in The i3-gaps project has been merged with i3
  16. …it's set up it's been completely frictionless for me. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by alphameese · 2022-12-28 · in More developers use Linux than Mac, according to 2022 StackOverflow survey
  17. …+ WSL for development since at least MacOS is a UNIX [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by conor- · 2022-12-13 · in Ask HN: Are Any of You Tired from macOS and Want to Go Back to Linux?
  18. …annoys me most is that there's no global shortcut for new terminal windows. Did you look at skhd? https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd I found it through the yabai window manager - but I'm starting to think I might be better off with…
    comment by e12e · 2022-10-29 · in Apple Reports Fourth Quarter Results
  19. Try this: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd If it’s customizable, global, keyboard shortcuts you’re after, skhd should do the job.
    comment by cloakedcode · 2022-10-27 · in Available Today: Windows Dev Kit 2023 a.k.a. Project Volterra
  20. …yabai for window management ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) and skhd for hotkeys ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ) They are more Linux-like, using config files, free and easy to forget they aren't native.
    comment by alin23 · 2022-08-16 · in Using the same Arch Linux installation for a decade
  21. …and until that is addressed I don't think it will ever be the year of the Linux Desktop. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd [2] https://www.autohotkey.com/
    comment by heywoodlh · 2022-08-12 · in I wish I could organize my thoughts
  22. How about skhd? https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd I use it to simply bind hotkeys to shell commands in a single config file. Given the full power of the shell, you can even use AppleScript (through osascript) if you want to automate the…
    comment by alin23 · 2022-05-10 · in AltTab – Windows alt-tab on macOS
  23. …work to get it to where I'd want it for daily use. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd [3] https://github.com/kasper/phoenix
    comment by flurie · 2022-04-01 · in My macOS keyboard shortcuts
  24. I would also suggest https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd for hotkeys; it also pairs well with an associated project for window tiling and management: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
    comment by Kungfuturtle · 2022-04-01 · in My macOS keyboard shortcuts
  25. …and can be integrated with something like skhd [2] 1: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai 2: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd My skhdrc setup: https://pastebin.com/5GT8yiGK
    comment by tfsh · 2021-10-26 · in macOS Monterey
  26. …and SKHD[2] (hotkeys), cannot recommend it enough. [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by throw3434053 · 2021-08-11 · in Ask HN: What tiny purchases have disproportionately improved your life?
  27. Yabai ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai ) and skhd ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ) together makes a very powerful combination that works extremely well. It's as close to i3 as you can get on MacOS, and outside of a few odd…
    comment by dashwav · 2020-09-16 · in Material Shell – A modern desktop interface for GNOME
  28. …definitely send windows to spaces, but still use ctrl + right/left arrow to navigate spaces. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by Ozlone · 2020-04-13 · in Ask HN: Programs that saved you 100 hours?
  29. …programmable keyboard-centric tiling wm for macOS. [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [2] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd/
    comment by butterthebuddha · 2020-02-17 · in i3 4.18
  30. …permission is the same thing, which I doubt (but admittedly don't know for certain). [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by teamspirit · 2020-02-02 · in “Google Drive” would like to receive keystrokes from any application
  31. …key to reset them. It is usually stable for a week+ [0] https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1] https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by athorax · 2020-01-25 · in Show HN: Phoenix – a macOS window and app manager scriptable with JavaScript
  32. …have to disable SIP for all the APIs to get exposed. [0]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai [1]: https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd
    comment by motform · 2019-10-15 · in Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS
  33. …). Yabai doesn't handle window switching on its own but it can use SKHD ( https://github.com/koekeishiya/skhd ) or any other application that can bind terminal commands to keyboard shortcuts such as Hammerspoon ( https://www.hammers
    comment by least · 2019-08-25 · in From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love