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Key Combos

Send shortcuts to any app

Overview

Key Combos let you send keyboard shortcuts to the currently active application. Instead of remembering K for some obscure app feature, assign it to a labeled menu slot and fire it with one click.

Supported Modifiers

ModifierSymbol
Command
Option / Alt
Control
Shift

Combine any number of modifiers with any key. OwlScope sends the exact key combination to the frontmost app.

Use Cases

  • VS Code — Toggle sidebar (B), open terminal (`)
  • Figma — Zoom to fit (1), toggle grid (G)
  • Xcode — Build (B), run (R)
  • Safari — Open dev tools (I)
  • System-wide — Take screenshot (4)

How to Set Up

  1. Open Settings → Menu.
  2. Click an empty slot or edit an existing one.
  3. Choose Key Combo as the action type.
  4. Record the shortcut by pressing the key combination.
Tip: Create an app-specific folder (e.g., “Xcode”) and fill it with that app's most-used shortcuts. One combo opens the folder, the next fires the shortcut.