Simulate Hotkey

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This type is used to simulate simple keyboard events. You can use this to trigger shortcuts in other applications to automate tasks.

You can use the menu editor to record a hotkey or directly type the hotkey into the corresponding field. The latter is useful if you want to use a hotkey that is either not available on your keyboard or is globally bound to another application. See Valid Key Names for details on the format of the hotkey.

The Delayed Option

The item has an optional Delayed property which you can enable or disable. If enabled, the hotkey will be executed after the Kando window is closed. This can be useful if the shortcut targets another window which needs to be focused.

Example Configuration

If you happen to edit your menus.json file by hand, you can create a Hotkey item with something like the following. You can read more about the structure of the menus.json file in its documentation.

The data property of the menu item must contain a hotkey property which contains the hotkey to simulate. The optional delayed property will ensure that the hotkey is executed after the Kando window is closed.

// ...
{
  "name": "Paste",
  "type": "hotkey",
  "icon": "content_paste_go",
  "iconTheme": "material-symbols-rounded",
  "data": {
    "hotkey": "ControlLeft+KeyV",
    "delayed": true
  }
},
// ...