Start
Mac service written in Automator to run several softwares and commands by pressing a hot key.
Step by step installation
- Open Automator
- Create a new Service
- Add an action Run AppleScript
- Paste the content of this file in it
- Above the Run AppleScript action, there is a select box: instead of text, select No input
- Save the file with any name
- In System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Services > General set the hotkey for the newly created file
- Press the chosen hotkey
Included commands
For the time being this script runs 4 applications I often use and starts a virtual machine. Feel free to change it in according to your favourite tools and CLI commands.
- Run Google Chrome in full screen mode
- Run Sublime Text in distraction-free mode
- Run the terminal in full screen mode
- Start a virtual machine (Laravel Homestead)
- Run SourceTree in full screen mode