Hello everyone! I would like to share an app I created for programmers and writers who, like me, get frustrated with constantly switching between the keyboard and mouse when we’re in the zone. That’s why I created Homerow, a macOS productivity app that allows you to stay on the keyboard when you need to click on buttons or links. While keyboard shortcuts are great, not every action has a corresponding shortcut, which is where Homerow comes in.
You can check out Homerow at this link: https://homerow.app. Please note it requires macOS 12.3+.
Love to hear your thoughts!
P.S. I made Vimac a few years ago. Homerow is a more polished and performant version of Vimac, taking into account all the things I learned from its predecessor.
The main difference is that Shortcat has a search results panel, and Homerow doesn’t. There are good reasons to show the search results - e.g. Shortcat has an emoji search and lets you search for menu bar items, but it blocks the screen for me, so I don’t plan on adding it
Other than that, there are minor differences in the workflow and the UI/UX, you’ll have to try it for yourself and see which you like better. I don’t think in terms of unique selling points, I just build what I’d like to see.
I’ve been using Homerow for about a year and love it. With Karabiner Elements, I mapped the tap of my left command key to activating it. Works really well. Massively reduces my need to touch the trackpad, which is an ergonomic godsend.
Anyone else tried Homerow. I downloaded it because of this thread. It’s, kinda, interesting, but I wonder if it is solving a problem I don’t have yet. I mean, I don’t mind reaching out for the mouse or trackpad. Let me use this a bit more and see how much it will help me stay keyboard only.
Oh, I am not sure if it is actively supported but, it does not seem to support Stage Manager. There are no labels for me to bring the set of applications out from the side bar in Stage Manager.
Homerow got acquired a few months ago by the SuperWhisper guys so I’m sure its supported.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how often I use it. There’s lots of room to improve but even as it stands its pretty damn good. I have it mapped to cmd-J.
