Function Key Pro is a macOS utility that helps you distinguish special function keys (e.g. volume up) and standard ones (F1, F2, etc.) WITHOUT Fn, and LAUNCH apps or complex multi-key hotkeys with a single press.
Hello Product Hunters!
I’m Channing, co-author of Function Key Pro with @xinyi_l, and we’re excited to share this macOS utility that makes our own keyboard workflow smoother!
As a cross-platform developer, I need to use lots of hotkeys containing function keys, like Shift+F12 in JetBrain tools. By default, I have to hold an extra Fn key every time to use F12, which is quite inconvenient. macOS does provide an option in Preferences that allows me to use F12 directly. However, the price is that I can no longer change volume up without the annoying Fn key 😟
Why can’t I have BOTH volume up and F12? So we think of a NEW way of interacting with function keys. When you short-press, it’s F12. And if you hold it a little longer, it becomes the volume up key 🔊
One single key is definitely much easier to use than hotkey combinations. I want this more in my everyday workflow. So Function Key Pro doesn’t stop here. You can also use a single function key to launch apps, or even simulate other hotkeys 🪄
We hope you enjoy this new way of using keyboard shortcuts, and we’d like to hear your thoughts! 🤩
Great idea to be able to use long-press, and have the Function keys do almost whatever you want.
A few rough edges in the user interface such as it’s easy to accidentally lose an initial setup if you click the wrong button, it doesn't offer to save first.
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