Tips.

20 short videos of what Hopper can do, about ten seconds each. The same ones you’ll find in the app.

Basics

  • Actions

    Every row has more actions.

    Copy a link, bookmark it, or give it an alias or a hotkey.

    ⌘K

  • Section Pills

    Show one section of the list at a time.

    The pills are your recent apps. ⇧⇥ goes back, Esc shows everything.

    ⇥

  • Search Current App

    Search the front app's menus and pages.

    Its pages, settings and menu commands, each with its keys.

    ⌥Space

Make It Yours

  • Aliases

    Give any row a short alias.

    Type the alias in Search and it comes first, ready for Return.

    ⌘D

  • Row Hotkeys

    Give any row its own hotkey in ⌘K.

    A page, a tab, an agent: one key takes you there from any app.

    ⌘K, then Set Hotkey…

Getting Around

  • Back

    Jump back to where you just were.

    Hold ⌃⌥ to see where you've been, then let go. ↑ goes forward.

    ⌃⌥↓

  • Toggle

    Flip between your last two apps.

    Tap twice again to come back.

    ⌘⌘

  • Toggle Tab

    Flip between your last two tabs.

    Works for windows and sessions too.

    ⌥⌥

Agents

  • Agents

    See every agent from anywhere.

    The ones waiting on you are on top. Return takes you there.

    ⌃Space

  • Next Agent

    Jump to the next agent that needs you.

    Needs You first, then Done. Press it again within a minute for the next.

    ⌥⌘]

Writing

  • Clipboard History

    Bring back anything you copied.

    Pick one and press Return to paste it where you were. Password managers' copies are skipped.

    ⌘Space, then “clip”

  • Emoji & Symbols

    Find any emoji or symbol by name.

    Type what you mean, like “party”, then Return to paste it.

    ⌘Space, then “emoji”

  • Scratch Notes

    Jot something down without leaving.

    The note floats over every app and keeps your place. Give it a hotkey to make it instant.

    ⌘Space, then “note”

  • Snippets

    Type a keyword, get the whole text.

    Try ;date or ;thx. Make your own with Create Snippet.

    a keyword, like ;notes

Windows & Screenshots

  • Window Commands

    Snap windows to halves and displays.

    Type “left half” and press Return. Give your favorites a hotkey with ⌘K.

    ⌘Space, then “half”

  • Window Layouts

    Put several apps where they go at once.

    Make one with Create Window Layout, or save the one you have. Give each a hotkey.

    ⌘Space, then “layout”

  • Search Screenshots

    Find a screenshot by the text in it.

    The text is read on your Mac. ↵ copies it, ⌘↵ pastes it where you were.

    ⌘Space, then “screen”

  • Quick Look

    Preview the selected file.

    Select one in Search Screenshots and press Space. ↑ and ↓ move through them, Esc closes it.

    Space, in Search Screenshots

  • Several Screenshots at Once

    Select several screenshots at once.

    ⇧ and the arrows, ⌘-click or ⌘A. Then copy, paste or Quick Look them together.

    ⇧ + arrows, or ⌘A

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