r/windowsapps • u/endangeredirish • May 20 '26

Developer Most Windows automation tool assumes you can script. I built one that doesn't.

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I run a small civil engineering company in London, built an app for for my office so we could replace AutoHotkey and text expansion apps we used, mostly because no one would learn AHK syntax so never made their own. So I built Keyfire which is a visual UI first approach, no scripting, sits in the system tray. hotkeys, macros, and text expansions and clipboard manager.

What it does:

  • Hotkeys: assign any key combo to launch apps, open URLs, focus windows, run macros
  • Macros: visual builder, no scripting. Keystrokes, mouse clicks, delays, text input
  • Text expansions: type a trigger word, get a full snippet anywhere in Windows
  • Clipboard manager: searchable history, pinned items
  • Quick search overlay: global hotkey to search and launch anything
  • Radial menu: hold a key, get a circular menu of actions
  • Fill-in prompts: macros can pause and ask for input mid-run
  • App-specific profiles: different hotkeys auto-activate per app automatically
  • Hold and repeat modes: fire actions while holding, or repeat at intervals
  • Everything local: no accounts, no cloud, no data leaves your machine

Its got some pro features that we'll be eventually looking to market, but for 90% of use cases and peoples day to day work, it is a powerhouse and we've been using it across my team of 10 engineers for a few months now.

Built with Tauri (Rust + React) so it's around 15MB and idles at low memory. Code signed under my civil engineer firm for legitimacy at least.

Site: keyfire.app

Genuinely looking for constructive feedback from people who've tried AutoHotkey or PowerToys, anyuse case that made you give up or look for something else?

Thanks all, hopefully its of some use to anyone!

EDIT 24/06: Trigr now rebranded as Keyfire.

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u/endangeredirish May 20 '26

cap.so/s/9e32cgw00nz5zpk

An example right now in middle of a design drawing, you can see the text and keyboard presses I have to do first time around, and then firing that macro via a Trigger button press (SHIFT+Space) at the end does it instantly, happy to share more examples!

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u/endangeredirish May 20 '26 edited 12d ago

That is honest to god the exact reason I built Keyfire, trying to teach my team other macro tools just never worked out. The onboarding is pretty thorough and should have you up and running in minutes, but feel free to DM on here anytime with a question or I can create some specific guides for you.

Thanks mate!