Keyboard Shortcuts Tip for Figma - Try Keyboard Maestro

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We all use multiple applications, and likely multiple design applications alongside Figma. Some of us are migrating from other design apps, such as Sketch, XD or Keynote even.

I use an app call Keyboard Maestro to create keyboard shortcuts for all of my design apps in a way that pressing the shortcut does the same thing in every app.

For example, when I press CMD (⌘) + SHIFT + ->, the objects that I have selected align to the right edge in Figma, Sketch, XD, Affinity Designer, Keynote or PowerPoint. This way, when I move from one app to the other, all of the functions behave the same in every app.

Keyboard Maestro syncs these shortcuts across all of the machines I work on, and Keyboard Maestro does A WHOLE LOTE MORE than just this. It is worth the cost, but does have a slight learning curve because it can automate just about anything you can think of.

https://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/6265/keyboard-maestro

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As an alternative, you can use Better Touch Tool. I use it and it’s great! It also allows you to add custom touchbar actions, mouse/trackpad gestures and more. And it’s pretty intuitive.

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I find the challenge to be with using Figma in the browser. How do I use the normal, assigned Figma keyboard shortcuts, since keyboard actions are tied to the app (Chrome, for instance) and not the web app in the browser (Figma, for instance)?