What is Butler?
Butler's purpose is to make it easier for you to perform different — potentially recurring — tasks. Butler lets you arrange these tasks in its fully customizable configuration. There, you can assign one or more triggers to a task:| Triggers | ← | Butler | → | Tasks |
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• menu bar/docklet
• pop-up menus • abbreviations • hot keys • hot corners • events |
• launch applications
• open files • access preference panes • manage bookmarks • search the web • run AppleScripts • extend the pasteboard • enter text snippets • simulate keystrokes • control iTunes • accelerate Spotlight • move/copy files • more... |
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Due to its unique variety of triggers and tasks, Butler is more flexible than any other utility you've seen before. So don't worry if you don't have a use for all of its features right from the beginning. Just start using Butler and discover a new feature every day.
| Curious? | Have a look at these screenshots to get an idea of how Butler looks & feels. |
| Problems? | Read the emergency FAQ if your Butler doesn't behave as expected. |