How to Run macOS Shortcuts from a Mouse Button
Trigger Shortcuts with a mouse button or hotkey on your Mac. Assign automations to a radial ring and run them in one flick.
Why bind Shortcuts to the mouse
The Shortcuts app is powerful, but launching a shortcut usually means a menu bar click, a search or a keyboard combo you have to remember.
If your mouse has a spare button, you can make it open a ring where each Shortcut has its own direction.
Setting it up in WorkRing
Open settings, choose a sector, set its action to Shortcut and pick one from the list of installed Shortcuts. Use the test button to confirm it runs. Then pick the mouse button or hotkey that summons the ring.
WorkRing launches Shortcuts through the standard system mechanism, so no extra permission is required.
Ideas to start with
Resize the images on your clipboard, start a focus session, convert a file or send the current date into a note. Combine this with per-app profiles so each app offers its own automations.
Download WorkRing
WorkRing opens an 8-sector ring right at your cursor. Run Shortcuts, jump to folders, launch apps, paste snippets and send keyboard shortcuts, all without leaving the spot where your hand already is.
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