Just moved to Windows? Here's your Keyboard Maestro replacement.
Keyboard Maestro is excellent. It's also macOS-only - and has been since 2002. If you've just switched to Windows (or now manage a PC alongside your Mac), Seqtrix is the closest landing: visual macro builder, the same trigger model, templates that cover the common patterns, plus a few things KM doesn't do (file encryption, the Mini Mode launcher).
Feature-by-feature
| Feature | Seqtrix | Keyboard Maestro |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Windows 10 / 11 | macOS only |
| Visual macro / sequence builder | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pre-built templates | 80 built in | Community macros |
| Hotkey triggers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Schedule triggers | ✓ | ✓ |
| File / device triggers | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open / close applications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Type text / press keys | ✓ | ✓ |
| Run shell commands | ✓ | ✓ |
| Built-in file encryption (AES-256) | ✓ | - |
| Secure delete (DoD-grade) | ✓ | - |
| Mini Mode floating launcher ring | ✓ | - |
| Cross-device cloud sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Decades of community macros / scripts | - | ✓ |
| Image / pixel-detection triggers | - | ✓ |
Keyboard Maestro column reflects v11 on macOS, the current stable line at time of writing.
What Mac switchers get from Seqtrix
Triggers → conditions → actions. If you built KM macros, you already know how to build Seqtrix sequences. The vocabulary maps 1:1.
Sixty-nine pre-built sequences cover the patterns most Mac switchers rebuild in their first week - app launchers, focus modes, file routines, system shortcuts.
Built-in file encryption (AES-256) as a single action, and the Mini Mode floating launcher ring - a popup wheel of your most-used sequences.
When Keyboard Maestro is still the right tool
- • You're primarily on macOS. Don't leave KM to come to Windows just for Seqtrix.
- • You rely on KM's image / pixel-detection triggers. Seqtrix does not have an equivalent today.
- • You have a decade of KM macros and AppleScript integrations that aren't practical to recreate. Keep KM running on your Mac and use Seqtrix on the PC.
FAQ
No. Keyboard Maestro is macOS-only and has been since launch. The developer (Stairways Software) has stated they have no plans for a Windows port. On Windows, Seqtrix is the closest equivalent - a visual macro builder with hotkey, schedule, file, and system-event triggers.
Not automatically. KM exports its macros as a proprietary .kmmacros format that Seqtrix cannot read directly. Most macros take 1–5 minutes to recreate visually in Seqtrix - and chances are a template already covers the common patterns.
For the common 80% of KM workflows - launching apps, typing text, key presses, scheduled tasks, hotkey triggers, running shell commands - Seqtrix has full parity. The areas where KM is more mature: image / pixel detection triggers, AppleScript integration (irrelevant on Windows anyway), and a 15-year community macro library.
Not today. Seqtrix is Windows-only. A macOS build is on the long-term roadmap but not actively in development. If you primarily live on Mac, Keyboard Maestro remains the right tool.
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