Did you know that the average Mac OS X application has 40 to 80 menu shortcuts?

Menu shortcuts are supposed to provide quick access to frequently used menu commands. Honestly though, how many shortcuts keys do you know by heart?

KeyCue helps you to use your Mac OS X applications more effectively by displaying a concise table of all currently available menu shortcuts.

You no longer need to memorize and remember key combinations; just press the command key and KeyCue tells you what you want to know.

Over time, you will automatically remember frequently used shortcuts and start working more efficiently.

The current version of KeyCue is 4.5. Read the release notes and download the current version.

KeyCue gives you an instant overview of the overall functionality of any application, plus lets you automatically start working more efficiently by making use of menu shortcuts.

See a video review of KeyCue at MacApper.

See a video tutorial of KeyCue at Butterscotch.

With QuicKeys, you can define shortcuts for specific tasks on your computer.

As with menu shortcuts, when you have defined a lot of useful shortcuts, remembering all the shortcuts for invoking them becomes a challenge.

Starting with version 4.0 of QuicKeys and version 4.5 of KeyCue, the two applications work together allowing KeyCue to show all currently active QuicKeys shortcuts.

Main Features

	Get an instant overview of all menu shortcuts in any application.
	Simple to use: just press the command key to see the menu shortcut table.
	Clickable Shortcuts let you execute any shortcut instantly by clicking it.
	System-wide hotkeys made visible.
	"Teaches you" the most frequently used menu shortcuts on the fly and leads you to increased productivity.
	Different themes for customizing the appearance of the shortcut table.
	Menu shortcuts grouped by menus.
	Optionally include menu and first-level submenu headings.
	Configurable settings for activation and deactivation
	Show Keyboard Maestro and QuicKeys shortcuts
	Several options for adapting the behavior and appearance of KeyCue to your liking.
	Instant access to the KeyCue settings window by means of an extra keyboard shortcut.
	No interference with your normal menu and keyboard usage.

For more details, see the Features page.

The more shortcuts an application offers, the higher KeyCue's value. Click the tumbnail image below to see KeyCue showing Textmate's shortcuts in full size.

See also the special topics covered on our Tips Pages:

	Keyboard shortcuts in Mac OS X
	The "Apple Key" – your key to higher efficiency
	Shortcut keys

Installation

To install KeyCue, download it from our downloads page. KeyCue is distributed as a Mac OS X disk image (DMG). Once you have mounted the disk image, simply drag the "KeyCue" application icon to your Applications folder and double-click the copy you have just created. No restart required; KeyCue is active immediately and awaits your command key.

As long as you do not have a license key, KeyCue operates in trial mode.

Languages

The current version of KeyCue is available in English, German, and French.

Requirements

	KeyCue 4.x runs on Mac OS X 10.4 and newer.
	KeyCue 4.5 and newer is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard).
	If you need to run KeyCue on Mac OS X 10.3.9, please use KeyCue 3.0.
	Universal Binary - runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs.