KeyGhost – Keyboard app launcher for macOS
I got tired of MacOS failing to index applications (it consistently seems to prefer apps installed on my phone instead of the computer) so I've bound them to keys and have started building muscle memory for opening and switching apps. Reduces mental fatigue from constantly cmd + tabbing between apps all day
KeyGhost – Keyboard app launcher for macOS launched on June 22, 2026 with 9 votes, #1,453 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
KeyGhost turns Caps Lock into a launcher with a translucent keyboard cheatsheet. Hold the trigger, see your bound apps, press a letter to launch.
Turn Caps Lock into a launcher. Hold the key, see your apps, press a letter to launch. KeyGhost is a macOS menu-bar app that turns any key — Caps Lock, F-keys, even Right Option — into a launcher. Hold the trigger and a translucent keyboard fades in showing the app icon bound to each letter. Press a bound letter while held and the app launches immediately; the chord is consumed so it never reaches your focused window. It reads the trigger key from the HID layer, beneath any modifier remapping, so it works regardless of Hyperkey, Karabiner, or macOS Modifier Keys. Caps Hold to summon the overlay. Then press T , M , C , S , or B to launch. Try F + ↑ / → / ↓ for the…from keyghost.dev
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