🔹 1. macOS Shortcuts for Quick Automation (Best for GUI-Based Tasks)

🎯 A. Auto-Enable Focus Mode When Opening Specific Apps

🔹 Example: Turn on “Gaming Focus” when Steam is launched.

1️⃣ Open Shortcuts → Click New Shortcut
2️⃣ Add “Open App” → Select Steam
3️⃣ Add “Set Focus Mode” → Choose Gaming

✅ Now, every time Steam opens, your Focus Mode will automatically activate.

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🔥 B. Auto-Toggle Dark Mode Based on Time

🔹 Switches to dark mode after 6 PM and back to light mode at 6 AM.

1️⃣ Create a New Shortcut
2️⃣ Add “If Time of Day is 6:00 PM” → Set Dark Mode: On
3️⃣ Add “If Time of Day is 6:00 AM” → Set Dark Mode: Off

📌 How to Automate:

• Go to Shortcuts Settings → Automations → Set it to run daily.

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🤖 2. Automator for Advanced Workflows (Best for File & System Automations)

📂 A. Auto-Organize Downloads Folder

🔹 Moves screenshots to “Screenshots” folder, PDFs to “Documents,” etc.

1️⃣ Open Automator → Choose Folder Action
2️⃣ Set the Target Folder to Downloads
3️⃣ Add “Filter Finder Items”

• Condition: Kind is Image
  4️⃣ Add “Move Finder Items”
• Destination: Screenshots Folder
  5️⃣ Repeat for PDFs, ZIPs, etc.

✅ Now, every time you download files, they will be automatically sorted.

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🖥 B. Auto-Switch Display Resolutions for Gaming vs. Work

🔹 Changes resolution to 1080p when Steam opens, 4K when it closes.

1️⃣ Open Automator → Create Application
2️⃣ Add “Run Shell Script”
3️⃣ Paste this script:

bash
if pgrep -x "Steam" > /dev/null; then
  cscreen -x 1920 -y 1080
else
  cscreen -x 3840 -y 2160
fi

4️⃣ Save and set it to run automatically when Steam opens.

✅ Now, your Mac will switch resolutions based on activity.

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🛠 3. Hammerspoon for Ultimate macOS Automation

🔹 (Best for Keyboard Shortcuts, Window Management, and Custom Workflows)

🎭 A. Create a Hyper Key (Caps Lock → Cmd+Ctrl+Option+Shift)

🔹 Turns Caps Lock into a super modifier key for custom shortcuts.

1️⃣ Install Hammerspoon

css
brew install --cask hammerspoon

2️⃣ Open ~/.hammerspoon/init.lua and add:

luaCopyEdiths.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "ctrl", "alt", "shift"}, "T", function()
    hs.alert.show("Hyper Key Activated!")
end)

3️⃣ Reload Hammerspoon → Now, Caps Lock + T triggers an alert.

✅ Customize it to launch apps, resize windows, or trigger workflows.

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📌 B. Auto-Tile Windows for Productivity

🔹 Arrange windows automatically when you open apps like VS Code & Safari.

lua
hs.window.animationDuration = 0
local laptopScreen = hs.screen.primaryScreen()

function arrangeWindows()
    local apps = {
        { "Safari", hs.geometry.unitrect(0, 0, 0.5, 1) },  -- Left half
        { "Visual Studio Code", hs.geometry.unitrect(0.5, 0, 0.5, 1) }  -- Right half
    }
    
    for _, app in ipairs(apps) do
        local appWindow = hs.application.get(app[1]):mainWindow()
        if appWindow then
            appWindow:move(app[2], laptopScreen)
        end
    end
end

hs.hotkey.bind({"cmd", "ctrl", "alt"}, "A", arrangeWindows)

✅ Now, press Cmd + Ctrl + Alt + A to instantly tile windows.

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Want specific automations? I can customize:
✅ Gaming setups (eGPU switching, auto resolution tweaks)
✅ Pro workflows (window tiling, keyboard macros)
✅ Smart home control (Shortcuts + HomeKit)