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Keyboard Cowboy vs Hammerspoon: catalog facts
Keyboard Cowboy	Hammerspoon
Free The software is free under its open-source licence. Hosting, hardware and external…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS	macOS
Workflows can be bound to key sequences and scoped to particular applications, so the same chord does different…	Extensions reach a large part of macOS: windows, spaces, hotkeys, wifi, battery, USB, menu bar and more Lua is small enough to learn in an afternoon
It is macOS-only, and some of the window and input control needs broad accessibility permissions.	Does nothing until you write a config file, so there is no point installing it casually macOS only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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