Open or activate an application in specific shortcut [duplicate]

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I'd like to bind certain keyboard shortcuts to certain applications, and have it open and be visible when it is pressed.

For example, I want to have the Things app open (if not already open) and be focused to front, when pressing Cmd+Ctrl+H.

Can I do this natively on macOS? Or does it require a special application?

At the moment, I press Cmd+Tab repeatedly but this is not idea, as I'd like to bind shortcuts for a bunch of frequently-accessed apps.

Alper

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asked Nov 25, 2021 at 15:59

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Does this answer your question? single key keyboard shortcut run-or-raise applications
– Alper
Commented Nov 25, 2021 at 16:11
This is another of those scenarios i'd consider using Spaces instead of Cmd/Tab - See superuser.com/a/1187552/347380 and apple.stackexchange.com/a/179403/85275 It's also considerably easier to set up & requires no 3rd party or scripting solution, it just works.
– Tetsujin
Commented Nov 25, 2021 at 16:19

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