{"id":39046,"date":"2023-04-12T16:29:57","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T20:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=39046"},"modified":"2023-04-12T22:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T02:01:59","slug":"keyboard-shortcuts-for-exporting-from-photos-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/12\/keyboard-shortcuts-for-exporting-from-photos-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyboard Shortcuts for Exporting From Photos.app"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ole Begemann<\/a>:<\/p>\n

  1. The Photos app on macOS doesn’t provide a keyboard shortcut for the Export Unmodified Original<\/em> command.<\/li>
  2. macOS allows you to add your own app-specific keyboard shortcuts via System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts > App Shortcuts. You need to enter the exact spelling of the menu item you want to invoke.<\/li>
  3. Photos renames the command depending on what’s selected: Export Unmodified Original For 1 Photo“ turns into ”… Originals<\/em> For 2 Videos<\/em>“ turns into “… For 3 Items” (for mixed selections), and so on. Argh!<\/li><\/ol><\/blockquote>\n

    So he wrote a shell script to add shortcuts for all the different numbers to the user defaults. I would have probably done this with GUI scripting and FastScripts or Keyboard Maestro, but this method doesn’t require any third-party software.<\/p>\n

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    There’s a bug in Photos.app on macOS 13.2 (and at least some earlier versions). Custom keyboard shortcuts don’t work until you’ve opened the menu of the respective command at least once.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

    Previously:<\/p>\n