macOS has a relatively unknown feature where it lets you define custom keyboard shortcuts for any app.

For example, I've recently switched to Brave for browsing, and I use Reeder to save articles for later.

Now, unlike Safari, the share button on Brave doesn't list the available app actions, like the one from Reeder:

The option to save a page to Reeder requires a handful of clicks, being hidden under File → Share → Add to Reeder, with no built-in keyboard shortcut for it.

To make this task easier, I added a custom keyboard shortcut that saves the current article to Reeder as soon as I press ⌃⌥R.

Here's how:

Open System Settings and navigate to Keyboard → Keyboard Shortcuts → App Shortcuts:

Here, add a new shortcut using the + button, choose the app you're creating the shortcut for, and type the menu action title exactly how it appears in the app's menu:

For example, I put Add to Reeder for Brave, because that's what the menu action is titled.

Then, choose your preferred key combination for the shortcut, and it's done.

Now, every time I press ⌃⌥R, macOS will run the action File → Share → Add to Reeder under the hood for me.

This newly assigned keyboard shortcut even appears beside the menu bar action like this:

Try it out when you feel like an app action could've been a keyboard shortcut.

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