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Macropad Hotkeys II

An extensible hotkey setup for the Adafruit Macropad with consumer controls, MIDI, mouse actions, and updates for real-world use

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An extensible hotkey macropad inspired by the Macropad Hotkeys example from the Adafruit Learning System Guide. This version allows you to:

- Have multiple pages of macros that you can scroll through (think of a set of macros for each DaVinci Resolve page)
- Display timeout so you don't have
- Support for HID consumer control codes
- Support for mouse buttons
- Support for sending MIDI notes
- Optionally mount filesystem as read-only so your OS doesn't complain when unplugged
- Sleep after a configurable timeout so you don't have LED lights blasting all night
- Refactored the code to make it (maybe) easier to modify

These updates allow for you to use Hotkeys with Audacity, play/pause music, send mouse clicks, or easily issue app shortcuts.

Installation is pretty simple - assemble a Adafruit Macropad, then follow the installation instructions in the GitHub repository's README. You can be up and running in minutes!

Once the software is installed you can select from a pre-built macro page in the wiki or create one of your own - templates are supplied so you can send commands or keycodes with each button press or turn of the dial.

  • Version 4 Beta Released!

    DeckerEgo • 11/28/2025 at 16:59 • 0 comments

    I've redone a lot of things with the Macropad Hotkeys lately to better support workstations like DaVinci Resolve. A pre-release is already available, and after some testing will make this a latest release.

    Some changes:

    • New macro attribute: "launch." This will allow you to execute a key sequence when switching to a new screen on the macropod.
    • Allowed users to define what happens when the rotary encoder is rotated or pressed
    • "Sleeping" the display is now a command you can issue as a macro
    • LED & display timeout can now be configured per macro page
    • Moved pre-made macro pages out into the Wiki
    • "launch" parameter on macro pages to launch a key combination on start
    • Moar bugfixes

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