Need for MIDI Pedal Macro Control on macOS
Problem
Users want to use a foot pedal for more efficient macro control and hands‑free operation, but existing tools lack integration and ease of use. They also want to operate without looking at the screen, such as for transcription, editing, or skill activation in games.
Pain points
- Need foot pedal control to avoid hand fatigue
- Want unified foot pedal macros across different apps
- Lack of out‑of‑the‑box macOS software support
- Need to map foot pedal to macOS macros/shortcuts
- Existing software has limited native foot pedal support
- Want to operate without looking at the screen (e.g., transcription, editing)
Questions to verify
- Do you want to use a foot pedal for system‑level macros on macOS?
- Are the foot pedal devices you currently use compatible with macOS?
- Are the macros you want primarily for productivity software or specific applications?
Evidence
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This is like vim pedal (https://github.com/foxweb/vim-pedal) on steroids. I love it.
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I picked up a couple of foot pedals built to control manual transcription software from thrift stores. That was years ago and I hacked them to control music software instead. Then one day I got Nvidia's Parakeet model running locally and was sold on automatic transcription in an instant. So in an ironic twist, I started using one of my spare transcription pedals to do transcription by wiring it up to a harness for Parakeet. It's great and the setup is basically trivial to create these days on Linux with a bit of help from an agent.
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Love this! In the photography community, we had MIDI2LR (MIDI to Lightroom) (https://rsjaffe.github.io/MIDI2LR/)I used Behringer Xtouch Mini mapped to Lightroom. This allows tactile controls, and also lets you keep your eyes on the photo being edited, instead of the constant back and forth between the controls and the photo.
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I used a usb foot pedal with three switches for playing world of warcraft - originally bought it for PTT but realised how useful it was and ended up using it for the speed boost spell and the big damage cooldown.This takes it to the next level!
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