How do I set up a Routine in Peekaboo?
By Vishva Variya · Updated
Short answer
Open Routines with ⌥⇧⌘K, pick a template or write the task as a sentence (“move screenshots older than 30 days to the Trash”), then choose when it runs: on a schedule, when Peekaboo opens, or when a file arrives in a folder. Every run appears in Activity with Put Back.
Steps
- 1Open Routines.⌥⇧⌘K
- 2Pick a template, or write what it should do as a sentence. Anything it didn’t understand is pointed out.
- 3Choose when it runs: a schedule, at launch, or when a file arrives and has finished downloading.
- 4Check Recent Runs, and put back anything you didn’t want.⇧⌘Y
- A routine can move, organize, tag, move to the Trash, notify you or Clean Safe Items.
- Routines run while Peekaboo is open. Add it to System Settings › General › Login Items to keep the schedule.
- Shortcuts can run any routine with the Run Routine action.
- Nothing runs until you add a routine, and nothing is ever deleted outright.
In Settings
- Automatic cleanupSettings › Cleanup
- Once a day, matching files go to the Trash and appear in Activity, where one click puts them back.
- Keep folders organizedSettings › Cleanup
- Every few hours, loose files that have sat for a while move into subfolders by kind or month, and appear in Activity.
- Clean Safe items automaticallySettings › Cleanup
- Moves only items marked Safe in App Caches and Dev Tools to the Trash.
Still stuck?
How do I contact support?
- Email support@getpeekaboo.app. It goes straight to the developer. Settings › License › Copy Support Info adds your app and macOS version, with the license key hidden.