Butler
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Butler, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Butler's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | $20, paid once | Requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or newer · 60-day money-back guarantee |
The facts
Each one read from Butler's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Abbreviation search
- The abbreviations window can find configured items by name or acronym, and Butler learns from usage to remember preferred matches.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Butler 4.4.9 requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or newer; older macOS users are directed to the museum page.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Custom configuration
- Butler lets users assign one or more triggers to a task in a customizable configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- File search limit
- To search a folder’s contents through abbreviations, users must add the folder to Butler’s configuration and set its recursion level.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Many Tricks says it does not directly collect much personal information and that FastSpring handles purchase transactions and purchase-related data.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Butler helps automate routine tasks such as controlling music, opening programs and documents, switching users, and searching the web.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Many Tricks links to Butler documentation, a Butler FAQ, support tickets, and feature suggestions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tasks
- Tasks include launching applications, opening files, managing bookmarks, running AppleScripts, entering text snippets, simulating keystrokes, and moving or copying files.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Triggers
- Tasks can be triggered through menu bar or docklet items, pop-up menus, abbreviations, hot keys, hot corners, and events.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- AppleScript
- AppleScript items can be managed in Butler and configured to paste a script’s returned value when run.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Browser bookmarks
- Release notes state that Butler added support for Google Chrome bookmarks and restored Firefox bookmark support as a visible-by-default feature.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Beaverton, Oregon, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
- Maker
- Many Tricks identifies Peter Maurer and Rob Griffiths as its people; its About page lists an address in Beaverton, Oregon, and says Griffiths partnered with Maurer in 2010.checked 11 Oct 2026
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