This is a closed alpha — that means rough edges are expected and your feedback is genuinely shaping what gets built next. There are no wrong answers. If something confuses you, that's a bug, not a user error.
Trigr lets you assign shortcuts to anything you type or do repeatedly on your computer. Instead of typing the same email sign-off, support response, or boilerplate phrase 50 times a week — you set it up once in Trigr, then trigger it instantly with a hotkey.
It lives quietly in your system tray (bottom-right of your taskbar) and works in every app — your browser, email client, CRM, wherever.
Windows shows this warning for any newly published app that doesn't yet have a full certificate. Trigr is safe — Rory built it. The warning will go away in a future release once the certificate is in place. If you're unsure, ask Rory directly before installing.
When Trigr opens, you'll see a keyboard layout in the centre of the screen. Each key on that keyboard can have a shortcut assigned to it. Click any key to assign something to it.
On the left side is your profile list — think of profiles like different sets of shortcuts for different contexts (work, personal, a specific app). You start with a Default profile.
In the top bar you can search, toggle settings, and switch between the keyboard view and a flat list view.
Work through these tasks in order. They get progressively more open-ended. Don't worry about doing them perfectly — the point is to see what feels natural and what doesn't.
A text expansion lets you type a short phrase and have Trigr automatically expand it into something longer. Think of it like autocorrect, but one you control completely.
Do this:
Suggested expansions to try — pick ones that feel relevant to you:
Or ignore those suggestions and set up something you actually type every day. That's more useful data for us.
A hotkey lets you trigger an action — open a website, type text, run a command — using a keyboard shortcut you define.
Do this:
Quick Search is an overlay that lets you find and trigger any shortcut without remembering what key it's on.
This is useful when you have lots of shortcuts and don't want to remember every key combination.
Forget the instructions for a moment. Think about your actual work day — the things you type or click over and over. Try to set one of those up in Trigr from scratch, without any guidance.
This is the most valuable part of the test. We want to see what you reach for, what you try to do, and where you get stuck.
There's no right answer here. Just try something real and see what happens.
Once you've worked through the tasks, please fill in the feedback form linked below. It takes about 5 minutes and every response makes the next version better.
Feedback form: Click here to open the feedback form
Or email Rory directly: [email protected]
If anything went wrong during install or testing, attach your log file if you can find it — Rory can help you locate it.
Check your system tray (bottom-right of the taskbar, near the clock). If you see the Trigr icon, it's running. If not, open it from the Start Menu.
Use Ctrl + Z in whatever app you were in, just like normal. Trigr just simulates keypresses — it doesn't do anything that can't be undone.
Right-click the Trigr icon in the system tray and click Pause. All shortcuts stop firing until you resume. Useful if you're in a meeting or doing something where you don't want shortcuts active.
Message or email Rory directly. Don't suffer in silence — a broken experience is exactly what we're trying to find at this stage.