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title: One keystroke faster with Hook
description: A quick way to create a link with Hook
---

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# [One keystroke faster with Hook](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/one-keystroke-faster-with-hook)

 Written by [Kourosh](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/author/kourosh) | Jul 27, 2020 3:00:23 PM

**Addendum 2022-06-25:**  Since writing this post, [I've discovered](https://twitter.com/HookProductvT/status/1540478269467766784?s=20&t=GaUdoMm3FJHbUiZ3nPfxWw) that there is already a quicker way to do this, namely through Hook itself, so no Keyboard Maestro macro is necessary. The default command to capture a link to a file type Shift-Command-C.  You can check out [Hook's key commands here](https://hookproductivity.com/help/general/all-commands-shortcuts).

If you open the preferences for Hook, you can have access to several types of links including a markdown version.  Here's an image of my own where you can see that I've changed default commands to suit my own tastes:

The following was the original post:

Copying a link to a file can be super useful.  For example, you can have a task that says, continue writing paper, and have a link connecting to the file.  [Hook](https://hookproductivity.com/) is a neat app that lets you do it.  All you need to do is:

- Type Shift-Option-Space (See Addendum below) [1](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/one-keystroke-faster-with-hook?hs_amp=true#fn-7926-1)
- Type Command-C

But in the interest of seeking greater efficiency (aka "productive laziness"), I made a [Keyboard Maestro](https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/) macro to do it in just one key command:

 Keyboard Maestro macro for quick links with Hook

Now, I just type Control-Option-Command-c.

1. **Addendum 2020-08-04:** Please note that the default for calling Hook is **Shift-Command-Space**, whereas I have changed my own to Shift-Option-Space. To make the Keyboard Maestro work for yourself, you would need to adjust the key command accordingly. [↩](https://www.kouroshdini.com/the-dini-group-ltd-blog/one-keystroke-faster-with-hook?hs_amp=true#fnref-7926-1)

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