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Das Keyboard Q Desktop January 2019 Release for Windows, Mac and Linux

Posted on by supercobra

We are pleased to release a new version of Das Keyboard Q desktop software v3.1.2 for Windows, Mac and Linux.

The focus of this version is about improving user experience and release new applets useful to programmers, system administrators, webmaster and devops so they get important notifications directly on their Das Keyboard Q keyboard.

New Applets

  • Travis CI: monitor Travis tests results
  • Stackoverflow: provide notifications
  • ServerFault: provide notifications
  • Firewall Guard: monitors open and close ports
  • Asana: provides notifications
  • Workout Reminder: sitting many hours a day? Get up and exercise! Pick from many different energizing workouts.
  • Github: provides notifications
  • Trello: provides notifications

Here are my personal favorite new features:

  • Signals have now an action URL. E.g.: open this (signal) in Gmail, StackOverflow, Montastic, etc…
  • Dashboard navigation keyboard shortcuts: use arrow keys to move selection and type o top open signal action URL with browser

Checkout the new intro video:

Das Keyboard Q desktop application overview

There are also many smaller new features and bug fixes. Here is the full changelog: https://www.daskeyboard.io/updates/changelog/

Das Keyboard Q Desktop: Learn more & download

Enjoy!