Add-on Setup

The use Superkey, follow these steps:

1. Install the Superkey add-on

2. Create a config file with your hotkeys. For inspiration, check out Hotkey Config File Format and Sample Config File

3. Tell Superkey where your config file is

4. Bind Superkey to a keypress in the Blender Preferences

Install Superkey

Open the Blender Preferences Add-ons menu and click "Install…":

Click "Install…"

Locate your superkey.zip file, select it, and click "Install Add-on":

Install by selecting the Superkey zip file

Make sure Superkey is enabled by checking its checkbox:

Enable Superkey

Choose your config file in the add-on preferences

After you've written your hotkeys into your config file, set the location of that file in the Superkey add-on preferences:

The Superkey add-on preferences in Blender Preferences > Add-ons > Interface

Bind a hotkey for Superkey in Blender

Add Superkey to your keymap in Blender Preferences. It's recommended to override the Quick Favorites keymap, because it's a key that's available everywhere in Blender with just a single tap.

First, disable the Quick Favorites keymap by going to Blender Preferences > Keymap > Window > Quick Favorites and unchecking its checkbox:

Disable the Quick Favorites keymap

Next, scroll to the bottom of the same "Window" section and click "Add New":

Add a new keymap

Lastly, add the Superkey keymap by entering object.superkey into the text box and making sure the Q key is mapped to Superkey:

Map Superkey to the Q key

That's it! Now in Blender tapping Q anywhere will start Superkey in its default mode, placing a border around the active space to let you know Superkey is waiting for you to press a key:

Superkey is started

The border is red by default, but you can change that in your config file. Check out Hotkey Config File Format to see how.

Great work!