🎬 New Tutorial: Paperwork Organiser (Using Keyboard Maestro)

Hey everyone,

I’ve just uploaded a new tutorial showing how to use my Paperwork Organiser macro. This one is designed to sort and back up everything that comes through during the dailies process.

It’s mainly built for lab delivered editorial packages, where ALEs, sound, H264s and department paperwork arrive inside structured folders. Instead of manually creating folders across multiple backup locations and copying everything yourself, the macro reads the folder names, matches them to keywords, and sends the contents to the right destinations in just a couple of clicks.

In the video, I explain why the macro reads folders rather than individual files, and how that makes it easier to use across different shows with different naming conventions. I also show how the macro can adapt to however you name your block subfolders, whether that’s “B1”, “Block 1”, or something else entirely, and what happens if a subfolder can’t be found.

I also cover some optional features, including automatically creating empty folders across all your backup locations so you only have to type the folder name once, adding extra blocks to the drop down menu, and switching the action from Copy to Move.

You can watch the full walkthrough on the Paperwork Organiser page. If you want to check out more of my macros, head over to the I’ve Got a Macro for That page, where you’ll also find a contact form if there’s something you’d like help building.

And if this is your first time importing a macro for Keyboard Maestro and you’re not sure what to do, I’ve put together a simple guide you can follow here.