Our take
Pick Hazel if mac users on macOS 13+ who will run the trial while they file a first Downloads rule — then Hazel 6 at US$42 once (or Family Pack US$65 for ≤5 household Macs), not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a general macro suite, and not if they need Windows / a GUI that is not a folder watcher. Pick Keyboard Maestro if mac users on macOS 10.13+ who will run the fully-functional trial while they
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Hazel A folder rule you start at a public $
Keyboard Maestro A macro you start at a public $
Free plan
Hazel No free plan
Keyboard Maestro No free plan
Lowest paid
Hazel Upgrade to 6 $20
Keyboard Maestro Upgrade to 11 $25
Next step up
Hazel Hazel 6 $42
Keyboard Maestro Keyboard Maestro 11 $36
Watch out
Hazel macOS-only
Keyboard Maestro macOS-only
Last checked
Hazel 2026-10-23 · store.noodlesoft.com/store
Keyboard Maestro 2026-10-23 · keyboardmaestro.com
mac users on macOS 13+ who will run the trial while they file a first Downloads rule — then Hazel 6 at US$42 once (or Family Pack US$65 for ≤5 household Macs), not Keyboard Maestro US$36 first unless they want a general macro suite, and not if they need Windows / a GUI that is not a folder watcher.
Read the Hazel pagemac users on macOS 10.13+ who will run the fully-functional trial while they bind a first Paste Selection macro — then v11 at US$36 once (up to 5 Macs per user), not Alfred Powerpack £34 first unless they want a launcher, and not if they need Windows / iOS.
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