Engine shows Running in Background in the operating system Dock
Keyboard Maestro Engine stays in the operating system Dock marked Running in Background after the editor quits, depending on how the engine was launched.
Tier II · Emerging Problems that are still building up.
5 public reports · first reported 17 September 2026 · last reported 22 September 2026
What's going wrong
Keyboard Maestro users on the operating system's see the engine stuck in the Dock with a Running in Background label, even after they quit the editor.
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