diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0bab79750e1c88b6a0e0ec4a5462ab127876279d..ed0dbe9e7ca64ed7a400ac6018a02a5376c2f451 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 ====================
 Open the current [Atom] project in _[GitKraken]_.
 
-This can be activated from the _Packages_ menu, _command palette_, from the context menu on the root project folder in _tree view_, or the git _branch_ indicator in the _status bar_. <kbd>⌥</kbd> or <kbd>⇧</kbd> click will also work here.
+This can be activated from the _Packages_ menu, _command palette_, from the context menu on the root project folder in _tree view_, or the git _branch_ indicator in the _status bar_. A modifier key can also be [set][settings] to work here on click.
 
 An instance of _GitKraken_ will be spawned for each project by default, but can be configured in the package settings to only ever run a single instance of the application.
 
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ License
 [atom]:           https://atom.io
 [apm]:            https://img.shields.io/apm/v/gitkraken.svg?style=flat-square
 [package]:        https://atom.io/packages/gitkraken
+[settings]:       atom://config/packages/gitkraken
 [chat]:           https://img.shields.io/badge/slack-atom.io-9FD4A9.svg?style=flat-square
 [#slack]:         https://atom-slack.herokuapp.com
 
diff --git a/index.coffee b/index.coffee
index bd3ae9636d51279f3528768973db30d22c0a00a7..12cfb181a41e5b04fc1302bcbc803b0e0f291d5f 100644
--- a/index.coffee
+++ b/index.coffee
@@ -2,12 +2,40 @@
 {writeFile, unlink} = require 'fs'
 SubAtom = require 'sub-atom'
 
+meta = #Key
+  define: 'https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MouseEvent/metaKey'
+  key:
+    switch process.platform
+      when 'darwin' then "⌘"
+      when 'linux' then "◆" # Super
+      when 'win32' then "❖"
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 module.exports =
   #os: process.platform
   #timeout:
     #timeout: 10000
     #killSignal: 'SIGKILL'
 
+  config:
+    get: (config) -> atom.config.get "gitkraken.#{config}"
+
+    singleInstance:
+      description: "Limit to a single instance of the application,
+        else spawn a new instance for each project."
+      type: 'boolean'
+      default: false
+
+    statusBar:
+      description: "Enable a modifier key while clicking the
+        status bar branch to release GitKraken?
+        Note that _[`meta`](#{meta.define})_ is <kbd>#{meta.key}</kbd>."
+      type: 'string'
+      default: 'shift'
+      enum: ["alt","shift","meta","ctrl","none"]
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
   project: atom.project.getDirectories()[0] ? path: process.cwd()
   tmp: '/tmp/GitKraken.json'
 
@@ -22,12 +50,12 @@ module.exports =
       'gitkraken:release': => @open @project
 
     @subs.add atom.packages.onDidActivateInitialPackages =>
-      @subs.add 'status-bar','click', @selector, ({altKey, shiftKey}) =>
-        @open @project if altKey or shiftKey
+      @subs.add 'status-bar','click', @selector, (key) =>
+        @open @project if key["#{ @config.get 'statusBar'}Key"]
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   open: ({path}) ->
-    if atom.config.get 'gitkraken.singleInstance'
+    if @config.get 'singleInstance'
       exec "pkill GitKraken; sleep .1 && open -Fb #{@id} --args -p '#{path}'" #, @timeout
     else
       projects = {}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0bf7077c635ae59bfb69a2354162c5b4819f07fb..aaf95d482f6f069c0962e540ac6f80075fe10d96 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,12 +26,5 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "atom": "*"
-  },
-  "configSchema": {
-    "singleInstance": {
-      "description": "Limit to a single instance of the application, else spawn one per project.",
-      "type": "boolean",
-      "default": false
-    }
   }
 }