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AutoHotkey

Open Source by Chris Mallett | Link to website

AutoHotkey is a free, open-source utility for Windows. With it, you can: •Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or use the macro recorder. •Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey. •Expand abbreviations as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way". •Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces, ... More info »

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automation, shortcut, scripting, hotkeys, macros +4 more, macro-recorder, automated-tasks, create-macro, create-hotkeys

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Thelle-image

Awesome for remapping and customization of shortcuts

Positive Comment by Thelle about AutoHotkey May 2012

AutoHotkey is awesome for remapping of the keyboard and for customization of shortcuts and so much more.. It is script based, but quite easy to handle the basics of it.
 
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aron-image

Quality alternatives

Comment by aron about AutoHotkey Dec 2011

Executioner... Wow. This thing is unbelievable. It's not even been downloaded 100 times in over a year and yet it's more advanced than everything on this list other than AutoIt @_@ It's included plugins do 2/3 of the things I need.

WinParrot is quite handy for quick tasks and I'll keep it as well. Very glad I found this site. SO handy.
 
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BjornR-image

Not meant for games

Comment by BjornR about AutoHotkey Aug 2011

Unfortunately AutoHotKey doesn't always function in games.
 
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ATx-image

AWESOME! It can save you a lifetime of menial tasks, and so ...

Comment by ATx about AutoHotkey Mar 2010

AWESOME! It can save you a lifetime of menial tasks, and solve UI shortcomings of other applications, no more waiting for the author to issue an update, you can improve the user experience by yourself.

Only thing I would like to see improved is the reliability of scripts that require the Sleep command to work properly, mostly mouse/keyboard/menu UI operations.
 
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This thing is the best, most lightweight driver that can ha ...

Comment by RUBn about AutoHotkey May 2009

This thing is the best, most lightweight driver that can handle anything you want with your mouse or keyboard!! It's the answer to all the usual keyboard and mouse drivers crap.
Only downside for IT-dummies: you have to set things up by editing a config file (easy for normal shortcuts though!).
 
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