AutoHotkey

    AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language for Windows that allows users to easily create small to complex scripts for all kinds of tasks such as: form fillers, auto-clicking, macros, etc.

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    AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free, open-source macro-creation and automation software for Windows that allows users to automate repetitive tasks. It is driven by a scripting language that was initially aimed at providing keyboard shortcuts, otherwise known as hotkeys, that over time evolved into a full-fledged scripting language.

    You can use AutoHotkey to:
    - Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes or mouse clicks, or via COM.
    - You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or a recorder.
    - Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
    - Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
    - Expand abbreviations as you type them.
    - Retrieve and change the Clipboard's contents.

    You can also:
    - Convert any AHK script into an executable file that can be run on computers where AutoHotkey is not installed.
    - Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces and menu bars.
    - Automate data entry jobs by reading data from text files, XML, CSV, Excel and various database formats.
    - Read signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.
    - Use the Component Object Model (COM).
    - Use arrays, structures, matrices, and objects.
    - Use variadic functions.
    - Use DLL calls and Windows Messages.
    - Use Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).
    - Use interactive debugging features.
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    Thelle
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    • Top positive comment  almost 9 years ago • 0 replies
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    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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    mr_diamond123
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    • Top positive comment  over 3 years ago • 0 replies
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    Amazing! Needs to have Linux support though!

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    Shojimeguro
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    • Top negative comment  about 3 years ago • 0 replies
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    Require Understanding in Syntax which is not user friendly

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    Wajinn
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    • Positive comment • 3 months ago • 0 replies
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    Easy to understand syntax and documentation, easy to use, easy to build GUIs with, easy to create hotkeys with (shortcut keys), friendly forum, has OOP and Objects built-in and optional to use, and supports many languages (forum and documentation).

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    jamesjordan
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    • Positive comment • 4 months ago • 0 replies
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    Love it. Quickly plug in your email address, passwords, and other often-used items - works regardless of what app you're in!

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    pras92
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    • Review • 7 months ago • 0 replies
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    Misleading description.

    The second line of the feature description reads
    "You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or a recorder".

    But this program doesn't have a GUI recorder option. While I'm sure it works great, and glad that it's open-source, it can be used only by scripting macro "by hand".
    Definitely not an alternative to the Freemium "ReMouse".

    [Edited by pras92, September 12]

    [Edited by pras92, September 12]

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    otakugalih
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    • Positive comment • 8 months ago • 0 replies
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    Can be use to automate any task

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    Our users have written 24 comments and reviews about AutoHotkey, and it has gotten 739 likes

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    AutoHotkey was added to AlternativeTo by lmennuti on Apr 16, 2009 and this page was last updated Jan 27, 2021. AutoHotkey is sometimes referred to as AHK.

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