AutoHotkey 1.0.42.06

• Editor's Rating:

  4.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  4.5 stars (out of 137 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  135,113

• Operating Systems:

  Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98

• Additional Requirements:

  Window 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  March 23, 2006

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Publisher's description of AutoHotkey 1.0.42.06

This open-source utility can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write macros by hand or use the macro recorder. You can also create hotkeys for keyboard, mouse, joystick, and handheld remote controls. Virtually any key, button, or combination can become a hotkey. Similarly, you can define abbreviations that expand as you type them. For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way". Finally, you can create custom data entry forms, user interfaces, and menu bars. Other features: change soundcard settings (like volume or mute); use a joystick or keyboard as a mouse; remap keys; launch programs/documents; make any window transparent, always-on-top, or alter its shape; manipulate the clipboard; customize the tray menu's icon and menu items; run existing AutoIt v2 scripts; and convert any script into an EXE file that can be run on any computer.

Editor's review of AutoHotkey 1.0.42.06

• 4.0 stars

• "Don't touch that mouse"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: AutoHotkey 1.0.42.06

This freeware program lets power users perform complex operations by pressing a few keys. A quick glance shows that the AutoHotkey script language offers a wide range of opportunities.

First, it can run programs, manipulate program windows, and send keystrokes or mouse clicks. Multimedia or Internet keyboards are supported, and you can plug in nonstandard devices. It can also handle files and folders. For instance, it can check whether there is enough free disk space, then delete all temporary files if there isn't. Most remarkably, you can pack your scripts into EXE files that will run on any PC, even without AutoHotkey installed.

AutoHotKey hogs a grand total of only 1MB of memory when running in the background. However, the user interface is minimal, so you will have to read the manual carefully and write scripts yourself. The program works great as a script-running engine, but we would like to see more tools in the interface, such as a script library and an integrated scripting environment. AutoHotkey should appeal to advanced users with some command of scripting and a dislike for removing their fingers from the keyboard.

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• 4 stars

  1 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.42.06

  "Can create a .exe file that performs macros."

  by Estrogn on April 9, 2006

  Pros: AutoScriptWriter made it very easy to create a macro. This was easily convertable to a .exe file. Using the Task Scheduler, I was able to run and work within a program at a predetermined time, in my absence. Also able to create simple keystroke combinations that could run and work within a program. The price was right.

  Cons: Programming AutoHotkey scripts required a significant learning curve, and was somewhat buggy. For example, when I programmed my mouse to go to certain coordinates, it did fine. But when I closed a different window on my desktop, the mouse went to different coordinates.

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• 5 stars

  0 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.42.06

  "Fantastic!"

  by drevil_tm on April 5, 2006

  Pros: Easy to use

  Editable scripts

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