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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: December 12, 2007
- Total Downloads: 135,113
- Downloads last week: 636
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 143 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Publisher's description
From AutoHotkey :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: remap keys; change soundcard settings (like volume or mute); use a joystick or keyboard as a mouse; 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 PC.
Version 1.0.47.05 is a bug-fixing release.
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Version 1.0.47.05 is a bug-fixing release.
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User reviews of AutoHotkey 1.0.47.05
- Average user rating: 4.4 stars out of 143 votes
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.47.05
"excellent keyboard program, requires elementary programming knowledge"
Pros: The best keyboard enhancer, works with mouse as well, attaches command strings and phrases to key combos.
Cons: Not for the computer-illiterate; practice with macros required to make good use of program.
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Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.47.05
"powerful, but comes with steep learning curve"
Pros: lots of features, very useful.
Cons: help file difficult to parse for specific info
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.47.05
"very powerful, but you gotta like programming"
Pros: You can ask it do almost everything windows can do - the command library, and the resultant functional spectrum is huge.
and of course, you could restrict yourself to using it for setting hotkeys.
Cons: it's got a help file that tells you the command library - figure out the rest yourself.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.47.05
"Powerful but need some programming skills"
Pros: Very powerful. I agree with everything else said here previously.
Cons: Need some experience with scripting or programming. Or, if it is your first experience, plan time for your learning curve.
I had some problems scripting keyboard actions for iTunes (in tunes lists) but I guess the fault is on iTunes programming side.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: AutoHotkey 1.0.47.05
"YES!!!!! AAA++++ Thumbs up!!!"
Pros: This is exactly what I was looking for. Whats very cool is you can convert macros to an .exe file and share them with out having to install the autohotkey program on the other computers. Very cool tool for work. You can program macros for key or text entry.
Cons: Nothing. it takes some time to figure out, but I tend not to read all the directions. If you have a techical aptitude, you can use this. It has a recorder feature to those who are looking for a quick macro. You can edit it later on to tweek it some more.
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