Questions tagged [autohotkey]
AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free, open-source macro-creation and automation software for Microsoft 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.
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How can I open a command prompt in current folder with a keyboard shortcut?
How can I open a command prompt in current folder with a keyboard shortcut in Windows 7?
Is there any way to implement this?
I think Autohotkey could do this, but don't know how.
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"Select to Copy and Middle Click to Paste" in Windows
Is there any application to mimic the "Select to Copy and Middle Click to Paste" behaviour in Windows? I was hoping to find an AutoHotkey script for this, but I couldn't. Maybe someone here could ...
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How can I record macros for Autohotkey? [closed]
I used a macro recorder for AutoHotkey in the past, but now I can't seem to find it at all.
How can I record macros for Autohotkey?
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What to do when I need more keys than my keyboard has?
I have a standard keyboard. With AutoHotKey, I have mapped F1 to F12 to perform extremely specific tasks which I have muscle-memorized, and in addition to these, I have numerous WinKey+Letter ...
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Keyboard Shortcut to Swap Mouse Buttons
I use my mouse with both hands and like to switch back and forth for comfort reasons. However, this is made difficult by needing to go through about a zillion layers of menus to swap the buttons each ...
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Is there a way to dismiss notifications using a keyboard shortcut in Windows 10?
I'm talking about the notifications that appear in the bottom right corner and disappear by themselves in a few seconds. However, they sometimes can take up a lot of space and get in the way, which is ...
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How do I escape the '{' and '}' characters in an AutoHotKey script?
I'm trying to write a simple auto-replace script but can't find how to insert the '{}' characters.
The usual escape characters (backtick ` or backslash ) don't seem to work for curly brackets.
e.g.
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Disable Ctrl+Z shortcut or clear undo history in Windows Explorer?
Is there any way to disable the CTRL+Z (Undo) shortcut in Windows Explorer? Alternatively, is there a way to have Windows Explorer "forget" its undo history?
The reason I ask is that you may have ...
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Swapping Function (Fn) and Control (Ctrl) Keys on Lenovo ThinkPad W500
I'd like to swap the Fn and Ctrl keys on my ThinkPad W500 (like many others! See: How can I switch the function and control keys on my laptop? and Intercepting the Fn key on laptops)
Numerous folks ...
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How do I disable specific windows 10/Office Keyboard Shortcut (CTRL+SHIFT+WIN+ALT+D)
it seems that Office has decided to hi-jack the keyboard shortcut CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+WIN+D.
That might not seem like a problem, but I have assigned that keyboard shortcut in AutoHotKey and have been ...
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How can I use Autohotkey to focus on an existing Google Chrome tab, not a "container" window?
How can I use Autohotkey to focus on an existing Google Chrome tab, not a "container" window?
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Google Chrome seems to represent each window with a container window handle, which contains one ...
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Open Powershell as Administrator at Current File Explorer Directory Keyboard Shortcut (Windows 10)
Let's say that I'm browsing through Windows File Explorer, and suddenly I decide that I would like to open Powershell as administrator at the current directory (the directory that I'm at in File ...
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Super key to pause, mute mic, and mute speakers in windows
EDIT:Just rephrasing the question:
Does anyone know how to mute the mic using autohotkey?
Here's why I need it:
Whenever someone walks in my office I have to pause the media player. Sometimes, when ...
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How to disable only some Windows 10 global shortuts to use them in third-party applications?
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I want to disable only some Windows 10 default global hotkeys, to use this hotkeys for run Sublime Text commands.
2. Detail
I have Windows 32-bit 10.0.14393. In Windows 10 we have many ...
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AutoHotKey equivalent on Mac
I am looking for a Mac application similar to AutoHotkey. What are the best Mac applications in this category?
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script to restore/bring to front of a program, or open it if it is not active
I am trying to develop a script that should do the following. For example, !W should:
check if Word is active (can be open or minimized)
if it is minimized, it should be restored to the size and ...
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How to combine three keys as a hotkey with Autohotkey?
I want to combine CapsLock Alt k keys in a single hotkey, such as this:
CapsLock & !k:: Send !{Up}
This doesn't work because Autohotkey doesn't allow the combination of more than two keys except ...
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What is the easiest way to get a yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss timestamp hotkey on the Mac?
On Windows I use the PSPad editor which has a nice ALT-D timestamp which you can edit the format of, e.g. yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm:ss.
When working outside an editor, e.g. Google Docs, I have Autohotkey ...
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Generic way to remap every media button
Today I tried to remap some keyboard media keys to more useful functions and failed to do so.
The problem
The manufacturer doesn't provide a utility to bind and execute custom commands.
My previous ...
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Remap arrow keys to win+ijkl on linux
I'd like to remap arrow keys to windows key plus ijkl. I can do this easily in Autohotkey on windows, but I'm struggling on Linux (Ubuntu lucid).
I'd really like the solution to work independently ...
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Any way to keep connection alive in pgAdmin without setting it on the server?
I am using postgres.heroku.com to host my databases. This means that I have no way of changing server settings. Therefore, the answer to this question does not help me. Heroku is not willing to change ...
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How can I use the keyboard to simulate mousewheel scrolling with AutoHotkey?
I'm looking for a way to scroll with the keyboard using AutoHotkey. It would be also great if I could tweak scrolling speed somehow.
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How to emulate numpad on a PC laptop?
Some programs use numpad keys for commands: for example to select all files in a folder in the FAR Manager you can just press the numpad *. Also in Windows one can, for example, type § by Alt+(Numpad0-...
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Cannot get Windows snipping tool to auto run with AutoHotKey
I am trying to get Windows 7 sniping tool to run when I hit my PRINTSCREEN keyboard button with AUTOHOTKEY.
I have been unsuccessful so far though. Here is what I have for the AutoHotKey script.
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Set (Many) Programs' Window Size/Position
I'm looking for a solution similar to this, but for Windows 7 (64-bit), and not just for the terminal. This is also definitely not a duplicate of this question.
The Problem
Some programs remember ...
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Control Chrome completely with the keyboard
Chrome has generally great keyboard support, but there are a few things that you can't do with the keyboard in Chrome:
Open the previous page in a new tab. (Ctrl-click on the back button does this, ...
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automate so that if and only if external monitor is attached, closing laptop lid does nothing
Please don't mark as duplicate before reading the whole thing. I have read the other posts and they do not solve my issue.
I'm using a laptop with an external display. When the display is connected, ...
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AutoHotKey not working with Outlook 2010
I created a AutoHotKey script and compiled it to an exe.
I then ran the exe and ran Outlook 2010.
When I try to use my hotkeys I defined I get an error in the status bar saying "This modification is ...
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How to toggle the auto-hide status of the Windows taskbar
I use Windows 8 on my desktop. Currently I have to move my mouse over the taskbar, right click, click on properties, click on auto-hide the taskbar, and then click OK. This is a real pain if you want ...
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Why is notepad++ blocking my autohotkey shortcuts?
I have a series of keyboard shortcuts defined in my autohotkey script. Currently, none of them work whenever notepad++ has focus.
The script is loaded as usual. The keyboard shortcuts (mostly stuff ...
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Move E-mails into specific folder using keyboard shortcut in Outlook 2010
I am looking for a way to move e-mails in Outlook to a specific folder.
For example:
Windows+M - Will automatically move highlighted messages into "FOLDERA" without any popups or anything.
I know ...
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How can I make multi-line AutoHotKey scripts more readable?
I want to create an AutoHotKey script that generates this text:
==videoReview
aspnetmvc
IDCODE
TITLE
DESC
10:00
viewable online
[[
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english
extras::$url=nnn;$reason=
Using a similar tool called ...
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AutoHotKey Run Windows Commands
Is there a way to run Windows command line commands in AutoHotKey without just opening a command prompt and sending the key presses?
I want to run commands hidden in the background. For example
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AutoHotkeyA32 vs. AutoHotkeyU32 vs. AutoHotkeyU64
The portable .zip archive for AutoHotkey contains 3 executables: AutoHotkeyA32.exe, AutoHotkeyU32.exe, and AutoHotkeyU64.exe.
Based on the filenames, I'm assuming 32 and 64 refer to 32-bit and 64-bit ...
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Enable/Disable a network adapter with a keyboard shortcut
I started out trying to use a shortcut to display the Local Area Connection Status window on my desktop by creating a shortcut and assigning it Ctrl+, (comma).
Windows didn't like that, so it added ...
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Remap Caps Lock in Windows (escape *and* control) [duplicate]
There's plenty of utilities that remap keys, but I can't seem to find a very specific feature: I want to have caps lock act as the control modifier key when held down, but as escape when pressed on ...
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Prevent Windows Key from Opening Start Menu in Windows 7
I'd like to be able to stop the Windows Key from activating the Start Menu on Windows 7.
I don't want to disable the Windows Key completely.
I'd like Ctrl + Esc to still open the Start Menu.
I know ...
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How can I launch FireFox with no window frame or tabs / address bar?
I am looking for a way to launch Firefox from a script or command line without any window frame, address bar, or tabs. I'd like to be able to launch this at a given window size and position on screen.
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Windows virtual desktops. Cycle back to first desktop at end
Let's say I have three virtual desktops. I know I can navigate through them using:
ctrl + windows + left | right
However, is there a way to make it cycle back through to the beginning if I reach the ...
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How can I assign a keyboard shortcut to increase/decrease the brightness of both my monitors?
I'm using a desktop PC with Windows 11 Home (22H2). I like operating my PC using keyboard shortcuts. I have used AutoHotkey (AHK) to control several things, such as increasing/decreasing the volume (...
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How to fix AHK to send keys to RDP fullscreen?
How do you get AutoHotKey hotkeys to work with Remote Desktop in fullscreen on Windows 7?
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How do I figure out the installation path of apps from the Microsoft Store
I want to set up a hotkey tool called Autohotkey to open up a program called "Trello" when I hit a certain key combination. For that I need to know the absolute path of the program. The only problem ...
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How do I disable certain keys using a key in AutoHotkey?
I want the "End" key to block/lock certain keys like a,s,d,i,j,k,l. And when I click "End" again to unblock the same keys (a,s,d,i,j,k,l). How can I do this in Autohotkey? Can someone please tell me ...
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Switch Ctrl and Alt with AutoHotKey without messing up the Alt-Tab switcher?
I want to switch the Ctrl and Alt keys in Windows XP. I created an AutoHotKey script that contains the following:
LAlt::LCtrl
RAlt::RCtrl
LCtrl::LAlt
RCtrl::RAlt
This works, but the only problem ...
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Bind commands to key-up and key-down in AutoHotkey
I have written two functions in an AutoHotkey script: fun1() and fun2(). I now need to bind fun1() to when Pause is pressed down, and bind fun2() to when Pause is released.
As an example, I would ...
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AutoHotkey: how to assign a command to the "Calc" key?
how do i assign commands to the "calculator" or "favorite" keys with autohotkey?
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Bluetooth media controls not working windows 10
I have bluetooth headphones synced and playing music from my windows 10 laptop without any problems.
How can I make it possible to pause/play, skip track, previous track controls on the headphones ...
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AutoHotKey - Custom shortcut to switch to next/previous desktop in Windows 10
I have written a small AutoHotKey script to switch virtual desktops in Windows 10. I wrote this code so that I could switch desktops with my own custom keyboard shortcut instead of using Windows 10's ...
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Free panning/scrolling on LibreOffice Draw
LibreOffice Draw allows me to scroll vertically or horizontally using my mouse as follows:
Scroll Wheel: Scroll vertically
Shift + Scroll Wheel: Scroll horizontally
My question is: Is there any way ...
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Need Autohotkey to center active window
I'm looking for a way to center the active window on the desktop using Autohotkyes. Can someone give me a script that I could use please.
Thanks
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