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.

Learn how to download and install AutoHotkey, to create a script, to use hotkeys and hotstrings, to send keystrokes, to run programs, etc.

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Using the Program covers the basics of how to use AutoHotkey. Consider installing an editor with AutoHotkey support to make editing and testing scripts much easier.

AutoHotkey doesn't do anything on its own; it needs a script to tell it what to do. A script is simply a plain text file with the .ahk filename extension containing instructions for the program, like a configuration …

In addition, many of AutoHotkey's enhancements to the AutoIt v2 command set, as well as the Window Spy and the old script compiler, were adapted directly from the AutoIt v3 source code.

Learn details about hotkeys in general, modifier symbols, context-sensitive hotkeys, custom combinations, mouse wheel hotkeys, function hotkeys, etc.

If you are running an AutoHotkey executable file directly, the name of the script depends on the executable. For example, if you are running AutoHotkey32.exe, look for AutoHotkey32.ahk in the …

The easiest way to get started quickly with AutoHotkey is to take example code, try it out and adapt it to your needs. Within this documentation, there are many examples in code blocks such as the one below.