PowerToys VS AutoHotkey

Compare PowerToys vs AutoHotkey and see what are their differences.

AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows. (by AutoHotkey)
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PowerToys AutoHotkey
713 1026
103,367 8,208
1.5% 3.5%
9.8 9.0
2 days ago 12 days ago
C# C++
MIT License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
The number of mentions indicates the total number of mentions that we've tracked plus the number of user suggested alternatives.
Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.

PowerToys

Posts with mentions or reviews of PowerToys. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-20.

AutoHotkey

Posts with mentions or reviews of AutoHotkey. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-17.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing PowerToys and AutoHotkey you can also consider the following projects:

Wox - A cross-platform launcher that simply works

sharpkeys - SharpKeys is a utility that manages a Registry key that allows Windows to remap one key to any other key.

Flow.Launcher - :mag: Quick file search & app launcher for Windows with community-made plugins

espanso - Cross-platform Text Expander written in Rust

Hypixel-Cobblestone-Mining-Script - Undetectable, Anti-antiafk, 50-75% efficient [guesstimate] (for collection exp) depending on how long your cobblestone generator is.

kmonad - An advanced keyboard manager

gfn-antiafk - A script that will stop Geforce Now from kicking you after 5-7 minutes of AFK.

AutoHotInterception - An AutoHotkey wrapper for the Interception driver

Fluent-Search - Official repository for Fluent Search, use to report issues or ask for a new feature

PoEAutoFlask - Automates the use of buff style flasks for Path of Exile

hammerspoon - Staggeringly powerful macOS desktop automation with Lua

T-Clock - Highly configurable Windows taskbar clock