AutoHotkey Alternatives

AutoHotkey reviews and mentions

• I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file
  30 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 11 Aug 2025

  One useful addition for text file users: on Windows, create hotkey\macro timestamps using something like Autohotkey (https://autohotkey.com/)

  3 letter hotkeys seem to work well - long enough to be unique without overlapping real words.

  for instance, when I type ddd it automatically stamps this:

  20250811 10:57 AM

  then I type my note and can look back at what time\date it was.

  sometimes I just need the date so that is dds (date-date-short) which gives

  20250811

  occasionally I just want the time so that's ttt

  11:02:02 AM

  I have many other 3 letter codes using Autohotkey to bring in frequently typed things too, useful in emails and such.

  Since I think through typing, autohotkey has been a QoL helper.

• I need help! I believe I have someone able to see my screen, record my keys, alter windows sys files, alter reg keys, phish webpages, inject custom script-code into genuine windows apps, load webpages as installers, fake uninstall, fake shutdown, tons more from one file. Please tell me anything!
  1 project | /r/antivirus | 19 Jun 2023

  DownloadAHK() { global wb wb.Stop() file := A_Temp "\ahk-install.exe" switchPage("downloading") Sleep 10 if !Download("https://autohotkey.com/download/ahk-install.exe", file, "DownloadAHK_Progress") { MsgBox 0x2010,, Download failed. switchPage("start") return } Run "%file%" /exec waitclose %A_ScriptHwnd% /exec downloaded "%file%" ExitApp } Exec_WaitClose(hwnd) { DetectHiddenWindows On WinWaitClose ahk_id %hwnd% } Exec_Downloaded(file) { ; global SilentMode := true DetermineVersion() QuickInstall()

• I made an alternative to convar helper so you can easily activate your favorite cheats and other vconsole commands, and it's versatile enough to use for other purposes too!
  1 project | /r/HalfLifeAlyx | 17 Jun 2023

  All you have to do (other than have autohotkey installed) is

• Multiple dictionaries or alternatives.
  1 project | /r/scrivener | 10 Jun 2023

  But, if you just install AutoHotKey, you can run these two scripts to select a first and a second dictionary: Select Dictionaries Zipfile

• [Autohotkey] Aide automatiquement
  1 project | /r/enfrancais | 16 May 2023
• RegExReplace a range of special characters with underscores
  1 project | /r/AutoHotkey | 17 Apr 2023
• Add prompt to text?
  1 project | /r/streamdeckprofiles | 27 Mar 2023

  You could try (and I have no affiliation with) http://autohotkey.com - then allocate the key to something like ctrl-F13 (often unused - but reachable via sending system keystroke).

• retrieving AHK 'version.txt' screwed up by "Cloudflare's Challenge Campaign"?
  2 projects | /r/AutoHotkey | 17 Mar 2023

  Honestly, it's a bit silly of autohotkey.com to have such strict protections, especially on its downloads. You may be able to workaround by using the github releases instead which are far less restrictive.

• [Incremental_Games] À la recherche d’un bon autoclicker
  1 project | /r/enfrancais | 15 Mar 2023
• Program that can macro clicks, as well as copy and paste in specific order.
  1 project | /r/software | 12 Mar 2023

  try out autohotkey.com

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