Microsoft Windows only.
I use Kantu's desktop automation as 'AutoHotkey for Mac' - even so both tools are quite different. Kantu's visual approach is easier to use, but not as powerful as Ahk on windows. Kantu is open-source, too. – Jim Grigoryan Mar 26 '19 at 14:32.
- AutoHotkey is an open-source utility and can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. You can write macros by hand or use the macro recorder.
- Would it be possible to use a genuine Apple Mac keyboard on the PC and use Autohotkey to translate the modifier keys to the equivalent PC versions following this table of translation: Mac PC cmd/Apple ctrl ctrl Windows/Start. So that every time i pressed the 'Apple' key on the Mac keyboard it executed the 'ctrl' key on the PC and every time i.
TL;DR: Run AutoHotkey.exe without installing, by using the AutoHotkeyU64.exe file available in the .zip file from AutoHotkey.com. And become an AutoHotkey ninja with my 5-star ebook, Practical AutoHotkey.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret: you don’t have to install AutoHotkey to reap the benefits. Further, it’s often easier to use AutoHotkey without installing it. This is a huge boon if you’re anywhere without administrator access to install software on your own computer, such as a corporate, university, government, or tight-fisted small business employer.
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To take advantage of this feature of AutoHotkey:
- Navigate to the Downloads page on the AutoHotkey website: https://autohotkey.com/download/.
- Look for the text “Download AutoHotkey.zip” and click it to download the file.
- Open the .zip file you just downloaded (it should be in your Downloads folder, and have a filename like ‘AutoHotkey112301.zip’)
- Extract the zip file to your Documents folder (or whenever you want, but this is easiest).
- Setup a basic script:
- Right-click this link and click ‘Save file as’ and save it to your Documents folder.
- Alternatively, open Notepad and paste the following code into it, and save it as AutoHotkeyU64.ahk in your Documents folder:
- Regardless of if you created your own AutoHotkeyU64.ahk file or downloaded my starter file, open your Documents folder and double-click on AutoHotkeyU64.exe.
- If it didn't work, ensure that the following is true:
- Ensure the executable you are using is AutoHotkeyU64.exe.
- Ensure that your AutoHotkey file is named AutoHotkeyU64.ahk.
- Credit & thanks to reader Jan Malec for this tip.
- In short, the filename of the .ahk script and the filename of the AutoHotkey executable have to be the same, with the exception of the extension. For example: AutoHotkey.exe = AutoHotkey.ahk
- Ensure also that your .exe and your .ahk are in the same directory.
- If it didn't work, ensure that the following is true:
- With luck, you didn’t get any error messages.
- To make AutoHotkey even more useful, have it start automatically on boot:
- Open your Documents folder (or wherever your put the AutoHotkey executable) and right-click on the AutoHotkey executable and select ‘Create shortcut’.
- Press Windows key and R together.
- Type in ‘shell:startup’ in the ‘Run’ window that pops up and press Enter. This should open your startup folder.
- Drag the AutoHotkey shortcut you created in step 8.1 to the Startup folder.
- Restart your computer and make sure AutoHotkey is running after restart.
You’re now fully up and running – get started launching programs, showing and hiding windows, and more with my 5-star ebook Practical AutoHotkey or see some examples from the book.
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- Already know AutoHotkey basics? Then check out my AutoHotkey reference section.
And remember:
- When you’re ready to edit your script file, press Shift-F5 to launch Notepad and edit your the script file you just downloaded or created and start adding your own text expansion, hotkeys and scripting!
- After you’ve made some changes press Ctrl-F5 to tell AutoHotkey to re-read the script file and load your changes into memory.
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And that’s just how simple it is to use the portable version of AutoHotkey; you can use it on any computer without installing!