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phil294/AHK_X11

AutoHotkey for Linux (X11-based systems) observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/phil294/AHK_X11 · Crystal · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

62/100

  • Activity 60
  • Release rhythm 42
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 48
  • age_days: 1530
  • days_rel: 306
  • days_push: 242
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1021 stars · 28 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

AHK_X11 is a reimplementation of the AutoHotkey automation scripting language for Linux systems running the X11 windowing system. It supports hotkeys, hotstrings, clipboard manipulation, GUI creation, and window management, though Windows AutoHotkey scripts usually require modifications to run.

Use cases

  • run AutoHotkey scripts on Linux
  • create custom keyboard hotkeys on Linux
  • expand text abbreviations with hotstrings
  • automate window management on X11
  • build simple GUI dialogs for automation tasks
  • manipulate the clipboard with keyboard shortcuts

When to choose

  • you're an AutoHotkey user switching to or working on Linux with X11
  • you want a single portable executable for keyboard-driven automation on Linux
  • you need hotkeys, hotstrings, or window management automation on X11-based desktops

When to avoid

  • you use Wayland instead of X11 (not supported yet)
  • you need to run existing Windows AutoHotkey scripts unmodified
  • you need full AutoHotkey v2 feature parity

Facets

application · maturity active

interpreter workflow-automation gui developer-tools operating-systems developer-tools cli autohotkey hotkeys hotstrings keyboard-automation window-management scripting-language appimage x11 automation command-line linux desktop

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
phil294/AHK_X11main62

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