# phil294/AHK_X11

AutoHotkey for Linux (X11-based systems)

Repository: https://github.com/phil294/AHK_X11
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ahk_x11
Language: Crystal
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-01-03T19:01:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 60, release rhythm 42, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1530, "days_push": 242, "days_rel": 306, "gap_med": 48, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1021, forks 28 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.812955+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: interpreter, workflow-automation, gui, developer-tools
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools
- platform: cli
- tags: autohotkey, hotkeys, hotstrings, keyboard-automation, window-management, scripting-language, appimage, x11, automation, command-line, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- phil294/AHK_X11 (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.812955+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:08:51.590561+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/phil294/AHK_X11 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.812955+00:00, sha 25e2903c2c90)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.