# AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey - macro-creation and automation-oriented scripting utility for Windows.

Repository: https://github.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autohotkey
Homepage: https://autohotkey.com/
Language: C++
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: autohotkey, c-plus-plus, automation, windows, hotkeys, scripting, scripting-language
Last push: 2026-08-16T08:29:37+00:00
Link (homepage): https://autohotkey.com/
Link (site_page): https://www.autohotkey.com/docs
Link (site_page): https://www.autohotkey.com/foundation
Link (site_page): https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/howto/WriteHotkeys.htm
Link (site_page): https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 82, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6125, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": 122, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 13017, forks 1159 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:01.727784+00:00)

## What it is
AutoHotkey is a free, open-source Windows utility and scripting language for creating macros, hotkeys, and text expansions to automate repetitive desktop tasks. It is written in C++ and supports simple hotkey definitions as well as full-featured procedural and object-oriented scripts.

## Use cases
- remap keyboard keys and mouse buttons on windows
- create custom keyboard shortcuts to launch apps
- auto-replace text with hotstrings
- automate repetitive desktop tasks with macros
- auto-click and fill forms automatically
- write scripts to manage and control windows

## When to choose
- you want to automate tasks on Windows with keyboard and mouse macros
- you need custom hotkeys or key remapping system-wide or per-app
- you want a beginner-friendly scripting language for desktop automation
- you need text expansion or autocorrect-style replacements

## When to avoid
- you need cross-platform automation on macOS or Linux
- you are building large-scale production software rather than desktop automation
- you rely on AutoHotkey v1, which is no longer maintained

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: workflow-automation, developer-tools, gui
- domain: windows, developer-tools, programming-languages
- platform: windows
- tags: hotkeys, macro-creation, keyboard-remapping, text-expansion, windows-automation, scripting-utility, scripting-language, automation, desktop

## Member repositories
- AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey (main) score 93
- AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey-v1.0 (mirror) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.727784+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 2026-08-29T17:13:35.554884+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:01.727784+00:00, sha 86a06633fa69)
  - homepage: https://autohotkey.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:22.358717+00:00, sha 1d9c991a768e)
  - site_page: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:22.367861+00:00, sha 7bcde12126b5)
  - site_page: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2/howto/WriteHotkeys.htm (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:22.371983+00:00, sha c6fd07567ba5)
  - site_page: https://www.autohotkey.com/docs/v2 (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:22.373965+00:00, sha 6ffe02053305)
  - site_page: https://www.autohotkey.com/foundation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:09:22.369704+00:00, sha 33952c0446a9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.