The ultimate automation scripting language for Windows https://autohotkey.wiki/ 2026-04-27T13:45:19+00:00 https://autohotkey.wiki/ https://autohotkey.wiki/_media/wiki:logo.png text/html 2023-01-09T20:41:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:custom_enumerators?rev=1673296877&do=diff Making Custom Enumerators (v1 Guide) Originally by Geek (GeekDude) What is an Enumerator Object An enumerator object is the object that defines the parameters of a for-loop. The default enumerator object gives the contents of an array sorted alphanumerically by the keys. Enumerator objects can be much more flexible than this, generating any values you could want. text/html 2024-06-14T23:19:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:joysticks?rev=1718407194&do=diff Joysticks <https://github.com/nefarius/HidHide> Detecting Joystick Inputs To begin using your joystick with AutoHotkey, you need to detect the inputs (buttons, axes, etc.) and identify their corresponding identifiers in AHK. Basic Detection Script Create a new AHK script file (e.g., text/html 2024-03-03T20:53:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:json?rev=1709499197&do=diff JSON JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data interchange format widely used for exchanging data between a server and a client, or between different components of an application. While AutoHotkey is primarily known for its automation capabilities, third-party libraries offer powerful options for working with text/html 2024-01-02T16:18:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:machine_code?rev=1704212288&do=diff Machine Code With great appreciation of the original MCode Tutorial by nnnik What is Machine Code? Machine code is the lowest level of binary code that your computer can run on. Programming languages like C, C++, Rust, and Go all compile to machine code in order for your computer to understand them. Machine code can run several hundred times faster than equivalent AutoHotkey code, which does not compile to machine code. text/html 2025-08-01T15:36:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:objects?rev=1754062574&do=diff v2 Objects What is an Object? In its simplest form, an object stores a collection of values that can be accessed by a key, like a name or a list index. You can think of an object like a box that groups a bunch of variables together, where the variable names are the keys and the variable contents are the values. A collection of keys that map to values is called a <a id="anecdote"></a> text/html 2023-01-13T13:34:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:passwords_in_scripts?rev=1673616888&do=diff Passwords in Scripts Let me start by saying... AutoHotkey is not a replacement for a password manager!!! At least not without investing time and effort into making a proper password manager out of AHK (and that is completely outside the scope of this post, plus there are already many text/html 2025-06-04T17:39:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:powershell?rev=1749058747&do=diff Powershell #Include <CLR> ; https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Lexikos/CLR.ahk/refs/tags/v2.0/CLR.ahk cSharp := " ( using System.Collections.ObjectModel; using System.Management.Automation; using System.Management.Automation.Runspaces; public class ps { public string RunScript(string scriptText) { Runspace runspace = RunspaceFactory.CreateRunspace(); runspace.Open(); Pipeline pipeline = runspace.CreatePipeline(); pipeline.Commands.AddScript(scriptText)… text/html 2025-01-13T18:55:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:source_encryption?rev=1736794516&do=diff Source Encryption Like many other languages, AutoHotkey cannot be completely secured against source code theft even after a script has been converted to an EXE. However, there are methods that can be used to make it harder for your source code to leak. text/html 2023-03-21T16:11:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:start?rev=1679415085&do=diff Guides guides index text/html 2025-01-13T19:37:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://autohotkey.wiki/guides:v1_v2_cheat_sheet?rev=1736797072&do=diff v1→2 Conversion Cheat Sheet Converter Attempt to convert AHKv1 syntax to AHKv2 using the AHK-v2-script-converter project. General * There is no more Auto Execute section. Automatic execution starts at the top and goes around any defined hotkeys . Get rid of ❌ top-level returns, add ✅ auto-execute code below hotkeys (if you want)