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Downloads:

1,110,381

Downloads of v 2.0.19:

47,696

Last Update:

25 Jan 2025

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Lexikos

Tags:

automation hotkeys scripting windows foss admin

AutoHotkey

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2.0.19 | Updated: 25 Jan 2025

Downloads:

1,110,381

Downloads of v 2.0.19:

47,696

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Lexikos

AutoHotkey 2.0.19

Legal Disclaimer: Neither this package nor Chocolatey Software, Inc. are affiliated with or endorsed by Lexikos. The inclusion of Lexikos trademark(s), if any, upon this webpage is solely to identify Lexikos goods or services and not for commercial purposes.

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All Checks are Passing

3 Passing Tests


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Passed

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install AutoHotkey, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade AutoHotkey, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall AutoHotkey, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade autohotkey -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade autohotkey -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install autohotkey
  win_chocolatey:
    name: autohotkey
    version: '2.0.19'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'autohotkey' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '2.0.19'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller autohotkey
{
    Name     = "autohotkey"
    Version  = "2.0.19"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'autohotkey':
  ensure   => '2.0.19',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

This package is likely a meta/virtual (*) or an installer (*.install) or portable (*.portable) application package.

  • Meta/virtual (*) - has a dependency on the *.install or the *.portable package - it is provided for discoverability and for other packages to take a dependency on.
  • Portable (*.portable/*.commandline (deprecated naming convention)/*.tool (deprecated naming convention)) - usually zips or archives that require no administrative access to install.
  • Install (*.install/*.app (deprecated naming convention)) - uses native installers, usually requires administrative access to install.

Learn more about chocolatey's distinction of installed versus portable apps and/or learn about this kind of package.

Package Approved

This package was approved by moderator TheCakeIsNaOH on 07 Feb 2025.

Description

AutoHotkey is a free, open source macro-creation and automation software utility that allows users to automate repetitive tasks. It is driven by a custom scripting language that is aimed specifically at providing keyboard shortcuts, otherwise known as hotkeys.

Features

  • Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks
  • Write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or a macro recorder
  • Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse
  • Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse
  • Essentially any key, button or combination can become a hotkey
  • Expand abbreviations as you type them
  • Retrieve and change the clipboard's contents
  • Convert any AHK script into an executable file that can be run on computers where AutoHotkey is not installed
  • Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces and menu bars
  • Automate data entry jobs by reading data from text files, XML, CSV, Excel and various database formats
  • Read signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script
  • Supports Component Object Model (COM)
  • Supports advanced programming constructs such as arrays, objects, hashtables, variadic functions etc.
  • DLL calls and Windows Messages
  • Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).
  • Interactive debugging features
  • Much more ...

tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
#Install-VirtualPackage 'autohotkey.portable' 'autohotkey.install'

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In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
AutoHotkey 1.1.37.1 248666 Saturday, July 8, 2023 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.37 9310 Sunday, July 2, 2023 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.36.02 100613 Wednesday, December 7, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.36.01 8868 Friday, December 2, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.36.00 4383 Thursday, December 1, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.35.00 21556 Sunday, October 30, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.34.04 31221 Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.34.03 34936 Sunday, June 5, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.34.02 19511 Friday, May 13, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.34.01 9513 Sunday, May 8, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.34.00 6536 Thursday, May 5, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.11 16003 Wednesday, April 20, 2022 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.10 59122 Sunday, August 29, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.09 29841 Saturday, May 8, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.08 13886 Saturday, April 24, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.07 5092 Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.06 16566 Sunday, March 14, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.05 6460 Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.04 8537 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.02 43266 Friday, July 17, 2020 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.01 5182 Monday, July 13, 2020 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.33.00 8290 Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.32.00 39179 Sunday, November 24, 2019 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.31.01 14653 Monday, October 14, 2019 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.31.00 10794 Saturday, September 28, 2019 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.30.03 37557 Friday, April 5, 2019 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.30.02 2630 Monday, April 1, 2019 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.30.01 30348 Sunday, November 11, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.30.00 17569 Wednesday, August 22, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.29.01 15383 Saturday, June 2, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.29.00 3670 Friday, May 25, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.28.02 11080 Saturday, April 7, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.28.01 2213 Saturday, March 31, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.28.00 15378 Sunday, February 11, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.07 14782 Sunday, January 21, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.06 10989 Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.05 1342 Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.04 5229 Wednesday, January 10, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.03 4897 Saturday, January 6, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.02 5091 Monday, January 1, 2018 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.01 1259 Sunday, December 31, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.27.00 4784 Monday, December 25, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.26.01 22787 Sunday, July 16, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.26.00 3832 Saturday, June 10, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.25.02 3155 Saturday, May 13, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.25.01 4997 Sunday, March 5, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.25.00 733 Saturday, March 4, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.24.05 2831 Friday, February 3, 2017 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.24.04 3428 Saturday, December 17, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.24.03 2464 Saturday, November 19, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.24.02 2031 Thursday, October 13, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.24.01 5160 Tuesday, August 2, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.24.00 1060 Sunday, May 22, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.07 600 Friday, May 20, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.06 621 Sunday, May 15, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.05 2552 Sunday, March 27, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.04 747 Saturday, March 26, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.03 1568 Saturday, March 12, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.02 541 Saturday, March 12, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.01 2489 Sunday, January 24, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.23.00 1129 Saturday, January 16, 2016 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.09 2806 Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.07 1951 Sunday, September 27, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.06 1219 Tuesday, September 15, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.04 1868 Wednesday, August 19, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.03 2138 Sunday, July 12, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.02 2264 Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.01 785 Sunday, May 24, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.22.00 1376 Friday, May 1, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.21.03 1270 Sunday, April 12, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.21.02 984 Saturday, April 4, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.21.01 676 Friday, April 3, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.21.00 815 Saturday, March 28, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.20.03 1001 Saturday, March 21, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.20.02 1008 Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.20.01 674 Tuesday, March 10, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.20.00 742 Sunday, March 8, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.19.03 1519 Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.19.02 1230 Sunday, January 25, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.19.01 1238 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.18.00 834 Tuesday, December 30, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.17.01 544 Sunday, December 28, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey 1.1.17.00 572 Saturday, December 27, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.16.05 2450 Sunday, September 28, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.16.04 947 Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.16.03 783 Thursday, September 11, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.16.02 559 Thursday, September 11, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.16.01 672 Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.15.04 1133 Tuesday, August 12, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.15.03 833 Saturday, August 2, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.15.02 1060 Tuesday, July 8, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.15.01 830 Monday, June 30, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.15.00 1365 Monday, May 5, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.14.04 851 Friday, April 25, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.14.03 1391 Saturday, February 15, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.14.02 1000 Thursday, January 30, 2014 Approved
AutoHotkey (Install) 1.1.14.01 1127 Sunday, January 19, 2014 Approved
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