AutoHotkey - Beginners tutorial (All the basic functions)

This video tutorial shows how to use AutoHotkey (AHK). AutoHotkey is a very light but yet powerful automation scripting language for Windows. In the video, you will learn to make hotstrings (autocorrection), hotkeys, message boxes, open folders, open internet browsers, and much more.

You could also watch:
? AutoHotkey Tutorial (Beginner to Advanced) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXXz88_TPiHrrXlvIZItayrjQ9Xs_mcxZ
? The Beginner's Guide to AutoHotkey - https://youtu.be/AvzhaoDxd8Q

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0:00 Intro to AutoHotkey Beginners Tutorial

0:45 How to download AutoHotkey
We will download Autohotkey from the AHK homepage. It is easy to download since the size is only 3 MB.

0:55 Installing AutoHotkey
It takes 10 seconds to install.

1:15 Creating your first AutoHotkey script
We create a Hotstring that will autocorrect when we type a particular word.

2:48 Creating an AHK Hotkey
Probably the most used AutoHotkey function. We use it to make things happen (launch applications, automate applications, make keyboard combinations, etc.). The intuition is that we define our hotkey, a single key (like ctrl) or, most often, a combination of keyboard keys (like ctrl + q).

4:43 Message Box
We use a message box a lot in AutoHotkey. Especially when we test/debug ahk scripts and want to debug.

5:47 How to merge AutoHotkey commands
In this simple example, we make a send and a message box.

6:54 Launch an application

8:10 Open a folder/website with AutoHotkey

9:47 Windows-specific scripts - Check if a window is open
We make a script that checks if a window is open and then performs an action.

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