AutoHotkey

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A scripting language for desktop automation on Windows.

Latest v2.0.26 · by AutoHotkey FoundationWebsiteAutoHotkey/AutoHotkey

Release activity

Release activity — 7 releases across 6 days in the last year. Each cell is one day; darker means more releases that day. Older weeks are hidden at this screen width.
MayJunJulAug
SundayNo releases on Apr 19, 2026No releases on Apr 26, 2026No releases on May 3, 2026No releases on May 10, 2026No releases on May 17, 2026No releases on May 24, 2026No releases on May 31, 2026No releases on Jun 7, 2026No releases on Jun 14, 2026No releases on Jun 21, 2026No releases on Jun 28, 2026No releases on Jul 5, 2026No releases on Jul 12, 2026No releases on Jul 19, 2026No releases on Jul 26, 2026No releases on Aug 2, 2026
MondayNo releases on Apr 20, 2026No releases on Apr 27, 20262 releases on May 4, 2026No releases on May 11, 2026No releases on May 18, 2026No releases on May 25, 2026No releases on Jun 1, 2026No releases on Jun 8, 2026No releases on Jun 15, 2026No releases on Jun 22, 2026No releases on Jun 29, 2026No releases on Jul 6, 2026No releases on Jul 13, 2026No releases on Jul 20, 2026No releases on Jul 27, 2026No releases on Aug 3, 2026
Tuesday1 release on Apr 21, 2026No releases on Apr 28, 2026No releases on May 5, 2026No releases on May 12, 2026No releases on May 19, 2026No releases on May 26, 2026No releases on Jun 2, 2026No releases on Jun 9, 2026No releases on Jun 16, 2026No releases on Jun 23, 2026No releases on Jun 30, 2026No releases on Jul 7, 2026No releases on Jul 14, 2026No releases on Jul 21, 2026No releases on Jul 28, 2026No releases on Aug 4, 2026
WednesdayNo releases on Apr 22, 2026No releases on Apr 29, 2026No releases on May 6, 2026No releases on May 13, 2026No releases on May 20, 2026No releases on May 27, 2026No releases on Jun 3, 2026No releases on Jun 10, 2026No releases on Jun 17, 2026No releases on Jun 24, 2026No releases on Jul 1, 2026No releases on Jul 8, 2026No releases on Jul 15, 2026No releases on Jul 22, 2026No releases on Jul 29, 2026No releases on Aug 5, 2026
ThursdayNo releases on Apr 23, 2026No releases on Apr 30, 2026No releases on May 7, 2026No releases on May 14, 2026No releases on May 21, 2026No releases on May 28, 2026No releases on Jun 4, 2026No releases on Jun 11, 2026No releases on Jun 18, 2026No releases on Jun 25, 2026No releases on Jul 2, 2026No releases on Jul 9, 2026No releases on Jul 16, 2026No releases on Jul 23, 2026No releases on Jul 30, 2026No releases on Aug 6, 2026
FridayNo releases on Apr 24, 2026No releases on May 1, 2026No releases on May 8, 2026No releases on May 15, 2026No releases on May 22, 2026No releases on May 29, 2026No releases on Jun 5, 2026No releases on Jun 12, 2026No releases on Jun 19, 2026No releases on Jun 26, 2026No releases on Jul 3, 2026No releases on Jul 10, 2026No releases on Jul 17, 2026No releases on Jul 24, 2026No releases on Jul 31, 2026No releases on Aug 7, 2026
SaturdayNo releases on Apr 25, 2026No releases on May 2, 2026No releases on May 9, 2026No releases on May 16, 2026No releases on May 23, 2026No releases on May 30, 2026No releases on Jun 6, 2026No releases on Jun 13, 2026No releases on Jun 20, 2026No releases on Jun 27, 2026No releases on Jul 4, 2026No releases on Jul 11, 2026No releases on Jul 18, 2026No releases on Jul 25, 2026No releases on Aug 1, 2026

7 releases in the last year, busiest day 2

Changelog

v2.0.26

Fixed 3
  • Fixed ControlGetItems/ControlGetChoice not throwing for Tab controls
  • Fixed error reporting for ComObjArray().__Enum() if it ever fails
  • Fixed TraySetIcon("HBITMAP:" handle) without *
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v2.0.25

Fixed 2
  • ByRef alias to global var becoming unset in recursive calls
  • Error raised by Hotkey() not transferring control correctly
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v2.0.24

Added 1
  • Optional check for AutoHotkey updates, disabled by default
Changed 1
  • "New script" to add the file to recent files
Fixed 4
  • Navigation with Tab key in a Gui with a nested Gui (+Parent)
  • Errors being raised when arrow keys are used in the Help Files menu
  • Install-version.ahk to delete the temporary ".staging" directory after installing an upgrade
  • Help Files menu to be displayed at the button, not at the mouse cursor

Fixed navigation with Tab key in a Gui with a nested Gui (+Parent).

UX/Dash

Added an optional check for AutoHotkey updates, disabled by default. [based on AutoHotkey/AutoHotkeyUX#11 by kczx3] Fixed errors being raised when arrow keys are used in the Help Files menu. [AutoHotkey/AutoHotkeyUX#24 by iPhilip] Fixed install-version.ahk to delete the temporary ".staging" directory after installing an upgrade.
Fixed Help Files menu to be displayed at the button, not at the mouse cursor. Changed "New script" to add the file to recent files.

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v2.0.23

Changed 1
  • Key-down events with SendLevel between 1 and 7 now only correlate with key-up events of the same level, fixing suppression and modifier interference issues
Fixed 4
  • WinExist("A",,"B") to not exclude windows which have no controls
  • Custom combo hotkeys with neutral modifiers such as Alt & Esc
  • Key-up hotkeys to fire consistently when the key is used as both a prefix and a suffix
  • Timers interrupting MsgBox after the timeout starts but before the window is shown
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v2.0.22

Changed 1
  • Change error dialogs to use msftedit.dll instead of riched20.dll to fix hanging when inspected by UI Automation and broken characters with certain character sets like emoji, Chinese, or Arabic
Fixed 13
  • Fix errors within __Delete being suppressed if a Try/Catch is active
  • Fix CallbackCreate to validate ParamCount
  • Fix detection of DllCall(... "str",&var:={} ...) as an error
  • Fix CapsLock:: to suppress even if CapsLock is used as a prefix key
  • Fix neutral Ctrl/Alt/Shift hotkeys to not suppress the key, which was broken by v2.0.20
  • Fix fire-on-release behaviour of neutral Ctrl/Alt/Shift hotkeys when a key-up variant is turned on but disabled by #HotIf
Removed 1
  • Remove the undocumented effect that a hotkey with the <> prefix had on the corresponding modifier key, so that prefixed modifier hotkeys like <^a:: always fire on press instead of on release
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v2.0.21

Fixed 1
  • StrGet crashing when given an address and not a length
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v2.0.20

Fixed 20
  • Potential undefined behaviour in message callbacks during script termination
  • Run not closing the process handle
  • GuiFromHwnd crashing if passed another script's GUI window HWND
  • Leading space in For( a in b ) incorrectly raising an error
  • Enumerator calls (For) treating implicitly returned "" as true
  • A_maxHotkeysPerInterval and A_Hotkeyinterval returning incorrect values if spelled in lower case
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