If you’re like me, at some point you’ve had to perform mindless repetative tasks on your computer. AutoHotKey is my favorite way of speeding up such tasks.
Here are the reasons I like it:
- It’s free.
It’s easy. No prior programming knowledge required. AutoScriptWriter, which is included in the AutoHotKey, takes the guess work out. It will record your actions and create a script that you then paste into a new AutoHotKey file.
- The script can run on any computer. You can convert the files to .exe.
- It can do almost anything. I did find something it couldn’t do when I was using it though. I tried to create a script that would auto log me into a secure site but the program couldn’t retain my login info…which is probably a good thing…but I then couldn’t create the script I wanted.
- It’s a text expander. So if you enter the same information over and over it can help save time. For example: entering an email address.
You can download it at:
You should be able to use AutoHotKey to log into a site. See http://bit.ly/gP5WdV
ReplyDeleteYou probably want to save such a script on your system as an .exe so your password isn't stored on your system in plain text.
Cool! Thanks for the tip!
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