; You can have additional command lines here for a multi-line script

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There are a boatload more things you can do with AutoHotkey, including setting key combos to expand to longer text. For instance, btw followed by a space or comma could be set to type out "by the way." More-complex tasks include or . It is a pretty complete scripting language, including support for variables, loops, regular expressions and file access, and it sports a bunch of user interface commands -- everything from sending mouse clicks to creating menus and manipulating windows.

The online documentation is robust, with an understandable and an .

AutoHotkey isn't exactly like AppleScript on the Mac. As far as I can tell, AutoHotkey can't really script specific applications -- beyond using GUI menu commands -- the way AppleScript can send commands to properly enabled apps. And recording your own activity to save as a script isn't nearly as elegant or intuitive as AppleScript's built-in keystroke recorder.