However, it offers a reasonable amount of the at work. AutoHotkey even outshines AppleScript in several areas, such as determining the active window; how I wish AppleScript had a simple command for this! AutoHotkey is also ahead when it comes to using ; AppleScript requires an external addition for this and is still not as robust as most other scripting languages.

As with AppleScript, you can compile your AutoHotkey scripts into executable files. In fact, compiled AutoHotkey files can run on any Windows machine, even if AutoHotkey isn't installed, making this an attractive platform for sharing productivity snippets.

If you haven't yet taken AutoHotkey for a spin, it's definitely worth a .

The other keyboard macro app I've come to rely on is specific to Mozilla's Thunderbird e-mail program: Nostalgy. This plug-in allows you to assign keys for copying messages from or moving them to various folders.