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AutoHotkey

free, open-source macro-creation and automation software for Windows
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Summary

AutoHotkey is an application software[1]. AutoHotkey ranks in the top 5% of application software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,605 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Chris Mallett[3]
  • Instance of: programming language[4], scripting language[5], Auto clicker[6]
  • Developer: AutoHotkey Foundation LLC[7]
  • Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8]
  • Programmed in: C++[9], AutoHotkey language[10]
  • Operating system: Microsoft Windows[11]
  • Software version identifier: 1.1.24.04[12], 1.1.24.03[13], 1.1.24.02[14], 1.1.24.01[15], 1.1.24.00[16], 1.1.23.07[17], 1.1.23.06[18], 1.1.23.05[19], 1.1.23.04[20], 1.1.23.03[21], 1.1.23.02[22], 1.1.23.01[23], 1.1.23.00[24], 1.1.22.09[25]

Why It Matters

AutoHotkey has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] AutoHotkey is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Related Entities

application AutoHotkey language C++ Chris Mallett Microsoft Windows Script scripting language

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . autohotkey.com. autohotkey.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . autohotkey.com. autohotkey.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . autohotkey.com. Retrieved . autohotkey.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). AutoHotkey. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/autohotkey
MLA “AutoHotkey.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 15 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/autohotkey.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_autohotkey_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{AutoHotkey}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/autohotkey}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-15}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.1.24.04, 1.1.24.03, 1.1.24.02 +103
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/45494178d141|details]])"
  2. 13d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 27
    Software version identifier → 1.1.24.04, 1.1.24.03, 1.1.24.02 +103
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ary', 'bar', 'ckb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ Software version identifier, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/ff272651e7bb|details]])"
  3. 7w ago · DVdm · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.1.24.04, 1.1.24.03, 1.1.24.02 +103
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.0.27"
  4. 14w ago · Dandelion Sprout · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Windows package manager community package id → AutoHotkey.AutoHotkey
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Windows package manager community package id: AutoHotkey.AutoHotkey"
  5. 23w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → application, programming language, scripting language +1
    Zhihu topic id → 19593566
    Official forum url → https://www.autohotkey.com/boards/
    Readable file format → —
    + 61 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Software version identifier: 2.0.25, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/fd2d730bb161|details]])"
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