AutoHotkey definitely does not have built-in recording capabilities–you would need to use a third party macro recorder if you don’t want to just code the macro from scratch.

How do I create a hotkey for AHK?

Text instructions:

  1. Right-Click on your desktop.
  2. Find “New” in the menu.
  3. Click “AutoHotkey Script” inside the “New” menu.
  4. Give the script a new name.
  5. Find the newly created file on your desktop and right-click it.
  6. Click “Edit Script”.
  7. A window should have popped up, probably Notepad.
  8. Save the File.

How do I find my AutoHotkey key history?

Here’s a step by step.

  1. Double click the AHK logo in the taskbar.
  2. Select View > Key History and Script Info or press Ctrl + K.
  3. Type some junk like “Hello, world!”
  4. Select View > Refresh or press F5 . The key you pressed will be on the right. You may need to scroll down in the output window.