I once wrote an AHK script to start VLC streaming a local radio station at a specific time, then start Audacity to record audio, then stop the recording and streaming at the end of the program and save the audio as WAV and MP3. Insert custom strings or large blocks of text in other programs triggered by a keypress (its original reason for being)Įg: ]s inserts the current date and time: 11:57:07ĭefine a keypress to start Putty with a given profile, enter logon credentials, CD to a folder and start Midnight Commander Prepend or append selected text to what's already on the clipboard with Ctrl+įind all windows with specific text in the title and resize them in a custom way (Window+]) The AutoHotKey programming language is quirky and weird, even when compared to Powershell's quirkiness, but there are classes of things that AutoHotKey can do that I don't know how you would do on Powershell: I wonder if QuickJS can be integrated into it. I wish it had support for a more modern / more popular languages for scripting. One disadvantage is that you have to use an ancient version of JScript (ES3 / Microsoft flavor) or VBScript (possibly because of the need for communicating over a COM interface). Virtual filesystem for archiving and bookkeeping Custom file previews, context menus, rename scripts Dynamic layouts based on folder contents, path or determined by a script Every function can be assigned a shortcut It's an incredibly customizable and scriptable file explorer that allows you to fit it exactly to your workflow. Also expect having to whitelist it with anti-virus products, but the source code is open and you can build it yourself if you don't trust what you are getting. They often look at the APIs PH uses and use signature checks and other ways to block/discourage PH from using them. Unfortunately due to a personal dispute with a Webroot employee and Microsoft its signature ended up in antivirus databases, so don't expect any love from Microsoft. Also I strongly suggest building the plugins extra repo, has some great ones, like a terminator plugin that can kill apps various user and kernel ways. Be sure to get the nightly/3.0 branch, the 2.0 branch is several years old. I'll suggest Process Hacker It is the ultimate Task Manger, open source, supports amazing plugins, and has tons of features that sysinternals Process Explorer lacks.
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