AutoHotkey

AutoHotkey (AHK) is a free, open-source macro-creation and automation software for Windows that allows users to automate repetitive tasks. It is driven by a scripting language that was initially aimed at providing keyboard shortcuts, otherwise known as hotkeys, that over time evolved into a full-fledged scripting language.

You can use AutoHotkey to:

• Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes or mouse clicks, or via COM.
• You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or a recorder.
• Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
• Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
• Expand abbreviations as you type them.
• Retrieve and change the Clipboard's contents.

You can also:

• Convert any AHK script into an executable file that can be run on computers where AutoHotkey is not installed.
• Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces and menu bars.
• Automate data entry jobs by reading data from text files, XML, CSV, Excel and various database formats.
• Read signals from hand-held remote controls via the WinLIRC client script.
• Use the Component Object Model (COM).
• Use arrays, structures, matrices, and objects.
• Use variadic functions.
• Use DLL calls and Windows Messages.
• Use Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).
• Use interactive debugging features.