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Posted : admin On 13.10.2019OK, so, I'm considering buying my first Mac for home use since switching to Windows around 2000. I do use a Mac every day at work, so I'm not exactly out of the loop, but there is one thing I'm concerned about. Is there something like AutoHotKey for OS X? For those that don't know, it's basically a Windows scripting/macro engine that can be used for everything from setting up shortcuts or remapping keys to automating actions like mouse clicks or window manipulations or even building simple applications. It can even do some pretty advanced things like altering or adding things to existing application UIs.
It's very handy for easily 'fixing' annoyances or adding 'features' to things without needing original source or to wait for developers to respond to requests. I guess you can think of it as Firefox/Thunderbird extensions for the OS. Basically, it's very handy.
And no, Applescript is not the answer I'm looking for. An AutoHotKey-style script would let me do something like make OS X windows resizable from all four sides or make a middle mouse click go up a directory only when in Finder windows or open/save dialogs (it can limit itself to specific windows or controls, etc). I'd be able to add something like switching Spaces by hitting the side of my screen fast with my cursor or change the shorcuts for changing Spaces to something other than the limited default options. On Windows, I can use AutoHotKey to assign the buttons on my wireless Xbox 360 controller to perform specific actions deending on which window has focus (not to mention controlling the mouse cursor and scrolling with the analog sticks).
AutoHotkey mappings to emulate OSX keyboard shortcuts on Windows - Mac OS X 10_5_ Windows Ctrl.xml.
I am also not looking a bunch of shareware apps that each do one specific thing. So does something like this exist? In the Classic days, there were several 'macro' programs that, while not as advanced, offered some of these features, but I have not noticed any for OS X. As you probably know, Mac OS X comes with a built-in utility for remapping keys and setting up shortcuts for menu commands, but it's very basic. Automator will help out with a variety of automation tasks as well (it's much improved in Leopard). But so, yeah, there are a number of more advanced macro utilities out there for OS X - check out,.
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However, I'm not sure any of these offer quite the flexibility and complete control of the Mac OS X UI that you're looking for. In the end, you will probably have to use tailored utilities for doing some (if not many) of the things you want to do - for example, to resize windows from any corner. If there's some iKey or AppleScript guru out there to prove me wrong, though, please do.
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Autohotkey Mac Autohotkey For Mac
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