Hotkey Utilities
Small Windows utilities that work with a hotkey or mouse click
Folder Cache
(For Windows XP and later)An MRU Cache of Explorer Folders. Leave running in Tray. Press Shift-NumPadAdd to open the Folder Cache Window.
(To start with Windows just put a shortcut in your Startup folder.)
Change Log
ReOpen
(For Windows XP and later)- Like FolderCache with additional List for Programs
- Default hotkey is Shift-Pause or click Middle Mouse Button on desktop
- Hotkey adjustable via Tray Menu
- Middle Mouse Button Click enable/disable via Tray Menu
- Background color adjustable on Glass enabled systems
Selector
(for XP and later - Requires MS Scripting.Dictionary)Hotkey program to open other programs with Selected Text or Clipboard Text as parameter.
- Open link or current page in another browser without plugins
- Add browsers to Selector instead of installing a plugin in each browser
- Launch Explorer, editors, any app .. not just browsers.
- drag & drop multiple customized shortcuts onto Selector
- Use multipe shortcuts to the same app with custom startup parameters
- Go "" Button to wrap param in double quotes
- Browser Copy Image Location with Image URL Button opens image in default editor
- New Windows 7 Transparency option to use Window below on 7 Glass
TicTac
(for XP and later - single monitor support only)Positions active window to a "tic tac toe" location visually corresponding to the number pad keys 1 - 9. Pressing Windows Key and NumberPad 3 positions the active window at the Bottom Right of the desktop work area, etc.. Note that you can change the hotkey modifier using the Change Hotkey Modifier command in the Tray Menu.
TicClick
Same as TicTac above but uses the mouse instead of the numberpad.
PromptHere
(for XP and later)Press Mouse Hotkey to open a command prompt for folder(s) selected in Explorer or other file managers. Now uses Glass when enabled on Vista or Windows Seven.
Toggle
(for XP and later)Hotkey or double click tray icon to Toggle associated window between 2 (non-maximized) sizes and positions. See Readme for details.
Toggle2
(for XP and later) Hotkey dedicated to Toggling the Active Window only.Fave Folder
(for XP and later)Alt Right Mouse Click in Explorer moves selected folders to Fave Folder.
Alt Right Mouse Click on Desktop opens the Fave Folder in Explorer.
Pasty
(for XP and later)Press hotkey to copy selected text into Windows Search in Vista/W7(Run line in XP) or another search engine that opens with a hotkey.
ChimeCopy
(For 64 bit Vista/Windows7)A front-end Hotkey app to sound copy and paste chimes when using Network Clipboard on a 64 bit system. See Readme for link to Network Clipboard utility.
Control-Enter Vista
(For Windows Vista and later)Pressing Control-Enter opens Explorer selections in separate windows like in XP.
Half Shell
(For Vista 64 bit)Press Shift-Enter in Vista 64 bit to open selected folders in the 32 bit shell. This enables you to use most 32 bit shell extensions.
Topmost Toggle
(For Windows All)Control Right Click on the active window to toggle Topmost or "Stay On Top" attribute.
Home Folder
(For Windows XP and later)Shift-NumberPadMinus opens the Home Folder of the active window.
Control-NumberPadMinus opens a command prompt. If the active window is an application window, the home folder will be the current directory for the command prompt. If the window is an explorer folder, that folder will be the current directory for the command prompt.
AltTab
(For Windows XP and Vista)AltTab is a compiled AutoHotKey script that just moves the mouse near the origin of the active window when you use the AltTab hotkey combination in Windows to bring another window to the forefront.
CreateDir
(For Windows XP and Later)Creates a directory chain, then opens terminal folder. Now has /q switch "Quiet Mode" for use with scripts and batch files. In Quiet Mode directories are created without confirmation and not opened in explorer. Use /? switch for help dialog.
ChainCopy
(For Windows XP and Later)Copies file(s) along with the source folder chain, to a new root folder.
Leave running in Task Tray. Open the target root folder in Explorer and press Control-NumberPadPlus Hotkey. Use the File Open Dialog to select the file(s) to chain copy.
SourceSnap
(for Windows XP and later)Small utility for programmers to snap up selected source code or text to a file via hotkey. There are 2 save methods. A save to a new file, and an append to the snap file(add snippet.) See Readme for particulars.
(note: this utility was called AutoPaste but I thought SourceSnap sounded snappier.)
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