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These freeware utilities are written in the AutoHotkey scripting language. Downloads are available both as pre-compiled .exe files or as .ahk scripts you can customize for your own use.

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ReRun v1.1

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Run the startup programs not already running

Changes:
- 20070604 - v1.1: Added better detection of command lines.

Thanks to Kruskal for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

BatteryRun v1.1

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Run commands when the power plug is connected or disconnected

Command line:
  BatteryRun.exe "<connect command>" "<disconnect command>"
Example:
  BatteryRun.exe "ding.wav" "calc.exe"

Changes:
- 20070528 - v1.1: Added detection of WAV and MP3 files.

Thanks to Kruskal for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

PauseProcess v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode305KB

Pause a program and run other programs before and after

Command line:
  PauseProcess.exe "<program to pause>" ["<program to run before>" "<program to run after>"]
Example:
  PauseProcess.exe "Notepad.exe" "Pbrush.exe" "Calc.exe"

Uses PauseP.exe by Daniel Turion at http://www.codeproject.com/threads/pausep.asp

Thanks to justice for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

ScreamerMenu v1.2

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Get easy access to your Screamer Radio stations, schedule recordings and lose the alert dialogs.

Features:
- List all stations in a simple listview.
- Filter by a part of a station name or category.
- Automatically close the connection alert dialog.
- Schedule recordings.

- Automatically record your favorite artists.
- Press Ctrl and the number beside your favorites to change stations.

Changes:
- 20070421 - v0.91: Better integration with Screamer, more listsviews, now closes alert dialogs.
- 20070422 - v0.92: Limit the size to the work area of the screen.
- 20070422 - v0.95: Added scheduling, put on top when Screamer is active.
- 20070427 - v0.96: Added hotkeys for switching beween top 10 favorites.
- 20070427 - v0.97: Added logging to file.
- 20070516 - v0.99: Added ini file, autorecord, options, and more.
- 20070608 - v1.0: Lot of small changes and bugfixes.
- 20070608 - v1.1: Works better with minimized and beta versions of Screamer Radio.
- 20070608 - v1.2: Keeps the correct part of the log file.

Tests:


Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

Barnacle v0.991

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Add toolbars to your favorite programs.

Features:
- A programmable toolbar that fits inside any window!
- Change icons, tooltips, left-, right- and middleclick actions.
- The actions can be keypresses, menu selections, button clicking and window actions.
- To find out more, choose Help in the tray menu.

Changes:
- 20070108 - v0.99: Added support for more image types and embedded icons. Fixed a bug showing the wrong toolbar when hovering over an inactive window.
- 20070221 - v0.991: Now working with menuless windows. Corrected toolbar lengths.

It's an early release, so please post bugs at the forum.

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

DimScreen v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Dim the whole screen.

Features:
- Change the brightness by selecting a percentage in the tray menu.
- Doesn't work properly with video windows.

Could be used for nighttime map reading if your laptop is missing dimming controls.

Thanks to Farmsteader for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

FastNavKeys v1.1

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Speed up the navigation keys (or any other keys).

Features:
- Change settings using Settings in the tray menu

Beat Windows' keyboard buffer!

Changes:
- 20070110 - v1.1: Optimized the code some.

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

Removable v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Eject removable drives by doubleclicking in a list of drives.

Features:
- Place it on your QuickRun toolbar for easy access.
- Show drive letter, volume label, type, free space, available space, filesystem, status and serial number.
- Doubleclick to eject, retract or disconnect a drive.


Thanks to mysteryman for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

IdleRun v1.2

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Run a program when the CPU is idle.

Features:
- Run a program or show a message
- Change settings using Settings in the tray menu
- Shows CPU usage in the tray

To show when Windows is finished loading, just place a shortcut to it in your startup folder!


Changes:
- 20070112 - v1.0: Added affinity to make it work properly on dual cpu/core systems.
- 20070118 - v1.2: Retrieves the number of processors for correct calculations on multi core systems..

Thanks to DocSavage for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

FindFocus v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Find the focused control.

Features:
- Shows a flashing icon next to the focused control
- Not perfect, but it detects most of them

Very handy for mouseless navigation.

Thanks to pankymcgee for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

LowToSleep v1.6

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Stop a PC from falling asleep until the CPU is inactive.

Features:
- Change settings using Settings in the tray menu
- Shows CPU usage in the tray

Changes:
- 20061226 - v1.0: Corrected a typo in the settings.
- 20070112 - v1.1: Added affinity to make it work properly on dual cpu/core systems.
- 20070118 - v1.3: Retrieves the number of processors for correct calculations on multi core systems.
- 20070119 - v1.5: Cleaned up the code.
- 20070121 - v1.6: Added mouse noise.

Thanks to Carol Haynes for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

UnderCover v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Automatically hide a window's buttons and other controls.

Features:
- Ctrl-Rightclick to hide a control
- Change settings using Settings in the tray menu

Thanks to Uncle John for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

Accents v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Press a key three times or more to apply accents.

Features:

- Change accents using Settings in the tray menu
- Doesn't work properly with shifted keys while CapsLock is on

Changes:
- 20070531 - v1.0: Added accents to non-alphabet characters.

Thanks to supersocialist for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

ShortCutter v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Make autoupdating collections of shortcuts to certain filetypes.

Features:
- Rightclick the tray icon to configure
- Choose Settings to change rules and options
- Choose Enable to Start or Stop all the rules

Keep folders with shortcuts to all your music, images or whatever!

Changes:
- 20061209 - v1.1: Marks the shortcuts with modification date instead of creation date, removes shortcuts to missing files, updates modification date of all shortcuts.

Thanks to cracksloth for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

MoveOut v1.2

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Make rules to move files automatically.

Features:
- Rightclick the tray icon to configure
- Choose Settings to change rules and options
- Choose Enable to Start or Stop all the rules

Use it to make a rule that moves files from the desktop to a subfolder, based on file type, part of a filename, or whatever. Have it ask to replace existing files, or rename them. It can also ignore files.

Changes:
- 20061224 - v1.1: Added confirmation dialog before automatically running rules.
- 20070407 - v1.2: Added missing code to browse for folders.

Thanks to reko100 for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

GoneIn60s v1.3

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Recover closed applications.

Features:
- Click the X or press Alt-F4 to close an application
- To recover, rightclick the tray icon and choose an application
- Doubleclick the tray icon to recover all applications
- If not restored, it is gone in 60 seconds

Changes:
- 20061202 - v1.1: Removes the closed apps from the taskbar, adds them to the tray menu. Restores closed apps on exit.
- 20061228 - v1.2: Recovered apps reappear properly.
- 20070615 - v1.3: Added options to change the gone time, kill windows and ignore apps.

Thanks to justice for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

DoOrDel v1.0

AutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Startup tool that will delete user defined folders unless the right password is entered.

Disclaimer!
I've chosen not to make a "pretty" version of this tool to limit it's use.
It's untested! It will destroy your most valuable data beyond recovery! If you forget your pasword, turn off your computer immediately! Bypassing it is simple! Use with extreme caution!

Features:
- Change the folders, password and wiping by editing the script.
- Supports wiping to prevent recovery. Download and install EraserD from http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser in the same folder as the script.
- Keeps the program focused while active.

Thanks to Partok for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 

ShortcutSync v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Command line tool to place shortcuts to files in a different folder, preserving the tree structure, and removing missing files.

Example: ShortcutSync.exe C:\Music D:\MusicLinks mp3 wav TrayTip

Syntax
: ShortcutSync.exe <fromfolder> <tofolder> <extentions> [TrayTip]
  <fromfolder> is the folder where the files are located
  <tofolder> is the folder where the links should be created
  <extensions> is the file types to make links to
  TrayTip is added for visual feedback

Thanks to gsull for the idea!

Questions or comments? Post them at the DonationCoder Forum!

 
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RunSaver v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Screensaver that runs a command.

Thanks to SAE140 at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

LiPs v1.2 - 1KB

Maxthon pluginInternet Explorer script5KB

Maxthon plugin or Internet Explorer bookmarklet that opens all linked movies and pictures in the same page, and adds easy image viewing.

Features:
- Shows movies at the top of the page, and images below.
- Autoplays movies in their original size, and centers images.
- Use Tab to skip to the next image, and space to go one screen down.
- Reload the page to autoplay all movies after they have loaded.
- Click on an image to scroll to the next image.
- Move the mouse over the image to scroll up, down, left and right.
- Movies open in the assinged player, I recommend using Windows Media Player.
- Rightclick on an image to temporarily zoom in, rightdrag to move around.

- WMW, MPEG and other movies open in the assinged players. I recommend using Windows Media Player, just check all boxes in Tools - Options - Filetypes.

Installation:
As a Maxthon plugin:
- Click the Maxthon iconMaxthon plugin, download and unzip it into Maxthon's Plugin folder. Restart Maxthon. To make zooming work, disable gestures.

As a Remote IE favorite:
- Rightclick this
LiPs link, choose Add to Favorites, store it in the Links folder, and name it LiPs. This is slower than the local solution below, as the file LiPs.js is retrieved from the Internet every time LiPs is run, and it can change without notice.

As a Local IE favorite:
- Click the Internet Explorer iconInternet Explorer script, download and store LiPs.js in a local folder, for example C:\Plugins. Now, rightclick this
LiPs link, choose Add to Favorites, store it in the Links folder, and name it LiPs. If you saved the LiPs.js file in another folder than C:\Plugins, edit the LiPs favorite by rightclicking on it in the favorites menu, choose Properties, and change the path accordingly.

Changes:
- 20060606 - v1.1: Added support for Firefox, better handling of QuickTime and RealMedia.

- 20060612 - v1.2: Converted into a Maxthon plugin with easy image viewing.

Thanks to t2 at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

ZoneSize v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Define zones that autosize windows dropped on them.

Features:
- Hold a window over a zone for .5 sec to autosize it.
- Doubleclick the tray icon to center the active window.

Thanks to nudone at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

DeskLock v1.2

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Prevents the moving of desktop icons.

Features:
- DoubleClick the tray icon to Disable/Enable.
- Option to disable left drag and right mouse button.

Changes:
- 20060525 - v1.1: Added option to lock more classes and show class names.
- 20060527 - v1.2: Added disable hotkey.

Thanks to Josh at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

DownloadAndRun v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Download a file from the internet, and run it or open it in a program.

Features:
- Open the ini file to change the file to download, to show traytip and what action to take.
- Wildcard * can be used in the filename=
- To just save the download file, use action=
- To run the downloaded file, use action=Run
- To open the downloaded file in, say Notepad, use action=Run Notepad.exe

Thanks to Josh at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

ControlFence v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Prevent the mouse from sliding off certain controls once inside.

Thanks to sopan123 at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

OpeningHours v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Runs a program when inside a certain time interval, and closes it when outside.

Features:

OpeningHours.exe

  <part of program path>
  start=<start time HHMM>  
  end=<end time HHMM> 

The following parameters are optional:

  checkdelay=<time between checks in ms>
  run=<0=Don't run, 1=Run>
  close=<0=Don't close, 1=Close>
  kill=<0=Don't kill, 1=Kill>
  killdelay=<time to wait before killing a task in ms>
  hide=<1=Hide from the tray, 0=Show in the tray>

- Example:
OpeningHours.exe \Notepad.exe start=1200 end=2400 checkdelay=1000 run=1 close=1 kill=1 killdelay=5000 hide=0

Thanks to brotherS at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

IpUpload v1.1

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Upload current IP address to a FTP server.

Features:
- Add the tags <ipaddress>, <time>, <username> or <computername> to the file to upload.
  These tags are replaced with the current values.
- Command line: IpUpload.exe <options>

  -s <server>
IP address of FTP server
  -l <local path> Path of file to upload
  -r <remote path> Folder on FTP server
  -u <user name> User name
  -p <password> Password
  -nic <network adaptor> What network adaptor to use, 1 to 4, 0=external IP retrieved from showmyip.com.
  -pause <minutes> Time to wait between uploads, 0 exist
  -hide Hides the tray icon.

Example: IpUpload.exe -s ftp.server.com -l "c:\folder1\file.htm" -r "/folder2" -u user -p password -nic 0 -pause 5 -hide

Changes:
- 2006.05.07 - v1.1: Added more tags, added external IP address detection, changed the command line.

Thanks to ark2 at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

Uses CGet.exe by http://www.catfood.net

 

CloseAndEject v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Close all open files before ejecting a drive.

Features:
- Double leftclick a line to activate the process.
- Double rightclick a line to kill the process.
- Command line: CloseAndEject.exe <Drives> Eject
   Example: CloseAndEject.exe DE Eject
   Closes open files on drive D and E, ejects and exits.
- Use with caution! Closing handles can cause bluescreens!

Thanks to vevola at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

Uses Handle.exe by http://www.sysinternals.com/utilities/handle.html

 

UsedFonts v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Show what fonts are in use by a Microsoft Word document.

Features:
- Run it to show a file selection dialog, or drag and drop a doc file on it.

Thanks to mpjames at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

PasteBinPost v1.0

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Post you clipboard contents to PasteBin.com and return the URL.

Features:
- Press Win+S to post.
- Option to change the hotkey.

Thanks to brotherS at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

Uses WGet.exe from http://users.ugent.be/~bpuype/wget/#download.

 

LabelControl v1.6

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Overlays buttons and other controls with a Number for direct access via Ctrl-Number.

Features:
- Hold Ctrl, write the number, release Ctrl.
- Change the settings using Settings in the tray menu.
- To add more controls, use Window Spy included with AutoHotkey
   to find the class of the control, and add it to the proper tab.
- Still missing a lot of controls.

Changes:
- 2006.04.18 - v1.1: Added toolbar button detection.
- 2006.04.19 - v1.2: Improved toolbar button detection, added menu detection.
- 2006.04.19 - v1.3: Cleaned up number placement, corrected menu detection.
- 2006.04.20 - v1.4: Added listview item detection.
- 2006.05.01 - v1.5: Added header and tab item detection. Added use of numpad.
- 2006.12.19 - v1.6: Added listview and treeview detection. Changed the settings dialog.

Inspired by Mouseless Browsing discussed at DonationCoder Forum

 

ConfineMouse v1.2

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Confine the mouse to one monitor.

Features:
- DoubleClick the tray icon to Disable/Enable.
- Press Ctrl-D to Disable.

Changes:
- 2006.04.11 - v1.2: Added disable hotkey.

Thanks to Poolee at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!

 

NoClose v1.1

Download programAutoHotkey sourcecode205KB

Disable the Close button (X) of selected windows.

Features:
- Press Ctrl+1 to Enable or Disable the Close button of the active window.
- Press Ctrl+2 to Add a rule.
- Automatic enabling and disabling of close buttons on program start and stop, and on window creation.
- Change hotkeys and automation options.

Changes:
- 2006.05.02 - v1.1: Corrected a settings error, changed the about dialog.

Thanks to mouser at DonationCoder Forum for the idea!