Beginners

You can use AutoHotkey to:

• Automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks.
  You can write a mouse or keyboard macro by hand or a macro recorder.
• Remap keys and buttons on your keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
• Create hotkeys for keyboard, joystick, and mouse.
  Essentially any key, button or combination can become a hotkey.
• Expand abbreviations as you type them.
  For example, typing "btw" can automatically produce "by the way".
• Retrieve and change the clipboard's contents.
• Convert any AHK script into an executable file that can be run on computers where AutoHotkey is not installed.
• Don't know where to start or how to fix your script?
  Join the friendly AutoHotkey community and ask for help.

Intermediates & Experts

You can also:

• Create custom data-entry forms, user interfaces and menu bars.
  See GUI for details (you can use a Gui editor).
• 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 array/associative array/OOP (Objects).
• Use variadic functions.
• Use DLL calls and Windows Messages.
• Use Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE).
• Use interactive debugging features and more.

Standard Tools

The AutoHotkey installer includes the English documentation, script compiler and Window Spy:

ahk2exe
Convert any AHK script into an executable file that can be run on computers where AutoHotkey is not installed.
More info

Window Spy
A tool to retrieve detailed information about program windows and controls. Right click AutoHotkey tray icon to activate.