Alternatives to Clavier+

A Windows keyboard shortcut manager that launches programs, types text and sends keystrokes. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Clavier+.

  • HotkeyP

    A tiny hotkey manager that binds keyboard, mouse or joystick shortcuts to programs and system commands.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    HotkeyP is portable and GPL-3.0, adds mouse, joystick and remote support plus built-in system commands, but its interface has not changed in years.

  • AutoHotkey

    A Windows scripting language for hotkeys, text expansion, key remapping and automating anything on screen.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    AutoHotkey is a full GPL-2.0 scripting language, so hotkeys and text replacement need a few lines of code, but it grows into GUIs and application control.

  • whkd

    A simple hotkey daemon for Windows that runs commands when configured key bindings are pressed.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsCommand line

    whkd is a lightweight hotkey daemon configured by editing a plain text file, with no graphical settings, and works well with the komorebi window manager.

  • Beeftext

    Expand short typed abbreviations into reusable text snippets on Windows.

    FreeOpen sourceWindows

    Beeftext is an MIT-licensed text expander for typing stored snippets from abbreviations, but it does not launch programs and is in maintenance mode.

  • AutoIt

    A freeware BASIC-like scripting language for automating the Windows interface and general scripting tasks.

    FreeProprietaryWindows

    AutoIt is closed-source freeware with a BASIC-like scripting language, requiring scripts to automate keystrokes and windows rather than a simple shortcut list.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.