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FastKeys vs AutoHotkey: catalog facts
FastKeys	AutoHotkey
Paid One-time purchase with no subscription, and free to try.	Free Free and open source under GPLv2.
Windows	Windows
Text expansion, macros, clipboard history and launchers in one tool More than 500 ready-to-use templates	Hotkeys, key remapping and autocorrect-style text replacement in a few lines Grows into a full scripting language with GUIs, object-oriented code and application control
Windows only Paid after the trial	Windows only Version 2 broke compatibility with version 1, and version 1 is no longer maintained
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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