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whkd vs AutoHotkey: catalog facts
whkd	AutoHotkey
Free Free to download and use.	Free Free and open source under GPLv2.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Plain text configuration of key bindings Lightweight background daemon	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 No graphical settings; bindings are edited by hand	Windows only Version 2 broke compatibility with version 1, and version 1 is no longer maintained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 September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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