As you have already guessed correctly, this command activates a program window. But I think the key to getting started with the tool is to understand the WinActivate command. The problem I described above is solvable if you know a little of the easy-to-read AutoHotkey scripting language. It supports if clauses, loops, and everything you need to program a decent script. It comes with a powerful scripting language that other free macro creation tools often lack. However, AutoHotkey definitely has its advantages. I realize this doesn’t sound very promising. Most programs will be started a second time if you run the AutoHotkey script, and this often causes problems. This method works fine as long as you don’t have to run a macro in an application that is already open. I didn’t tell the tool first which program should be launched before the macro gets started. Warning: do not leave any empty line in the script file otherwise the script will not run as intended.It turned out that I didn’t operate AutoScriptWriter correctly. If the image does not get found on the screen, we playback a macro called 'do_smthn.macro' 4 times.Īfter the multiple executions of the macro we tell the script to start all over again from the begining (line 1) with the use of the 'goto' command.

If the image 'home.png' gets found in on the screen then we wait 2 seconds and click two times on the image (double click). In the code bellow we run the 'login.macro' macro one time. If the image has been found, the application stores its coordinates so that we can use the 'left_click' scripting command.Įxample: python3 main.py script example.script The application takes a screenshot and searches for the image that has been placed in the images/targets folder and has been referenced in the script. A predifined image is a screenshot from a part of the screen. The language supports conditional (if/else) statements on the condition that a predifined image is found on the screen. Script: In this mode you can code simple logic with a minimal scripting language.

You can cancel the playback by moving the mouse very fast or pressing 'Cntrl + C' while focused on the terminal. Macro: Plays back a recorded macro given its name. At this point only the following actions are supported: left/right click, all keyboard keypresses.Įxample: python3 main.py record example.macro Record: Records a macro and saves it when the ESC key is pressed.

Free mouse and keyboard macro recorder