There are some amazing AutoHotkey editors out there! Which is the best AutoHotkey editor for you? The answer is: It depends… If you want a script to easily switch between them, give AHKEditSwap a try!
The Best AutoHotkey Editors / IDEs
- AHK Script Maker (from the-Automator) is now our recommended AHK editor for people new to AHK and Intermediate tasks! Our Pro version comes with 17 amazing AHK tools!
- VS Code is the right answer if you’re already a programmer. Add the AutoHotkey v2 extension and you get great debugging and Git integration. If you work with other people, it’s the one to use.
- SciTE4AutoHotkey (from Fincs) is a classic, lightweight editor that many long-time AutoHotkey users still love. I also have ~80 other language files to work with it. Check out the 18 tutorials i made how how to customize SciTE
- AHK Studio by Maestrith is written for and in AutoHotkey. It’s a very powerful editor and has amazing ways to be more efficient. If you’ve gotten more sophisticated in your coding, it’s a great editor for AutoHotkey. I have over 40 tutorials on AHK Studio as well as some very advanced walk-throughs with Maestrith
- Notepad++ is a very popular AutoHotkey editor. Having said that, I think you’re much better off using AHK Script Maker or VS Code
AutoHotkey User survey: Best AutoHotkey Editors
