SciTE4AutoHotkey has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 60 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against SciTE4AutoHotkey docs: Working with AutoHotkey scripts on October 21, 2026.
Files and Tabs
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + N | Create a new file |
| Ctrl + O | Open a file |
| Ctrl + Shift + O | Open the file whose name is selected |
| Ctrl + R | Revert to the last saved version |
| Ctrl + S | Save |
| Ctrl + Shift + S | Save under a new name |
| Ctrl + W | Close the file |
| F6 | Go to the next tab |
| Shift + F6 | Go to the previous tab |
| Ctrl + Tab | Cycle through recently used files |
Editing
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + Z | Undo |
| Ctrl + Y | Redo |
| Ctrl + X | Cut |
| Ctrl + C | Copy |
| Ctrl + V | Paste |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Ctrl + D | Duplicate the current line or selection |
| Ctrl + L | Cut the current line |
| Ctrl + Shift + T | Copy the current line |
| Ctrl + Shift + L | Delete the current line |
| Ctrl + T | Swap the current line with the line above |
| Ctrl + Q | Comment or uncomment the selected lines |
| Ctrl + Shift + Q | Add a stream comment |
| Ctrl + U | Make the selection lowercase |
| Ctrl + Shift + U | Make the selection uppercase |
| Ctrl + Backspace | Delete to the start of the word |
| Ctrl + Delete | Delete to the end of the word |
| Tab | Indent the selected lines |
| Shift + Tab | Unindent the selected lines |
| Alt + Shift + Arrow keys | Select a rectangular block |
Code Help
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + E | Jump to the matching brace |
| Ctrl + Shift + E | Select up to the matching brace |
| Ctrl + Enter | Complete the word you are typing |
| Ctrl + I | Complete the symbol you are typing |
| Ctrl + Shift + Space | Show the parameter tip |
| Ctrl + B | Expand an abbreviation |
| F1 | Open help for the word under the cursor |
Search and Bookmarks
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + F | Find |
| Ctrl + H | Replace |
| F3 | Find the next match |
| Shift + F3 | Find the previous match |
| Ctrl + Shift + F | Find in files |
| Ctrl + G | Go to a line number |
| Ctrl + F2 | Add or remove a bookmark |
| F2 | Go to the next bookmark |
| Shift + F2 | Go to the previous bookmark |
Run, Compile and Debug
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| F5 | Run the script |
| Ctrl + Break | Stop the running script |
| Ctrl + F7 | Compile the script to an .exe |
| F7 | Start debugging |
| F10 | Debugger: run the next line (step over) |
| F11 | Debugger: step into |
| Shift + F11 | Debugger: step out |
| Ctrl + Shift + F7 | Debug a script that is already running |
| F8 | Show or hide the output pane |
| Shift + F5 | Clear the output pane |
View
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| F11 | Toggle full screen |
| Ctrl + Numpad Plus | Make the text bigger |
| Ctrl + Numpad Minus | Make the text smaller |
| Ctrl + Numpad / | Reset the text size |
Good to know: F11 means Step Into while the debugger is running and Full Screen the rest of the time.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while SciTE4AutoHotkey is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste your usual script header or a MsgBox debug line into SciTE with a hotkey or a typed abbreviation
- AHK Script Maker: another AutoHotkey editor for writing your own hotkey scripts
- AutoHotkey v2 Tools: more tools for AutoHotkey users
