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Other than for the fact that it's open source, is there any reason people prefer AHK to AutoIt? I haven't used either for some time now because I don't use Win
by mikeywazowski 3y ago
Other than for the fact that it's open source, is there any reason people prefer AHK to AutoIt?
I haven't used either for some time now because I don't use Windows much these days, but I tried both and vastly preferred AutoIt. I'm surprised that the author stuck with AHK when he says "AHK v1 was very, very bad.", when surely AutoIt was a viable alternative?
- geocrasher 3y agoThis is the first I've heard of AutoIt.
- EMIRELADERO 3y agoHmm. I checked it out and didn't really like it. Autoit feels dated, like something out of the early 2000s. By contrast AHK feels modern, fresh, and slick. Sidenote: what is it with Windows developers and releasing freware that allows for commercial use but still holding on to not being open-source or at least source-available? The fact that this is still happening in 2023 is flabbergasting.
- Dalewyn 3y agoNot being peer-pressured into open sourcing your everything is a virtue of the Windows ecosystem.
- EMIRELADERO 3y agoSure, but the weirdness here is that the program is fully free to begin with, for commercial use even.
- Dalewyn 3y agoIt's worth remembering that free and open source are two completely separate factors. Something could have restrictive licensing despite being open source, while another could have very free licensing despite being closed source. Open source by itself simply means the source is readily available for reading, nothing more and nothing less.
- thrixton 3y agoWhy _should_ they? I can think of a dozen different reasons why not, flabbergasting is a bit of hyperbole.
- EMIRELADERO 3y agoIn the modern software world, a basic trend is that if it's free and has no path towards monetization (ads, user data, premium editions/subscriptions, etc) it's open source.
- tabtab 3y agoRe: "Autoit feels dated" Being old by itself isn't bad. What's an example practical downside of its old style?
- eviks 3y agoKeyboard shortcuts
- majkinetor 3y agoCouple of reasons: x5 times smaller executable, better peformance, much friendlier commune. AHK is fork of AutoIt.
- SPBS 3y agoHuh, I was under impression AutoIt was the enterprise (i.e. paid) version of AutoHotKey. I'm surprised to find out it's freeware. I never touched it because I thought I had to pay.