HotkeyP
The facts below are what the maker publishes about HotkeyP, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From HotkeyP's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Freeware | Free | GNU General Public License · Windows utility |
The facts
Each one read from HotkeyP's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Administrative privileges
- Applications that require administrator rights require HotkeyP to run as administrator for some shortcuts and commands to work.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Categories
- Hotkeys can be organized into automatically created categories and user-created categories.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Command line
- Internal commands can be executed from the command line and used in scripts, batch files, schedulers, or startup tasks.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Downloads
- The maker provides standard and 64-bit Windows downloads plus C++ source code.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Input support
- It supports multimedia keys, fourth and fifth mouse buttons, and mouse-wheel shortcuts.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Internal commands
- Its internal commands include shutdown, restart, lock computer, screen saver, desktop resolution, audio volume, process priority, CD eject, wallpaper, and window controls.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Keyboard hook
- The keyboard hook is required for macro and paste-text commands, and using the hook for all hotkeys makes them work in games and other DirectX applications.checked 30 Sep 2026
- License
- The program is distributed under the GNU General Public License; the help page states that it is free and provided without warranty.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Per-user configuration
- Each Windows user can create a separate HTK file, and changes are saved automatically when the hotkeys window closes.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Polling rate control
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Remote control
- Remote-control buttons work when WinLIRC is installed and configured.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Sensitivity controls
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Shortcut targets
- HotkeyP assigns keyboard or mouse shortcuts to executable files, documents, folders, and web pages.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Supported operating systems
- windowschecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux support
- The maker says most programs also run on Linux when Wine is installed.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Macros
- HotkeyP provides macro, paste-text, multi-command, command-list, and simulated keyboard or mouse actions.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Macro support
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Onboard device memory
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Per-app profiles
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Windows support
- The maker says all desktop and server Windows versions 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, 11, and later are supported.checked 30 Sep 2026
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