Autohotkey rituals for the Italian keyboard nerd.

Shortcuts KWH is a single-file AutoHotkey v1 utility that turns awkward keys into instant glyphs, powers clipboard transforms, and spawns files in Explorer without breaking flow. Built for Windows power users who want keystrokes that feel like spells.

Get Running See Hotkeys

Quick Signal

ALT + èÈ
ALT + eə
CTRL + ALT + Vclean paste
CTRL + F12snake_case
ALT + Nnew file
Why nerds care
Italian layout

Accents on demand

Uppercase accents are buried on Italian keyboards. KWH maps the scan codes directly so È, À, Ì, Ò, Ù are one hit away.

Dev flow

Markdown + shell speed

Tilde, backticks, triple backticks, and clipboard transforms are bound to muscle-memory combos designed for docs, terminals, and code reviews.

Explorer hacks

Spawn files instantly

Create README.md or a custom file right where Explorer is focused. No dialogs, no context switches, just new files and immediate open.

Stack + conventions

Tech stack

AutoHotkey v1 Shell.Application COM Ahk2Exe compile WSL deploy.sh

Conventions

  • Scan codes for Italian special keys.
  • SendInput with Unicode {U+XXXX} glyphs.
  • #SingleInstance + #Persistent with keyboard hook.
  • Explorer-only hotkeys via #IfWinActive.
Shortcut map
ALT + è -> È
ALT + à -> À
ALT + ì -> Ì
ALT + ò -> Ò
ALT + ù -> Ù
ALT + e -> ə (schwa)
ALT + - -> ~
ALT + ' -> `
CTRL + ALT + ' -> ```
CTRL + ALT + V -> paste cleaned text (no newlines, no double spaces)
CTRL + F12 -> snake_case
CTRL + SHIFT + F12 -> kebab-case
CTRL + ALT + M -> create README.md
ALT + N -> new file dialog
Install + deploy

EXE mode (release)

Download the ready-made EXE from the release and run it: start@aborruso.exe.

Run from source

Install AutoHotkey v1, then run start@aborruso.ahk. Add it to Startup to keep it resident.

Run from source (step-by-step)

  1. Download AutoHotkey v1: link.
  2. Install it.
  3. Download the AHK script: link and run it.