# Command List

Click on a command name for details. Commands in large font are the most commonly used.

Command | Description
{ ... } | A pair of braces denotes a block. Blocks are typically used with functions, Else, Loop, While-loop, and IF-commands.
AutoTrim | Determines whether "Var1 = %Var2%" statements omit spaces and tabs from the beginning and end of Var2.
BlockInput | Disables or enables the user's ability to interact with the computer via keyboard and mouse.
Break | Exits (terminates) a loop. Valid inside any kind of loop.
Click | Clicks a mouse button at the specified coordinates. It can also hold down a mouse button, turn the mouse wheel, or move the mouse.
ClipWait | Waits until the clipboard contains data.
Continue | Skips the rest of the current loop iteration and begins a new one. Valid inside any kind of loop.
Control | Makes a variety of changes to a control.
ControlClick | Sends a mouse button or mouse wheel event to a control.
ControlFocus | Sets input focus to a given control on a window.
ControlGet | Retrieves various types of information about a control.
ControlGetFocus | Retrieves which control of the target window has input focus, if any.
ControlGetPos | Retrieves the position and size of a control.
ControlGetText | Retrieves text from a control.
ControlMove | Moves or resizes a control.
ControlSend / ControlSendRaw | Sends simulated keystrokes to a window or control.
ControlSetText | Changes the text of a control.
CoordMode | Sets coordinate mode for various commands to be relative to either the active window or the screen.
Critical | Prevents the current thread from being interrupted by other threads.
DetectHiddenText | Determines whether invisible text in a window is "seen" for the purpose of finding the window. This affects commands such as IfWinExist and WinActivate.
DetectHiddenWindows | Determines whether invisible windows are "seen" by the script.
DllCall() | Calls a function inside a DLL, such as a standard Windows API function.
Drive | Ejects/retracts the tray in a CD or DVD drive, or sets a drive's volume label.
DriveGet | Retrieves various types of information about the computer's drive(s).
DriveSpaceFree | Retrieves the free disk space of a drive, in Megabytes.
Edit | Opens the current script for editing in the associated editor.
Else | Specifies the command(s) to perform if an IF-statement evaluates to FALSE. When more than one command is present, enclose them in a block (braces).
EnvAdd | Sets a variable to the sum of itself plus the given value (can also add or subtract time from a date-time value). Synonymous with: var += value
EnvDiv | Sets a variable to itself divided by the given value. Synonymous with: var /= value
EnvGet | Retrieves an environment variable.
EnvMult | Sets a variable to itself times the given value. Synonymous with: var *= value
EnvSet | Writes a value to a variable contained in the environment.
EnvSub | Sets a variable to itself minus the given value (can also compare date-time values). Synonymous with: var -= value
EnvUpdate | Notifies the OS and all running applications that environment variable(s) have changed.
Exit | Exits the current thread or (if the script is not persistent and contains no hotkeys) the entire script.
ExitApp | Terminates the script unconditionally.
FileAppend | Writes text to the end of a file (first creating the file, if necessary).
FileCopy | Copies one or more files.
FileCopyDir | Copies a folder along with all its sub-folders and files (similar to xcopy).
FileCreateDir | Creates a folder.
FileCreateShortcut | Creates a shortcut (.lnk) file.
FileDelete | Deletes one or more files.
FileInstall | Includes the specified file inside the compiled version of the script.
FileGetAttrib | Reports whether a file or folder is read-only, hidden, etc.
FileGetShortcut | Retrieves information about a shortcut (.lnk) file, such as its target file.
FileGetSize | Retrieves the size of a file.
FileGetTime | Retrieves the datetime stamp of a file or folder.
FileGetVersion | Retrieves the version of a file.
FileMove | Moves or renames one or more files.
FileMoveDir | Moves a folder along with all its sub-folders and files. It can also rename a folder.
FileRead | Reads a file's contents into a variable.
FileReadLine | Reads the specified line from a file and stores the text in a variable.
FileRecycle | Sends a file or directory to the recycle bin, if possible.
FileRecycleEmpty | Empties the recycle bin.
FileRemoveDir | Deletes a folder.
FileSelectFile | Displays a standard dialog that allows the user to open or save file(s).
FileSelectFolder | Displays a standard dialog that allows the user to select a folder.
FileSetAttrib | Changes the attributes of one or more files or folders. Wildcards are supported.
FileSetTime | Changes the datetime stamp of one or more files or folders. Wildcards are supported.
FormatTime | Transforms a YYYYMMDDHH24MISS timestamp into the specified date/time format.
GetKeyState | Checks if a keyboard key or mouse/joystick button is down or up. Also retrieves joystick status.
Gosub | Jumps to the specified label and continues execution until Return is encountered.
Goto | Jumps to the specified label and continues execution.
GroupActivate | Activates the next window in a window group that was defined with GroupAdd.
GroupAdd | Adds a window specification to a window group, creating the group if necessary.
GroupClose | Closes the active window if it was just activated by GroupActivate or GroupDeactivate. It then activates the next window in the series. It can also close all windows in a group.
GroupDeactivate | Similar to GroupActivate except activates the next window not in the group.
GUI | Creates and manages windows and controls. Such windows can be used as data entry forms or custom user interfaces.
GuiControl | Makes a variety of changes to a control in a GUI window.
GuiControlGet | Retrieves various types of information about a control in a GUI window.
HideAutoItWin, On|Off | [Obsolete -- the following is equivalent: Menu, tray, NoIcon|Icon]
Hotkey | Creates, modifies, enables, or disables a hotkey while the script is running.
if | Specifies the command(s) to perform if the comparison of a variable to a value evalutes to TRUE. When more than one command is present, enclose them in a block (braces).
if (expression) | Specifies the command(s) to perform if an expression evaluates to TRUE.
If var [not] between | Checks whether a variable's contents are numerically or alphabetically between two values (inclusive).
If var [not] in/contains MatchList | Checks whether a variable's contents match one of the items in a list.
If var is [not] type | Checks whether a variable's contents are numeric, uppercase, etc.
IfEqual/IfNotEqual | Compares a variable to a value for equality. Synonymous with: if var = value | if var <> value
IfExist / FileExist() | Checks for the existence of a file or folder.
IfGreater/IfGreaterOrEqual | Compares a variable to a value. Synonymous with: if var > value | if var >= value
IfInString / InStr() | Checks if a variable contains the specified string.
IfLess/IfLessOrEqual | Compares a variable to a value. Synonymous with: if var < value | if var <= value
IfMsgBox | Checks which button was pushed by the user during the most recent MsgBox command.
IfWinActive / IfWinNotActive | Checks if the specified window exists and is currently active (foremost).
IfWinExist / IfWinNotExist | Checks if the specified window exists.
ImageSearch | Searches a region of the screen for an image.
IniDelete | Deletes a value from a standard format .ini file.
IniRead | Reads a value from a standard format .ini file.
IniWrite | Writes a value to a standard format .ini file.
Input | Waits for the user to type a string (not supported on Windows 9x: it does nothing).
InputBox | Displays an input box to ask the user to enter a string.
KeyHistory | Displays script info and a history of the most recent keystrokes and mouse clicks.
KeyWait | Waits for a key or mouse/joystick button to be released or pressed down.
LeftClick | [Obsolete -- use Click for greater flexibility]
LeftClickDrag | [Obsolete -- use MouseClickDrag for greater flexibility]
ListHotkeys | Displays the hotkeys in use by the current script, whether their subroutines are currently running, and whether or not they use the keyboard or mouse hook.
ListLines | Displays the script lines most recently executed.
ListVars | Displays the script's variables: their names and current contents.
Loop (normal) | Perform a series of commands repeatedly: either the specified number of times or until break is encountered.
Loop (files & folders) | Retrieves the specified files or folders, one at a time.
Loop (parse a string) | Retrieves substrings (fields) from a string, one at a time.
Loop (read file contents) | Retrieves the lines in a text file, one at a time (performs better than FileReadLine).
Loop (registry) | Retrieves the contents of the specified registry subkey, one item at a time.
Menu | Creates, deletes, modifies and displays menus and menu items. Changes the tray icon and its tooltip. Controls whether the main window of a compiled script can be opened.
MouseClick | Clicks or holds down a mouse button, or turns the mouse wheel. NOTE: The Click command is generally more flexible and easier to use.
MouseClickDrag | Clicks and holds the specified mouse button, moves the mouse to the destination coordinates, then releases the button.
MouseGetPos | Retrieves the current position of the mouse cursor, and optionally which window and control it is hovering over.
MouseMove | Moves the mouse cursor.
MsgBox | Displays the specified text in a small window containing one or more buttons (such as Yes and No).
OnExit | Specifies a subroutine to run automatically when the script exits.
OnMessage() | Specifies a function to call automatically when the script receives the specified message.
OutputDebug | Sends a string to the debugger (if any) for display.
Pause | Pauses the script's current thread.
PixelGetColor | Retrieves the color of the pixel at the specified x,y coordinates.
PixelSearch | Searches a region of the screen for a pixel of the specified color.
PostMessage | Places a message in the message queue of a window or control.
Process | Performs one of the following operations on a process: checks if it exists; changes its priority; closes it; waits for it to close.
Progress | Creates or updates a window containing a progress bar.
Random | Generates a pseudo-random number.
RegExMatch() | Determines whether a string contains a pattern (regular expression).
RegExReplace() | Replaces occurrences of a pattern (regular expression) inside a string.
RegDelete | Deletes a subkey or value from the registry.
RegRead | Reads a value from the registry.
RegWrite | Writes a value to the registry.
RegisterCallback() | Creates a machine-code address that when called, redirects the call to a function in the script.
Reload | Replaces the currently running instance of the script with a new one.
Repeat…EndRepeat | [Obsolete -- use Loop for greater flexibility]
Return | Returns from a subroutine to which execution had previously jumped via function-call, Gosub, Hotkey activation, GroupActivate, or other means.
RightClick | [Obsolete -- use Click for greater flexibility]
RightClickDrag | [Obsolete -- use MouseClickDrag for greater flexibility]
Run | Runs an external program.
RunAs | Specifies a set of user credentials to use for all subsequent uses of Run and RunWait. Requires Windows 2000/XP or later.
RunWait | Runs an external program and waits until it finishes.
Send / SendRaw / SendInput / SendPlay | Sends simulated keystrokes and mouse clicks to the active window.
SendMessage | Sends a message to a window or control and waits for acknowledgement.
SendMode | Makes Send synonymous with SendInput or SendPlay rather than the default (SendEvent). Also makes Click and MouseMove/Click/Drag use the specified method.
SetBatchLines | Determines how fast a script will run (affects CPU utilization).
SetCapslockState | Sets the state of the Capslock key. Can also force the key to stay on or off.
SetControlDelay | Sets the delay that will occur after each control-modifying command.
SetDefaultMouseSpeed | Sets the mouse speed that will be used if unspecified in Click and MouseMove/Click/Drag.
SetEnv (Var = Value) | Assigns the specified value to a variable.
SetFormat | Sets the format of integers and floating point numbers generated by math operations.
SetKeyDelay | Sets the delay that will occur after each keystroke sent by Send or ControlSend.
SetMouseDelay | Sets the delay that will occur after each mouse movement or click.
SetNumlockState | Sets the state of the Numlock key. Can also force the key to stay on or off.
SetScrollLockState | Sets the state of the Scrolllock key. Can also force the key to stay on or off.
SetStoreCapslockMode | Whether to restore the state of CapsLock after a Send.
SetTimer | Causes a subroutine to be launched automatically and repeatedly at a specified time interval.
SetTitleMatchMode | Sets the matching behavior of the WinTitle parameter in commands such as WinWait.
SetWinDelay | Sets the delay that will occur after each windowing command, such as WinActivate.
SetWorkingDir | Changes the script's current working directory.
Shutdown | Shuts down, restarts, or logs off the system.
Sleep | Waits the specified amount of time before continuing.
Sort | Arranges a variable's contents in alphabetical, numerical, or random order (optionally removing duplicates).
SoundBeep | Emits a tone from the PC speaker.
SoundGet | Retrieves various settings from a sound device (master mute, master volume, etc.)
SoundGetWaveVolume | Retrieves the wave output volume from a sound device.
SoundPlay | Plays a sound, video, or other supported file type.
SoundSet | Changes various settings of a sound device (master mute, master volume, etc.)
SoundSetWaveVolume | Changes the wave output volume for a sound device.
SplashImage | Creates or updates a window containing a JPG, GIF, or BMP image.
SplashTextOn | Creates a customizable text popup window.
SplashTextOff | Closes the above window.
SplitPath | Separates a file name or URL into its name, directory, extension, and drive.
StatusBarGetText | Retrieves the text from a standard status bar control.
StatusBarWait | Waits until a window's status bar contains the specified string.
StringCaseSense | Determines whether string comparisons are case sensitive (default is "not case sensitive").
StringGetPos / InStr() | Retrieves the position of the specified substring within a string.
StringLeft | Retrieves a number of characters from the left-hand side of a string.
StringLen / StrLen() | Retrieves the count of how many characters are in a string.
StringLower | Converts a string to lowercase.
StringMid / SubStr() | Retrieves one or more characters from the specified position in a string.
StringReplace | Replaces the specified substring with a new string.
StringRight | Retrieves a number of characters from the right-hand side of a string.
StringSplit | Separates a string into an array of substrings using the specified delimiters.
StringTrimLeft | Removes a number of characters from the left-hand side of a string.
StringTrimRight | Removes a number of characters from the right-hand side of a string.
StringUpper | Converts a string to uppercase.
Suspend | Disables or enables all or selected hotkeys and hotstrings.
SysGet | Retrieves screen resolution, multi-monitor info, dimensions of system objects, and other system properties.
Thread | Sets the priority or interruptibility of threads. It can also temporarily disable all timers.
ToolTip | Creates an always-on-top window anywhere on the screen.
Transform | Performs miscellaneous math functions, bitwise operations, and tasks such as ASCII/Unicode conversion.
TrayTip | Creates a balloon message window near the tray icon. Requires Windows 2000/XP or later.
UrlDownloadToFile | Downloads a file from the Internet.
Var = value | Assigns the specified value to a variable.
Var := expression | Evaluates an expression and stores the result in a variable.
VarSetCapacity() | Enlarges a variable's holding capacity or frees its memory. Normally, this is necessary only for unusual circumstances such as DllCall.
While-loop | Performs a series of commands repeatedly until the specified expression evaluates to false.
WinActivate | Activates the specified window (makes it foremost).
WinActivateBottom | Same as WinActivate except that it activates the bottommost (least recently active) matching window rather than the topmost.
WinClose | Closes the specified window.
WinGetActiveStats | Combines the functions of WinGetActiveTitle and WinGetPos into one command.
WinGetActiveTitle | Retrieves the title of the active window.
WinGetClass | Retrieves the specified window's class name.
WinGet | Retrieves the specified window's unique ID, process ID, process name, or a list of its controls. It can also retrieve a list of all windows matching the specified criteria.
WinGetPos | Retrieves the position and size of the specified window.
WinGetText | Retrieves the text from the specified window.
WinGetTitle | Retrieves the title of the specified window.
WinHide | Hides the specified window.
WinKill | Forces the specified window to close.
WinMaximize | Enlarges the specified window to its maximum size.
WinMenuSelectItem | Invokes a menu item from the menu bar of the specified window.
WinMinimize | Collapses the specified window into a button on the task bar.
WinMinimizeAll | Minimizes all windows.
WinMinimizeAllUndo | Reverses the effect of a previous WinMinimizeAll.
WinMove | Changes the position and/or size of the specified window.
WinRestore | Unminimizes or unmaximizes the specified window if it is minimized or maximized.
WinSet | Makes a variety of changes to the specified window, such as "always on top" and transparency.
WinSetTitle | Changes the title of the specified window.
WinShow | Unhides the specified window.
WinWait | Waits until the specified window exists.
WinWaitActive | Waits until the specified window is active.
WinWaitClose | Waits until the specified window does not exist.
WinWaitNotActive | Waits until the specified window is not active.
#AllowSameLineComments | Only for AutoIt v2 (.aut) scripts: Allows a comment to appear on the same line as a command.
#ClipboardTimeout | Changes how long the script keeps trying to access the clipboard when the first attempt fails.
#CommentFlag | Changes the script's comment symbol from semicolon to some other string.
#ErrorStdOut | Sends any syntax error that prevents a script from launching to stdout rather than displaying a dialog.
#EscapeChar | Changes the script's escape character (for example: backslash vs. accent).
#HotkeyInterval | Along with #MaxHotkeysPerInterval, specifies the rate of hotkey activations beyond which a warning dialog will be displayed.
#HotkeyModifierTimeout | Affects the behavior of hotkey modifiers: CTRL, ALT, WIN, and SHIFT.
#Hotstring | Changes hotstring options or ending characters.
#IfWinActive / #IfWinExist | Creates context-sensitive hotkeys and hotstrings. Such hotkeys perform a different action (or none at all) depending on the type of window that is active or exists.
#Include | Causes the script to behave as though the specified file's contents are present at this exact position.
#InstallKeybdHook | Forces the unconditional installation of the keyboard hook.
#InstallMouseHook | Forces the unconditional installation of the mouse hook.
#KeyHistory | Sets the maximum number of keyboard and mouse events displayed by the KeyHistory window. You can set it to 0 to disable key history.
#MaxHotkeysPerInterval | Along with #HotkeyInterval, specifies the rate of hotkey activations beyond which a warning dialog will be displayed.
#MaxMem | Sets the maximum capacity of each variable to the specified number of megabytes.
#MaxThreads | Sets the maximum number of simultaneous threads.
#MaxThreadsBuffer | Causes some or all hotkeys to buffer rather than ignore keypresses when their #MaxThreadsPerHotkey limit has been reached.
#MaxThreadsPerHotkey | Sets the maximum number of simultaneous threads per hotkey or hotstring.
#NoEnv | Avoids checking empty variables to see if they are environment variables (recommended for all new scripts).
#NoTrayIcon | Disables the showing of a tray icon.
#Persistent | Keeps a script permanently running (that is, until the user closes it or ExitApp is encountered).
#SingleInstance | Determines whether a script is allowed to run again when it is already running.
#UseHook | Forces the use of the hook to implement all or some keyboard hotkeys.
#WinActivateForce | Skips the gentle method of activating a window and goes straight to the forceful method.