Hot Keyboard Pro Changelog

What's new in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.118

Dec 6, 2021
  • Added "Search macro" function to search for a macro or its content.

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.117 (Nov 3, 2020)

  • Added option "Open as a desktop application" for Google Chrome to open websites in a dedicated window

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.115 (Aug 24, 2020)

  • Various bug fixed

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.114 (May 27, 2020)

  • Increased font size in dialogs

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.113 (Apr 13, 2020)

  • Increased main window text font size
  • Minor fixes

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.112 (Jan 20, 2020)

  • Added Screen Capture options: open in a editor/viewer, save to a file
  • Fixed import/export for macros protected with different passwords

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.5.110 (Jan 20, 2020)

  • Share macros, put them on a cloud drive and use from different computers.

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.2.108 (Oct 29, 2019)

  • Added IsKeyDown script function: run macro if a particular button held down

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.2.107 (Jul 23, 2019)

  • Scripts may have single-line comments (a comment starts with "//").
  • New scripting function "chr (code)" which converts codepoint to a string.
  • Four scripting functions were added (GetCursorXPos, GetCursorYPos, GetScreenPixel, MaxColorDiff).
  • MessageBox scripting function was improved.
  • Change default audio enpoint functionality was added to the sound volume macro.
  • Fixed ReadFile macro function offset setting.
  • Added "Balloon (Text, Length)" macro function.
  • Added script functions: GetCursorXPos, GetCursorYPos, GetScreenPixel, MaxColorDiff

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.2.106 (Sep 11, 2018)

  • Added script functions: GetCursorXPos, GetCursorYPos, GetScreenPixel, MaxColorDiff

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.1.103 (Sep 5, 2018)

  • Fixed baloon display issue on macro chain execution

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.1.100 (Mar 1, 2018)

  • Windows 10 optimized performance

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.0.99 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Use "Delete" key on numpad and main keyboard in hotkey combination as different keys
  • Main window interface settings are saved and restored on startup

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.0.92 (Jan 23, 2017)

  • Quick Reminder is back - make reminders fast and don't miss a thing

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 6.87 (Jun 1, 2016)

  • Re-worked Record/Play macro with easy-to-use editor

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 5.3.79 (May 27, 2015)

  • New macro: Screen Capture. Allows to copy screen to the clipboard or file.

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 5.2.72 (Feb 16, 2015)

  • Windows 10 support

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 5.1.68 (Sep 8, 2014)

  • IPv6 support by Hot Keyboard and Hot Keyboard Server

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 5.0.62 (Jun 12, 2014)

  • Hot Keyboard Server support for sharing macros on the LAN

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 4.5.43 (Jun 12, 2014)

  • New activation type: screen tap (Windows 8, touch screens only)

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 4.3.40 (Jan 17, 2013)

  • Fixed screen issues on Windows 8

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 4.2.31 (Oct 30, 2012)

  • Windows 8 support
  • Bug fixes and improvements

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 4.0.25 (Jul 10, 2012)

  • Fixed bugs
  • Performance improvements

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 4.0.20 (Jun 2, 2012)

  • Improved User Interface: new and fresh
  • Main Window: macro tree contains info about macros such as hot keys, text shorctuts, action, etc
  • New macro: Manage Network Connection
  • Paste Text: Rich text formatting support
  • Open a file: choose a file, choose an application to open the file or leave default
  • Open web page: choose web browser to open a URL
  • Launch Application: choose from installed applications, no need to search for executables
  • Window Manipulations: added multiple display support, improved usability
  • Menu: enable/disable macros in a menu
  • Turn On/Off Hot Keyboard or macro group with a hot key press
  • Run macro by typing a text shortcut
  • Run macro when window pops up
  • Global hot key to add new macros quick
  • Added new scripting functions
  • CD Player - reincarnated in Media Player macro
  • Smart Add - removed
  • Hot Keyboard Server support - coming soon
  • Single master password. No multiple macro passwords possible anymore
  • Single Import/Export routine saves/restores both macros and settings.

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 3.3.711 (Aug 26, 2011)

  • Improved extended replace macro speed on large texts
  • Fixed rewind issue with Windows Media Player
  • Fixed small freeze opening disconnected network folders with "open a folder" macros
  • Removed extra password confirmation when importing password-protected macros
  • Some UI improvements
  • Small bugfixes

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 3.2.700 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Hot Keyboard can be run from a flash drive without installation
  • Hot Keyboard automatically backups all macros at each start
  • Password manager page added to Setup Wizard
  • If Hot Keyboard cannot read its main macro file it used to start without macros, now an error message is displayed minimizing chances to lost your macros by an accident
  • Small fixes

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 3.1 (Sep 30, 2010)

  • Windows Vista compatibility.
  • Added Modify a variable macro type.
  • Added Control Windows Media Player macro type.
  • Setup Wizard improved - now it has many new useful predefined macros.
  • A macro can be dragged and dropped into any position in the macro tree allowing easy macros reordering.
  • Added possibility to check class and process name of the currently active window when executing a macro.
  • Added Extended Replace macro step-by-step viewer to allow easy debugging of such macros.
  • Added Extended Replace macro simple mode that converts Hot Keyboard into Extended Search-and-Replace tool for almost any application.
  • Reminder macro supports variables.

New in Hot Keyboard Pro 3.0 (May 18, 2006)

  • Windows XP 64 compatibility!
  • Added new macro type: variable.
  • Added new macro type: extended replace.
  • Hot Keyboard can protect macros with a password using 128 bit AES encryption algorithm.
  • Added editor of the Record/play macro sequence! (Now you can edit the sequence instead of re-recording it if you mistype a symbol!)
  • The Record/Play macro now supports multi-monitor systems! (Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2000 and Windows 98)
  • Added two new Window Manipulation subtypes: Send foreground window to back and Empty Recycle bin.
  • New command line parameter: -runmacrowait.
  • * Rolling back to a previously installed version of Hot Keyboard is possible without any macro loss.
  • * Some GUI improvements