An AutoHotkey Context menu for working-playing-coding with text!
This Extended Capslock Menu is a expanded context menu, written with AutoHotkey.
With this menu, after [*SELECTING SOME TEXT*] and then picking a menu item, the text will be copied to your clipboard (with your previous clipboard item preserved) so you can...
+ search the web or local computer (using free software),
+ save selected text to a New Text Document(s),
+ added some simple & quick code formatting around text (e.g. .md, .xml, .ahk),
+ modify text & cOnVeRt cAsE,
+ convert between 12345 numbers && symbols %$#@!
+ create temp stickies,
+ append\add new text to your existing clipboard,
+ save the text content of your clipboard to a new document,
+ paste rich text as plane text,
+ shows a GUI above the system try when your caps lock is toggled on,
+ run apps,
+ the basic cut, copy, paste,
+ insert the date and time,
+ shift your number row when capslock is ON, e.g.
`1234567890-=[]\
~!@#$%^&*()_+{}|
From the 'Open\Run\Explore\Files... Menu' , you can ... ... When a Folder\File Path, Url, or Regkey path is [SELECTED] e.g. C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\AutoHotkey\Some Script File.ahk
- Open a folder
- Run\Open the file without navigating to it.
*- Copy the file\folder to your clipboard
*Requires Directory Opus.
for windows explorer users it
opens a 'Copy To..' dialogue.
- copy the Content of a text-base file to you clipboard without opening it
- copy directory details via the CMD prompt
- make a Duplicate File Copy, adding a ' -CopyDup.ext' suffix
- move a file, into it own sub-folder, or up into its parent folder
- open RegEdit, to the select key
- open a website from a none-hyperlinked text
- open Everything 1.5a, to explore the folder
- open Everything 1.5a, to search the filename
- open the Windows Context Menu
*+ open an alternative live folder to peek what else is there
* it has it own hotkey as well 'Ctrl' + 'Space'
* its limited to Notepad++ and Everything
* in Notepad++, if nothing is selected,
it will show the Dir of the active file.
++ Other Features With Toggle Options ++
+ light & dark mode toggle (DARK is default),
+ sound beeps for capslock state change (ON by default)
+ shifted number row, when caps on, (OFF by default)
+ `1234567890-=
+ ~!@#$%^&*()_+
+ *+ Replace Notepad++'s Right Click Menu with this one! (OFF by Default)
+ *+ Auto Copy & Live Preview Mode
++++ ADDITONAL MENUS ++++
+ A custom built Open With\In Alternative Text Editor Menu that works in NP++ (on the active file viewing) and in Everything 1.5a (when a file is selected).
+ The Hotkey for this Menu is {F9}
+ There's a handful of light-weight text editors that I play with... This menu can be made to work in other applications...
+ If you're an AHK enthusiast I recommend adding your own editors.
... And more !!! ... Check Out the Change Logs on the Releases pages for Features & Fixes & Screenshots & other details as they're added.
To Run download the zip from Releases Page
Simply Drag & Drop the Extended Capslock Context Menu.ahk file onto the "AutoHotkeyU64 - Shortcut.lnk" shortcut and it will run.
No installation is required to run this AutoHotkey Script, A portable version of AutoHotkey is included in this download.
If your already have AHK installed simply run the script as you normally would. **This is my preferred way as I'm always editing and epanding this menu, you're free to edit the code as well.
or, if you dont want to fuss with scripts...
A compiled Extended Capslock Menu v.2025.XX.XX.exe is included here. This will likely make windows fuss. click run anyway, the code is in the .ahk file.
Check out the about window from the setting menu for an more over of an overview.
NOTE!!! This script needs to run from the folder its zipped in, or the icons will be missing and it will error out.
Capslock, Single Tap, COPY
Capslock, Double Tap, PASTE
Capslock, HOLD, Show Extended Capslock Menu
Middle Mouse Button -- Alt Mouse Hotkey to OPEN MENU
Ctrl + Alt + F3 -- Alt Keyboard Hotkey to OPEN MENU
Ctrl + Shift + F2 -- New Sticky Filled With Selection
Ctrl + Alt + F2 -- New Empty Sticky Note
Ctrl + Shift + R -- Reload Script
Alt + Capslock -- Toggle Capslock
Ctrl + Capslock -- Toggle Caplock
Shift + Capslock -- Switch between UPPERCASE & lowercase
Alt + M -- Show Sticky GUI Quick Menu
Ctrl + S -- Save Sticky As
Ctrl + Shift + S -- Quick Save As '.txt'
Ctrl + N -- Create New Empty Temp Sticky
Ctrl + P -- Pin Sticky To Top
Ctrl + Shift + O -- Open Quick Notes Folder
Ctrl + ESC -- Close Stick without saving
Ctrl + Shift + " -- Paste Current Clipboard in "Quotes"
Ctrl + " -- Put Quotes Around [*"Selected Text"*]
Win + H -- Add Auto Correct Hot Strings ...
...(if include Auto Correct script is running)
Right Click -- Can replace NP++ menu with this one. (optional)
Ctrl + Space -- Open Live Folder Menu...
if a [* C:\Filepath.txt *] is selected it show's that files folder
if nothing is selected it will show the folder of the Active file
+ this can also work in Everything 1.5a on a selected file
- this menu hotkey is turn off else where
Ctrl + Alt + N or F9 -- Open Active File in Alternative Text Editor Menu
v.2024.09.13-3 updates to the clipboard options. You can now append new items to the existing clipboard. As well as save your clipboard to a new text based document without opening an editor.
