Turn AutoHotkey into a global prompt-block palette: type /style, paste anywhere
Virtual-Pollution-58 · reddit · 2026-08-19
A Reddit user shares a lightweight trick: bind reusable prompt blocks to global hotstrings with AutoHotkey (free, open source, Windows). Typing /identity, /style, /camera etc. instantly pastes your saved text in any text field, replacing copy-paste jumping between LLMs and nodes.
How it works:
- Create an .ahk file; define shortcuts with ::/shortcut:: syntax — the script pastes via clipboard and restores it afterwards
- Example uses AutoHotkey v1 syntax (v2 is not fully backward compatible); script sits in the tray, right-click to reload after edits
- Includes a /help hotstring that parses the script itself and lists all shortcuts
- Don't want to hand-edit? Drop the .ahk into ChatGPT and ask it to add/remove shortcuts
- Zero RAM/VRAM, no nodes, no app-specific setup — essentially a homemade global command palette for text
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