# Chris Mallett (slim)

> Chris Mallett is creator of AutoHotkey. AutoHotkey on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Creator of AutoHotkey.

Chris Mallett created AutoHotkey and released its first public beta in November 2003. He built it from scratch, basing its syntax on AutoIt v2 and drawing on AutoIt v3 for some commands and the compiler.

## What Chris builds

- [AutoHotkey](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/autohotkey.md), graded D, 52.9/100, in Desktop & mobile app control. AutoHotkey is a free, open-source scripting language and interpreter for Windows that sends keystrokes and mouse input, manages windows and controls, and defines hotkeys. Agents run scripts through the `AutoHotkey64.exe` command line, including from standard input. Creator of AutoHotkey, founder, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Steve Gray](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/steve-gray/), Developer, AutoHotkey

## Questions

### Who is Chris Mallett?

Chris Mallett created AutoHotkey and released its first public beta in November 2003. He built it from scratch, basing its syntax on AutoIt v2 and drawing on AutoIt v3 for some commands and the compiler.

### What does AutoHotkey Foundation make?

Anchor Terminal lists AutoHotkey from AutoHotkey Foundation.

### How are Chris's tools graded?

AutoHotkey is graded D, 52.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AutoHotkey/AutoHotkey/alpha/README.md
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AutoHotkey

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