From your first shortcut to a full home row command center — this guide covers it all.
If you haven't installed MultiShortcuts Pro yet, the Setup Guide walks you through it step by step — install AutoHotkey v2, download the script, try your first shortcut, and you're done in about five minutes.
This guide is the full reference: every shortcut family, every placeholder, every feature. Use the contents above to jump to what you need.
qq to type your address? Done. Want bb to open your bank? Done. Any sequence of characters can trigger any action. The pre-loaded families are just our suggestions.MultiShortcuts Pro supports several trigger types — choose whichever fits how you think.
| Type | How it fires | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Lowercase only | Space or Enter acts as terminator | addr + Space |
| Capital suffix | Fires instantly on the capital letter | jsE → fires on E |
| Digit or special char | Fires instantly on the last character | 1-= → fires on = |
| SpeedKee $$ suffix | Fires instantly — strip $$ when typing | addr$$ |
jsE = john smith Email. mP = my Phone.Good shortcuts give you a clue. This system — developed for the SpeedKee ecosystem — makes shortcuts memorable without a cheat sheet.
| Capital | Domain | Example |
|---|---|---|
| E | jsE → john.smith@gmail.com | |
| P | Phone | mP → Your phone number |
| A | Address | hA → Your home address |
| N | Number / ID | vN → Your VIN number |
| D | Document | egD → Opens a document |
| Prefix | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| m | my | mE → my Email |
| y | your | yE → your Email (What is your email?) |
| h | home | hA → home Address |
| w | work | wP → work Phone |
| Trigger | Expands to |
|---|---|
| tyI | Thank you in advance |
| twI | To whom it may concern: |
| sY | Sincerely yours, |
| omW | On my way! |
| brB | Be right back! |
| mP | My pleasure! |
Pre-loaded on first run. All fire instantly — no Space needed.
| Trigger | Output |
|---|---|
| -= | Full date — May 22, 2026 |
| =- | Short date — 05/22/26 |
| 1-= | One week from today |
| 2-= | Two weeks from today |
| 3-= | Three weeks from today |
| 4-= | Four weeks from today |
| 1m= | One month from today |
| 2m= | Two months from today |
| 3m= | Three months from today |
| 6m= | Six months from today |
| 1y= | One year from today |
Use these inside any expansion for dynamic dates:
| Placeholder | Result |
|---|---|
| {date} | Today (yyyy-MM-dd) |
| {date:MMMM d, yyyy} | May 22, 2026 |
| {date:+7:MMMM d, yyyy} | One week from today |
| {date:+30:MMMM d, yyyy} | One month from today |
| {time} | Current time (HH:mm) |
| {time:h:mm tt} | 2:35 PM |
Semicolon + one letter for navigation, file operations, window management, and quick access to built-in Windows apps. All pre-loaded, all ready to use immediately.
Cursor jumps — the most reliable category, works in every text field on Windows.
| Trigger | Action | Trigger | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| ;t | Top of page (Ctrl+Home) | ;b | Bottom of page (Ctrl+End) |
| ;u | Page Up | ;d | Page Down |
| ;l | Line start (Home) | ;e | Line end (End) |
| Trigger | Action | Trigger | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| ;s | Save (Ctrl+S) | ;S | Save As (Ctrl+Shift+S) |
| ;n | New (Ctrl+N) | ;o | Open (Ctrl+O) |
| ;p | Print (Ctrl+P) | ;w | Close tab (Ctrl+W) |
| ;r | Refresh (F5) |
| Trigger | Action | Trigger | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| ;a | Switch app (Alt+Tab) | ;A | Select All and Copy |
| ;< | Snap window left | ;> | Snap window right |
| ;m | Minimize window | ;L | Lock PC |
| ;E | Emoji picker | ;T | Task Manager |
| Trigger | Opens |
|---|---|
| ;c | Calculator |
| ;q | Snipping Tool |
| ;f | File Explorer |
Type a trigger to instantly open any app, website, or document. Pre-loaded launchers use the backtick (`) prefix — collision-free in normal typing, and sitting right next to the number row for ergonomic shortcuts.
The mainstream AI tools, ready immediately.
| Trigger | Opens |
|---|---|
| `a | ChatGPT |
| `c | Claude |
| `g | Gemini |
| `p | Perplexity |
Backtick sits directly next to the 1 key — these are a single tiny finger movement, even without any keyboard remapping.
| Trigger | Opens |
|---|---|
| `1 | Google Voice |
| `2 | Gmail |
| `3 | Google Calendar |
Add a launcher with tel:+15551234567 as the target. MultiShortcuts Pro will dial through Google Voice, Phone Link, or Skype — whichever is your default.
| Trigger | Target |
|---|---|
| `dc | tel:+1555DOCTOR |
| `hm | tel:+1555HOME |
| `of | tel:+1555OFFICE |
The most powerful setup — and most users never discover it. Backtick is your launcher key (`a, `c, `1, etc.), but it lives in the awkward top-left corner. This section shows you how to make it effortlessly reachable from both your mouse and your left pinky.
Use SharpKeys (free) to remap Caps Lock to backtick. Your left pinky becomes a dedicated launcher key, right on the home row.
Use X-Mouse Button Control (free) to assign keys to your mouse's middle click and tilt buttons. A common mapping:
| Mouse button | Maps to | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Middle click | ` backtick | Click + letter fires any launcher |
| Tilt left | Ctrl | One-handed Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V, Ctrl+S |
| Tilt right | Alt | One-handed access to MSP's Alt hotkeys |
Your favorite AI prompts at your fingertips. Build a library once — fire any prompt in two keystrokes into ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini, or any AI tool.
| Trigger | Prompt |
|---|---|
| aisU | Summarize the following in 3 bullet points: |
| aieD | Explain this simply as if I'm not a technical person: |
| aifX | Fix the grammar and improve the clarity of: |
| airW | Rewrite this more professionally: |
| aitR | Translate the following to Spanish: |
The fastest way — select a prompt you love online, press Alt+C, name it, done. That prompt is now two keystrokes away forever.
ai prefix + action letter + domain capital. aiSU = AI Summarize. aiEX = AI Explain. Easy to remember, easy to expand.MultiShortcuts Pro works in every texting app on your PC — including browser-based apps.
| Trigger | Expands to |
|---|---|
| mP | My pleasure! |
| omW | On my way! |
| brB | Be right back! |
| tyS | Thank you so much! |
| hruD | How are you doing? |
| Placeholder | Result |
|---|---|
| {clip} | Current clipboard contents |
| {clip:upper} | Clipboard, uppercased |
| {cursor} | Places cursor here after expansion |
| {prompt:Question?} | Asks for input before expanding |
| {user} | Windows login name |
| {comp} | Computer name |
| Token | Action |
|---|---|
| {key:^s} | Press Ctrl+S |
| {key:{Tab}} | Press Tab |
| {key:{Enter}} | Press Enter |
| {wait:500} | Pause 500 milliseconds |
| {focus:Notepad} | Switch to Notepad window |
MultiShortcuts Pro is the PC-native companion to SpeedKee for Android. The two share the same DNA — short triggers, instant results, your keyboard is the launcher — but each is shaped by its device.
Save your text_expansion.ahk and launchers.ahk files to a cloud folder (OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive). Point SpeedKee to the same files. Any portable shortcut you add on either platform is instantly available on both.
AHK scripts are occasionally flagged as false positives. MultiShortcuts Pro contains no network calls, no data collection, and no code that modifies system files. It is safe to whitelist.
Some apps intercept keyboard input at a lower level. Try running MultiShortcuts Pro as administrator (right-click the .ahk file → Run as administrator).
Undo is best-effort. It works reliably for simple text expansions but may not fully reverse expansions containing dynamic placeholders, sequence tokens, or very large text blocks.
If you edit text_expansion.ahk or launchers.ahk in a text editor, press Alt+R to reload and apply changes.
| Hotkey | Action |
|---|---|
| Alt+T | Add text expansion |
| Alt+A | Add app launcher |
| Alt+W | Add web launcher |
| Alt+D | Add document launcher |
| Alt+C | Capture selected text |
| Alt+E | Edit all shortcuts |
| Alt+L | Manage launchers |
| Alt+M | Manage text expansions |
| Alt+S | Show all shortcuts |
| Alt+Q | Quick expansion picker — search and paste any expansion |
| Alt+Z | Undo last expansion |
| Alt+B | Backup files now |
| Alt+P | Pause / Resume |
| Alt+R | Reload script — try this first if any shortcut stops working |
| Alt+H | Help screen |