AutoHotkey Create New

AutoHotkey Create New is a Windows Explorer helper script for AutoHotkey v2. It adds keyboard shortcuts for creating files, folders, and shortcuts directly in the active Explorer window, plus a couple of workflow shortcuts for collecting a browser URL into a new folder.

Features

• Ctrl+Alt+T: create a new text file named Readme.txt, select it, and enter rename mode.
• Ctrl+Alt+F: create a new folder named Examples, select it, and enter rename mode.
• Ctrl+Alt+S: create a .url or .lnk shortcut from the clipboard in the active Explorer folder.
• Ctrl+Alt+C: copy the active Explorer folder path to the clipboard.
• Ctrl+Win+H: create a folder from the clipboard, capture the active Brave URL, and create a shortcut in that folder.
• Ctrl+Win+J: perform the harvest workflow and then trigger a download flow for supported pages.

The Explorer-specific hotkeys are tab-aware and include fallback selection behavior for newer Windows Explorer views.

Requirements

• Windows
• AutoHotkey v2
• Brave browser for the Ctrl+Win+H and Ctrl+Win+J harvest workflows

Installation

1. Install AutoHotkey v2.
2. Clone this repository or download CreateNew.ahk.
3. Double-click CreateNew.ahk to run it.

To run the script at startup:

1. Press Win+R.
2. Enter shell:startup.
3. Add a shortcut to CreateNew.ahk in the Startup folder.

Configuration

The main options are near the top of CreateNew.ahk:

OpenShortcutProperties := false
OpenShortcutRename     := false
UseUrlForLocalPaths    := true
UseChimeForHarvestKey  := false
OpenCivarchiveOnHarvestDownload     := true
OpenCivitaiArchiveOnHarvestDownload := false

Change these values before running the script to control shortcut behavior, post-create rename/property actions, completion sounds, and which archive domains open during the Ctrl+Win+J workflow.

Notes

• The script preserves clipboard contents in places where it temporarily uses the clipboard to read Explorer or browser state.
• Harvest workflows assume Brave is already running.
• The download helper contains logic for pages that expose model download URLs, including Civita/Civarchive-oriented workflows.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.